Chapter 4 Quiz

_____ is an example of a popular general purpose software suite for personal computer users.

Corel WordPerfect Office

________ describes the program functions to help the user operate the computer system.

Documentation

Many organizations are turning to _____, a set of integrated programs that manages a company's vital business operations for an entire multisite, global organization.

ERP

A command-based user interface employs icons and menus that people use to send commands to the computer system.

False

Documentation are sequences of instructions for the computer.

False

Each programming language has its set of rules, called the program code of the language.

False

Enterprise application software is designed to support teamwork, but only works if the people are in the same location.

False

Financial management software helps plan, schedule, allocate, and control people and resources needed to complete a project according to a schedule.

False

Information systems that operate within the workgroup sphere of influence of influence support the firm in its interaction with customers, suppliers, shareholders, competitors, special-interest groups, the financial community, and government agencies.

False

Software as a Service refers to the use of computing resources, including software and data storage, on the Internet rather than local computers.

False

Systems software consists of programs that help users solve particular computing problems.

False

Yahoo has developed its own Linux-based operating system called Chrome OS.

False

_____ provides income and expense tracking and reporting to monitor and plan budgets

Financial management software

_____ is an open source operating system whose source code is freely available to everyone.

Linux

_____ is a popular groupware software package from IBM that enables a global team to work together from a common set of documents, have electronic discussions using threads of discussion, and schedule team meetings.

Lotus Notes

_____ is an example of a workgroup utility program.

Software that monitors group activity to determine levels of participation

_____ is a form of software that includes a wide range of built-in functions for statistical, financial, logical, database, graphics, and date and time calculations.

Spreadsheet

_____ is an operating system for cell phones.

Symbian

_____ is a powerful backup tool that allows Apple computer users to view their systems as it looked in the past and resurrect deleted files.

Time Machine

A software suite is a collection of single programs packaged together as a bundle and typically include word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, and more.

True

An application server provider is a company that can provide the software, support, and computer hardware on which to run the software from the user's facilities over a network.

True

An operating system is a set of programs that controls the computer hardware and acts as interface with applications.

True

Application programs interact with systems software, and the systems software directs computer hardware to perform the necessary tasks.

True

Mac computer users can set up their computer to run both Windows and Mac OS X operating systems by using the dual boot option.

True

Most operating systems support virtual memory, which allocates space on the hard disk to supplement the immediate, functional memory capacity of RAM.

True

Off-the-shelf software is mass-produced by a software vendor to address needs that are common across businesses, organizations, or individuals.

True

Outsourcing global software support to one or more third-party distributors is gaining acceptance in North America.

True

Programming languages are sets of keywords, symbols, and rules for constructing statements that people can use to communicate instructions to a computer.

True

Software as a service allows businesses to subscribe to Web-delivered business application software by paying a monthly service charge or a per use fee.

True

The Windows 8 operating system includes a touch interface and displays colorful tiles instead of icons.

True

The operating system converts a basic user request into the set of detailed instructions that the computer hardware requires, thus acting as an intermediary between the application and the hardware.

True

The operating system's application provides software developers with tools they use to build application software without needing to understand the inner workings of the operating system and hardware.

True

There are free Web-based productivity software suites that require no installation on the computer.

True

Utility programs help to perform maintenance, correct problems, merge and sort sets of data, keep track of computer jobs, and compress files of data.

True

z/OS from IBM, HP-UX form Hewlett Packard, and Linux are examples of mainframe operating systems.

True

A risk involved with using an application service provider is that _____

a disaster could disable the ASP's data center Correct Answer all of the above sensitive information could be compromised the ASP could be incapable of keeping its servers and network up and running consistently

Embedded operating systems _____.

are changing the way we interact with many household devices

Programming languages used to create artificial intelligence or expert system applications are often called _____

assembly languages

One advantage of proprietary software versus off-the-shelf software is that _____

being involved in the development offers control over the results

The ________ is the heart of the operating system and controls its most critical processes.

kernel

After a computer system is started, portions of the operating system are transferred to _____ as they are needed.

memory

An operating system with _____ capabilities allows a user to run more than one application at the same time.

multitasking

Today's mobile phones and some PCs use a touch user interface called a ________ to allow people to control the personal computer.

natural user interface

The market for mobile application software for smartphones and mobile devices could reach ________ by 2017.

over $75 billion

The use of middleware to connect disparate systems has evolved into an approach for developing software and systems called ______.

service oriented architecture

The _____ features of the operating system allocates computer resources to make the best use of each system's assets.

task management

With _____ , the software engineer drags and drops graphical objects such as buttons and menus onto the application form.

visual programming

An information system that operates in the _____ sphere of influence supports two or more people who work together to achieve a common goal.

workgroup

________ is IBM's first 64-bit enterprise operating system with very little downtime.

z/OS

Which of the following statements is NOT true about mainframe computers?

A narrow range of application software has been developed to run in the mainframe environment.