Deck 3: Application Software

Question 1

Programs that allow you to mix text and graphics and focus on flexible page design and layout.

A) Databases
B) Desktop publishing
C) Word processors
D) Image galleries

Answer 1

B

Question 2

To create documents that consist primarily of text, you need this software.

A) Presentation graphics
B) Word processor
C) Spreadsheet
D) Database management

Answer 2

B

Question 3

These are specialized graphics programs for editing or modifying digital photographs.

A) Image editors
B) Desktop publishing
C) Presentation graphics
D) Illustrations

Answer 3

A

Question 4

This type of image is made up of geometric shapes or objects.

A) Raster
B) Bitmap
C) Vector
D) Pixel

Question 5

Programs that combine a variety of visual objects to create attractive, visually interesting presentations are called:

A) graphs
B) presentation graphics
C) diagrams
D) charts

Question 6

Moving text, graphics, or interactive features on a web page are called _______.

A) WYSIWYGs
B) flash
C) animations
D) HTML

Question 7

These organize commonly used commands into a set of tabs.

A) Buttons
B) Galleries
C) Ribbons
D) Contextual tabs

Question 8

This type of software works with end users, application software, and computer hardware to handle the majority of technical details.

A) Communications
B) Application
C) Utility
D) System

Question 9

Which of the following programs would be used to create a website?

A) Image editor
B) Illustration
C) Desktop publishing
D) Web authoring

Question 10

_______ provide additional information and request user input.

A) Dialog boxes
B) Windows
C) Toolbars
D) Ribbons

Question 11

These programs are used to create and edit vector images.

A) Illustration programs
B) Photo editors
C) Presentation graphics
D) Image galleries

Question 12

This GUI includes tabs, groups and galleries.

A) Character-based
B) Ribbon
C) Contextual
D) Dialog

Question 13

Most applications use a(n) _______ that displays graphical elements called icons to represent familiar objects.

A) integrated package
B) dialog box
C) graphical user interface
D) menu button

Question 14

This type of software can be described as end user software and is used to accomplish a variety of tasks.

A) Communications
B) Application
C) Utility
D) System

Question 15

The electronic equivalent of a file cabinet is a _______.

A) database
B) word processor
C) spreadsheet
D) query

Question 16

Which would be the most appropriate type of application to create, analyze and forecast budgets?

A) DBMS
B) Word processor
C) Spreadsheet
D) Presentation graphics

Question 17

A library of electronic images is called a(n) _______.

A) database
B) vector library
C) bitmap gallery
D) image gallery

Question 18

General-purpose applications include all of the following except:

A) web authoring
B) word processors
C) spreadsheets
D) database management systems

Question 19

Image editors edit images consisting of thousands of pixels that form this type of image.

A) Vector
B) Bitmap
C) Object
D) Electronic

Question 20

The content of a website is broken down into a series of related pieces of information which is represented in a _______.

A) graphical site map
B) blog
C) hyperlink
D) microblog

Question 21

In a database, primary keys are often used to link tables.

Question 22

System software can be described as end-user software and is used to accomplish a variety of tasks.

Question 23

Microsoft Word can identify incomplete sentences, awkward wording, and incorrect punctuation.

Question 24

Microsoft Word cannot be used to create personalized web pages.

Question 25

Each table in a database is made up of rows, called fields.

Question 26

The last worksheet in a workbook is often a summary of the preceding worksheets.

Question 27

Graphics that typically appear as black and white boxes that automatically link mobile devices to a variety of different content including games, text, videos, and websites.

A) QR code reader
B) QR codes
C) Bar codes
D) ISBN numbers

Question 28

A window is a rectangular area that can contain a document, a program, or a message.

Question 29

A database is a collection of related data.

Question 30

What-if analysis is a very powerful and simple tool to test the effects of different assumptions in a spreadsheet.

Question 31

Application software includes general-purpose applications, specialized applications, and mobile apps.

Question 32

Add-on programs for a variety of mobile devices including smartphones and tablets.

A) Clouds
B) Utilities
C) QR codes
D) Mobile apps

Question 33

Microsoft Office uses an interface with traditional menus and toolbars.

Question 34

These apps allow mobile devices to use their digital cameras to scan special codes.

A) QR code reader
B) Code scanner
C) Optical reader
D) QR scanner

Question 35

This is a website that provides access to specific mobile apps that can be downloaded either for a nominal fee or free of charge.

A) QR store
B) Cloud
C) App store
D) Mobile store

Question 36

Microsoft Access is an example of general-purpose application software.

Question 37

In a Ribbon GUI, tabs are used to divide the ribbon into major activity areas.

Question 38

In a Ribbon GUI, a gallery displays the alternative choices.

Question 39

Functions, formulas, charts and what-if analysis are common features of database management systems.

Question 40

Which of the following is not a popular cloud suite or online office suite?

A) Google Docs
B) Zoho
C) Microsoft Office Web Apps
D) Lotus Symphony

Question 41

_______ are used to create text-based documents.

Question 42

Creating a website is called web _______.

Question 43

_______ organize, analyze, and graph numeric data such as budgets and financial reports.

Question 44

Web authoring programs are used to create sophisticated commercial websites.

Question 45

Presentation graphics software is an excellent tool to communicate a message and to persuade people.

Question 46

Cloud suites are stored on your hard drive and are available anywhere you can access the Internet.

Question 47

Illustration programs are specialized graphics programs for editing bitmap or raster images.

Question 48

_______ make up the basic structure of a relational database with columns containing field data and rows containing record information.

Question 49

_______ are programs that combine a variety of visual objects to create attractive, visually interesting presentations.

Question 50

A(n) _______ is a collection of related data-the electronic equivalent of a file cabinet.

Question 51

In a Ribbon GUI, _______ are used to divide the ribbon into major activity areas.

Question 52

_______ software is end-user software designed to accomplish a variety of different tasks.

Question 53

Image editors are used to create and edit vector images.

Question 54

In an image editor, photographs consist of thousands of dots or _______ that form images.

Question 55

Many apps are written for a particular type of mobile device and will not run on other types.

Question 56

_______ images are made up of geometric shapes or objects.

Question 57

Desktop publishing programs focus on page design and layout and provide greater flexibility for this than word processors.

Question 58

_______ programs allow you to mix text and graphics to create publications of professional quality.

Question 59

As opposed to general-purpose applications which are widely used in nearly every discipline, _______ applications are more narrowly focused.

Question 60

QR codes are graphics that typically appear as black and white boxes that automatically link mobile devices to a variety of different content including games, text, videos, and websites.

Question 61

Office suites are also known as _______ suites.

Question 62

Describe a graphical user interface and the Ribbon GUI.

Question 63

Cloud suites are stored at a(n) _______ on the Internet, rather than on your microcomputer.

Question 64

List the four types of general-purpose applications, describe what each application is used for, and give an example of each.

Question 65

Describe graphics programs, including desktop publishing programs, image editors, illustration programs, and image galleries.

Question 66

What is the difference between system software and application software?

Question 67

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of cloud suites or online office suites.

Question 68

A(n) _______ store is typically a website that provides access to specific mobile apps that can be downloaded either for a nominal fee or free of charge.

Question 69

_______ apps are add-on programs for a variety of mobile devices including smartphones and tablets.

Question 70

Describe mobile apps and QR code readers.