CGS Chapter 3

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

False

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

Graphical user interface

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

App Store

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

Bitmap

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

Lotus Symphony

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

Mobile apps

These organize commonly used commands into a set of tabs.

Ribbons

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

Spreadsheet

Web authoring programs that allow you to build a page without interacting directly with HTML code are known as _______.

WYSIWYG editors

The electronic equivalent of a file cabinet is a _______.

database

_______ provide additional information and request user input.

dialog boxes

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

presentation graphics

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

system

General-purpose applications include all of the following except:

web authoring

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

web authoring