Deck 15: Technology Guide 2 : Software

Question 1

Personal application software consists of widely used packages such as word processing, spreadsheet, communications, and graphics software.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Debugging is one of the most expensive and time-consuming components of software installation.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Open systems refers to a model of computer products (hardware, operating systems, and application software)that allow any computing device to be seamlessly connected to and interact with any other computing device.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Today, software comprises a larger percentage of the cost of modern computer systems than it did in the early 1950s. Which of the following reasons account(s)for this development?

A)Hardware costs have decreased.
B)Hardware performance has increased.
C)Software has become increasingly complex.
D)Building software applications remains slow, complex, and error-prone.
E)All of these

Question 5

Application software cannot be run on computer hardware without systems software.

Question 6

Computer hardware and software are designed to be general purpose.

Question 7

Application software allows system software to run.

Question 8

Computer code is generally efficient, well-designed, and contains very few errors.

Question 9

Over the past 20 years, hardware costs have ______, while software costs have ______.

A)increased, increased
B)decreased, decreased
C)decreased, increased
D)increased, decreased
E)increased, remained level

Question 10

Software is typically quite complex.

Question 11

Companies who develop software for sale license that software for use to protect their product from being copied and distributed illegally.

Question 12

The operating system supervises the overall operation of the computer.

Question 13

Which of the following is not a reason why software currently comprises a larger percentage of the cost of modern computer systems than it did in the early 1950s?

A)Hardware costs have increased.
B)Hardware performance has increased.
C)Software has become increasingly complex.
D)Building software applications remains slow, complex, and error-prone.
E)None of these

Question 14

The graphical user interface (GUI)allows users to exercise indirect control of the hardware.

Question 15

As hardware costs have decreased over the past 20 years, software costs have also decreased)

Question 16

Open-source software is not licensed.

Question 17

Off-the-shelf application software consists of specific software programs developed for a particular company by a software vendor.

Question 18

Packaged application software addresses a specific or unique business need for a company.

Question 19

Which of the following is not an overall trend in software?

A)Increased complexity
B)Increased cost
C)Increased number of errors
D)Increased amount of mainframe software written by users
E)Increasing percentage of the costs of information systems

Question 20

Software consists of computer programs, which are sequences of instructions for the computer.

Question 21

__________ programs are often used to analyze financial data.

A)Database
B)Word processing
C)Spreadsheet
D)Graphics
E)Communications

Question 22

____________ are sequences of instructions used to direct the workings of a computer.

A)Computer programs
B)Microcode instructions
C)Assembler commands
D)Systems software
E)Input/output instructions

Question 23

_____ is(are)a written description of a computer program's functions.

A)Explanatory instructions
B)Documentation
C)Graphical user interface
D)Plug and play
E)README files

Question 24

The concept of ____________ refers to computing products working together.

A)Open-source software
B)Software-as-a-Service
C)Object-oriented software
D)Application software packages
E)Open systems

Question 25

The overall trends in software include all of the following except:

A)Increased complexity
B)Increased cost
C)Increased number of defects
D)Increased security
E)Increasing percentage of the costs of modern computer systems

Question 26

The main system control program is the ___________.

A)operating system
B)cache software
C)virtual memory
D)security monitor
E)multithread register

Question 27

Jun is getting ready to open a store in her hometown to sell unique lamp bases and shades. She has bought a laptop to use in the store for all of her operating needs. One of the first applications she needs is one to handle her accounting and chequebook. How might she obtain such an application?

A)Open-source software
B)Software-as-a-Service
C)Object-oriented software
D)Application software package
E)Open systems

Question 28

The set of computer programs used to manage hardware resources is called:

A)Microsoft Office Suite
B)Application software
C)General software
D)Systems software
E)Personal application software

Question 29

Which of the following is not a characteristic of today's typical software?

A)It is efficient.
B)It is full of errors.
C)It is poorly designed.
D)It is expensive.
E)It is an art as well as a science.

Question 30

__________ is software whose source code is available at no cost to developers and users.

A)Freeware
B)Shareware
C)Open systems
D)Open-source software
E)Software-as-a-Service

Question 31

In order to protect their software from illegal distribution, vendors often rely on ____________.

A)Secure packaging
B)Private security agents
C)Software licensing
D)Internet-based distribution methods
E)Personal honesty

Question 32

Jun has bought an accounting package for her business, which involves selling unique lamp bases and shades. She and a part-time employee are getting up to speed on the package but are having trouble matching her business processes to the software. What does Jun have to do to make the software more effective?

A)Change the UI.
B)Change the way the program works.
C)Change her business processes to match the software.
D)Install an updated version of the software.
E)Hire another part-time worker to help.

Question 33

Which of the following is not an advantage of open-source software?

A)It produces high-quality code.
B)It produces code that can be changed to meet the user's needs.
C)Bugs are discovered quickly.
D)Support is available only through online communities of core developers.
E)It produces reliable code.

Question 34

Which of the following is not a function of the operating system?

A)It allocates CPU time and main memory to programs running on the computer.
B)It provides an interface between the user and the hardware.
C)It supervises the overall operation of the computer.
D)It increases the complexity of the system to the user.
E)None of these

Question 35

The __________ allows users to exert direct control of icons on the computer screen.

A)systems software
B)application software
C)graphical user interface
D)plug-and-play
E)operating system

Question 36

____________ is the sequence of instructions for the computer.

A)Computer program
B)Software
C)Stored program concept
D)Documentation

Question 37

Jun has bought an accounting package for her business, which involves selling unique lamp bases and shades. She wants to hire some part-time help to assist her in implementing and becoming comfortable with the new software. Which of the follow skill sets would be the most beneficial for this worker to possess?

A)Business processes
B)Operating systems
C)Programming languages
D)HTML
E)Open systems

Question 38

The set of computer instructions that provides specific functionality to a user is called:

A)Transaction processing software
B)Application software
C)General software
D)Systems software
E)Microcode

Question 39

The _______ complexity of software results in a(n)_______ potential for errors.

A)decreasing, decreasing
B)decreasing, increasing
C)increasing, decreasing
D)increasing, level
E)increasing, increasing

Question 40

Creating specific application software using an organization's own resources is called _________.

A)outsourcing
B)consultant-based development
C)in-house development
D)contract software
E)documentation

Question 41

___________ is not an example of application software.

A)Desktop publishing
B)GUI
C)Personal finance
D)Spreadsheet

Question 42

Describe the various types of application software.

Question 43

___________ is a written description of the program's functions.

Question 44

Discuss the reasons why software is more costly than hardware in today's information systems.

Question 45

______________ software is available at no cost to developers or users.

A)Free
B)Proprietary
C)Open source
D)Operating system

Question 46

_______________ provides the tools for data retrieval, modification, deletion, and insertion.

A)Communication
B)Data management
C)Desktop publishing
D)Personal information management

Question 47

______________ is a set of computer programs that enable the hardware to process data.

Question 48

Linux is a(n)__________, ___________.

A)open source, application software program
B)open source, operating system
C)proprietary, application software program
D)proprietary, operating system

Question 49

The paperclip in Microsoft Office is an example of a(n)____________.

A)application software program
B)GUI
C)operating system program
D)social interface

Question 50

______________ is a set of computer instructions that provide more specific functionality to a user.

A)Application software
B)Documentation
C)Hardware
D)Systems software

Question 51

______________ is(are)a general-purpose, off-the-shelf application program designed to help individual users increase their productivity.

A)A package
B)A browser
C)Personal application software
D)Presentation graphics

Question 52

Which of the following is not a benefit of open source software?

A)Compatibility
B)Flexibility
C)High quality
D)Reliability

Question 53

____________ refers to a group of computing products that work together.

A)Collaboration
B)Open source software
C)Open systems
D)Stored program concept

Question 54

What are the overall trends in software?

Question 55

_________ refers to a computer program that has been developed by a vendor and is available for purchase in a prepackaged form.

Question 56

Discuss the importance of software defects.

Question 57

Discuss the importance of software licensing.

Question 58

The ____________ is the main system control program, which supervises the overall operations of the computer, allocates CPU time and main memory to programs, and provides an interface between the user and the hardware.

A)application software
B)GUI
C)operating system
D)social interface

Question 59

Describe the factors to be considered for software selection.