Chapter 6 review questions
When selecting font size in a document, ____ points equals one-inch-tall text.
72
Popular drawing programs include ____, CorelDRAW, and Corel Painter.
Adobe Illustrator
____ refers to using a personal computer to combine and manipulate text and images to create attractive documents that look as if they were created by a professional printer.
Desktop publishing
many business software services are offered as __________, including applications geared for collaboration, scheduling, customer service, accounting, project management, and more
SaaS, software as a service
In a worksheet, the intersection of a row and a column is called a __________
cell
software that is delivered via the web is called
cloud software
in addition to their full versions, some commercial software is available in a __________ or trial version
demo
Some mobile apps are designed to be compatible with popular __________ such as Microsoft Office
desktop software
When Mary started college, her parents bought her a new computer that came loaded with the bare essentials in terms of software applications. She is now looking into purchasing additional software. Mary enjoys taking digital photos and would like software that would allow her to perform tasks such as correct brightness or contrast, eliminate red eye, crop, resize, etc. In order to have this functionality on her computer, she needs a photo ____ program.
editing
Microsoft Office is available for users of all operating systems.
false
Once an image is inserted into a document, it cannot easily be modified.
false
The Cut command in Windows can be replaced by the keyboard shortcut [Ctrl]+[C]
false it would be [Ctrl]+[X]
A type of sensitivity analysis (called what if in Microsoft Excel) involves having the spreadsheet compute the amount a constant value would need to be in order for the result of a particular formula to become a specified amount
false, goal seeking
web-based software must be installed on the device being used before it is run
false, installed software
the formula = A2+B2 located in cell C2 would multiple the two cells to the left of cell C2
false, it would add them
in a word processing document, the Enter key is always pressed at the end of each screen line to move down to the next line
false, text wrapping is a thing
The development rights of a software program specify the allowable use of the program
false, the ownership rights
graphics are animated sequences of images
false, they are digital representations fo photos, drawings, charts, or other visual images
Ownership rights for original creative works are referred to as software licenses.
false, they are referred to as copyrights
A(n) __________ is a named, preprogrammed formula, such as to compute the average of a group of cells or to calculate a mortgage payment amount
function
The blinking vertical line displayed on the screen that indicates the current location in a document, such as where the next change will be made to the document in a word processing program, is called _________.
insertion point
with a(s) ____________ program, the source code for the program is made available to the public so it can be legally modified by others.
open source program
A __________ is an image designed to enhance a presentation (such as an electronic slide show or a printed report) visually, typically to convey information more easily to people
presentation graphic
Presentation slides can be advanced at predetermined intervals, by clicking or tapping on the screen, or by ____.
pressing the spacebar
Businesses and many individuals often use office suites, sometimes called ____, to produce written documents.
productivity software suites
__________ is used to plan, schedule, track, and analyze the tasks involved in a project, such as the construction of a building or the schedule for preparing a large advertising campaign for a client
project management software
A __________ is a question, or, in database terms, a request for specific information from the database
query
Bryan has just started an internship in which he uses a database frequently. The database contains information about the company's employees. Bryan's supervisor senses that he is anxious about using the database and drops by to give him a short tutorial. Bryan's supervisor explains that to retrieve information from the database, Bryan needs to use a ____.
query
A presentation graphics program contains an assortment of tools and operations for creating and editing slides, including preformatted __________ containing placeholders for the various elements in the slide
slide layouts
A __________ is a group of values and other data organized into rows and columns, similar to the ruled paper worksheets traditionally used by bookkeepers and accountants
spreadsheet
in a relational database, the database object that contains the actual data is the __________
table
At its most basic level, word processing is used to do what was done on a typewriter before computers were commonplace
true
Cloud software is delivered on demand via the Web to wherever the user is at the moment, provided he or she has an Internet connection
true
Graphics software--also called digital imaging software--is used to create or modify images
true
Like any document created with software instead of paper and pencil, word processing documents can be retrieved, modified, and printed as many times as needed.
true
Paragraph formatting changes an entire paragraph at one time, such as specifying the line spacing for a particular paragraph.
true
To capture sound from a CD, ripping software is used.
true
To retrieve information from a database, queries and reports are used.
true
Transitions-- special effects used between slides-- can be applied to specific slides, or random transitions can be selected for the entire slide show
true
changing the font size in a document is an example of a formatting operation
true
font size is measured in points
true
for most software programs, the licensing agreement or terms of use agreement is usually displayed and must be agreed to by the end user at the beginning of the software installation
true
microsoft office is one example of a software suite
true
font face refers to a named collection of text characters that share a common design, such as Calibri of Times New Roman
true, also called typeface
drawing programs typically create vector graphics, which are mathematical formulas to represent image content instead of pixels
true, also referred to as illustration programs
The keyboard shortcut [Ctrl]+[Z] is used to ____ the last change to the document.
undo
a single spreadsheet document is often called a __________
worksheet