Chap 4 notes
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| 1. ____ are sequences of instructions for the computer. Computer programs Methods Platforms Result-based practices | show 🗑
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| show | documentation
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| 3. Since the 1950s, businesses have greatly increased their expenditures on ____ compared with ____. computer programs, system programs system programs, computer programs software, hardware hardware, software | show 🗑
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| 4. ____ is the set of programs designed to coordinate the activities and functions of the hardware and various programs throughout the computer system. Platform architecture Application software System architecture Systems software | show 🗑
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| show | Application software
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| show | enterprise
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| 7. Information systems that operate within the____ sphere of influence serve the needs of individual users. personal enterprise workgroup global | show 🗑
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| 8. When two or more people work together to achieve a common goal, they form a(n) ____. personal sphere of influence workgroup enterprise sphere of influence application sphere of influence | show 🗑
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| show | multiple computers and multiple users
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| show | operating system
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| 11. The ____ is the element of the operating system that allows individuals to access and command the computer system. user interface kernel application program interface ALU | show 🗑
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| 12. A(n) ____ requires that text commands be given to the computer to perform basic activities. graphical user interface command-based user interface workgroup utility program | show 🗑
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| 13. A(n) ____ provides software developers with tools they use to build application software w/oinner workings of the OS and hardware. application program interface application service provider kernel personal productivity software | show 🗑
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| show | paging
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| 15. The ability of the computer to handle an increasing number of concurrent users smoothly is called ____. multitasking scalability parallel processing paging | show 🗑
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| 16. ____ allows a user to run more than one application at the same time. Time-sharing Multitasking Paging Sharing | show 🗑
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| 17. ____ is the most recent version of Mac OS X. VirtualBox Snow Leopard Final Cut Chrome OS | show 🗑
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| 18. The ____ OS is distributed under the GNU General Public License and its source code is freely available to everyone. Linux Windows Mac OS X NetWare | show 🗑
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| show | Chrome OS
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| 20. ____ environments typically have fewer virus and security problems than other OSs. Windows Mac OS X Linux Unix | show 🗑
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| 21. The ____ OS comes in four different versions: foundation, enterprise, mission critical, and technical. HP-UX MPE/iX Linux z/OS | show 🗑
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| 22. ____ systems are designed to perform specialized tasks. Linux z/OS Embedded HP-UX | show 🗑
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| show | Utility programs
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| show | Windows Embedded
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| 25. ____ is software that allows different systems to communicate and transfer data back and forth. Operating system software Middleware Utility software Network software | show 🗑
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| 26. A(n) ____ uses modular application services to allow users to interact with systems and systems to interact with each other. service-oriented architecture client-server architecture workgroup sphere of influence open-source software | show 🗑
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| show | Proprietary software
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| 28. ____ mass-produced by software vendors to address needs that are common across businesses, organizations, or individuals. Proprietary software Off-the-shelf software Contract software Application software | show 🗑
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| show | application service provider
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| show | Spreadsheets
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| show | Word processing
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| 32. ____ allows a spreadsheet to maximize or minimize a quantity subject to certain constraints. Optimization Paging Documentation Pipelining | show 🗑
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| show | database
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| 34. ____ is designed to support teamwork, whether in one location or around the world. Personal application software Workgroup application software Enterprise application software Operating system software | show 🗑
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| 35. The term ____ refers to a set of integrated programs that manage a company's vital business operations for an entire multisite, global organization. personal application software workgroup application software enterprise resource planning software | show 🗑
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| 36. ____ are sets of keywords, symbols, and a system of rules for constructing statements by which humans can communicate instructions to be executed by a computer. Compilers Application service providers Programming languages Workgroups | show 🗑
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| show | second generation
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| show | fourth generation
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| 39. A(n) ____ is a special software program that converts the programmer's source code into the machine-language instructions consisting of binary digits. translator compiler emulator interpreter | show 🗑
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| 40. A(n) ____ combines all the tools required for software engineering into one package translator compiler interpreter integrated development environment | show 🗑
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| 41. A ___ is a defect in a computer program that keeps it from performing in the manner intended. system failure software bug Trojan Horse Virus | show 🗑
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| 42. ____ programming uses a graphical or visual interface for program development. Visual First generation Second generation Third generation | show 🗑
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| show | object oriented programming
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| 44. A(n) ____ is a language translator that carries out the operations called for by the source code, but does not produce a complete machine-language program. interpreter organizer compressor compiler | show 🗑
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| 45. Many believe that open-source software is often ___ than commercial software. less reliable more reliable no different different | show 🗑
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| 46. ____ is an example of open-source database software. Linux MySQL Mozilla Firefox Thunderbird | show 🗑
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| show | Freeware
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| 48. The question of ____ is the biggest stumbling block to the acceptance of open-source software at the corporate level. reliability software support cost security | show 🗑
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| show | copyleft
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| show | Task-management
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