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Tech Guide 2

Software

Question Type: True/False

1) Software is typically quite complex.

Learning Objective: Discuss the major software issues that confront modern organizations.

Section Reference: TG 2.1 Introduction

Difficulty: Easy

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

Learning Objective: Discuss the major software issues that confront modern organizations.

Section Reference: TG 2.1 Introduction

Difficulty: Easy

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

Learning Objective: Discuss the major software issues that confront modern organizations.

Section Reference: TG 2.1 Introduction Difficulty: Easy

4) Computer hardware and software are designed to be general purpose)

Learning Objective: Discuss the major software issues that confront modern organizations.

Section Reference: TG 2.1 Introduction Difficulty: Easy

5) Application software cannot be run on computer hardware without systems software)

Learning Objective: Discuss the major software issues that confront modern organizations.

Section Reference: TG 2.1 Introduction Difficulty: Easy

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

Learning Objective: Discuss the major software issues that confront modern organizations.

Section Reference: TG 2.2 Software Issues

Difficulty: Easy

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

Learning Objective: Discuss the major software issues that confront modern organizations.

Section Reference: TG 2.2 Software Issues

Difficulty: Easy

8) 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)

Learning Objective: Discuss the major software issues that confront modern organizations.

Section Reference: TG 2.2 Software Issues

Difficulty: Easy

9) The operating system supervises the overall operation of the computer.

Learning Objective: Differentiate between the two major types of software and describe the general functions of the operating system.

Section Reference: TG 2.3 Systems Software

Difficulty: Easy

10) The user interface is the most sophisticated on enterprise operating systems and the least sophisticated on desktop operating systems.

Learning Objective: Differentiate between the two major types of software and describe the general functions of the operating system.

Section Reference: TG 2.3 Systems Software

Difficulty: Easy

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

Learning Objective: Identify the major types of application software.

Section Reference: TG 2.4 Application Software

Difficulty: Easy

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

Learning Objective: Identify the major types of application software.

Section Reference: TG 2.4 Application Software

Difficulty: Easy

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

Learning Objective: Identify the major types of application software.

Section Reference: TG 2.4 Application Software

Difficulty: Easy

14) Open-source software is not licensed.

Learning Objective: Discuss the major software issues that confront modern organizations.

Section Reference: TG 2.4 Application Software

Difficulty: Medium

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

Learning Objective: Discuss the major software issues that confront modern organizations.

Section Reference: TG 2.4 Application Software

Difficulty: Medium

16)Application software allows system software to run.

Learning Objective: Identify the major types of application software.

Section Reference: TG 2.4 Application Software

Difficulty: Easy

Question Type: Multiple Choice

17) 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

Learning Objective: Discuss the major software issues that confront modern organizations.

Section Reference: TG 2.1 Introduction

Difficulty: Medium

18) 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

Learning Objective: Discuss the major software issues that confront modern organizations..

Section Reference: TG 2.1 Introduction Section Reference: TG 2.1 Introduction to Software

Difficulty: Medium

19) 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

Learning Objective: Discuss the major software issues that confront modern organizations..

Section Reference: TG 2.1 Introduction Difficulty: Medium

20) 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

Learning Objective: Discuss the major software issues that confront modern organizations.

Section Reference: TG 2.2 Software Issues

Difficulty: Medium

21) _____ 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

Learning Objective: Discuss the major software issues that confront modern organizations.

Section Reference: TG 2.1 Introduction

Difficulty: Easy

22) 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.

Learning Objective: Discuss the major software issues that confront modern organizations..

Section Reference: TG 2.1 Introduction

Difficulty: Easy

23) The _____ complexity of software results in a _____ potential for errors.

a) Decreasing, decreasing

b) Decreasing, increasing

c) Increasing, decreasing

d) Increasing, level

e) Increasing, increasing

Learning Objective: Discuss the major software issues that confront modern organizations.

Section Reference: TG 2.1 Introduction

Difficulty: Medium

24) _____ 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

Learning Objective: Discuss the major software issues that confront modern organizations..

Section Reference: TG 2.1

Introduction Difficulty: Easy

25) 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.

Learning Objective: Discuss the major software issues that confront modern organizations..

Section Reference: TG 2.1 Introduction Difficulty: Medium

26) 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

Learning Objective: Discuss the major software issues that confront modern organizations..

Section Reference: TG 2.1 Introduction Difficulty: Easy

27) Which of the following is not a characteristic of today’s typical software?

a) It s 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.

Learning Objective: Discuss the major software issues that confront modern organizations.

Section Reference: TG 2.2 Software Issues

Difficulty: Medium

28) The concept of _____ refers to competing computing products working together.

a) Open-source software

b) Software-as-a-Service

c) Object-oriented software

d) Application software packages

e) Open systems

Learning Objective: Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of open-source software.

Section Reference: TG 2.2 Software Issues

Difficulty: Easy

29) 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

Learning Objective: Discuss the major software issues that confront modern organizations.

Section Reference: TG 2.1 Software Issues

Difficulty: Easy

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

Learning Objective: Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of open-source software.

Section Reference: TG 2.2 Software Issues

Difficulty: Easy

31) 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.

Learning Objective: Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of open-source software.

Section Reference: TG 2.2 Software Issues

Difficulty: Medium

32) 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

Learning Objective: Differentiate between the two major types of software and describe the general functions of the operating system.

Section Reference: TG 2.3 Systems Software

Difficulty: Medium

33) The main system control program is the _____.

a) Operating system

b) Cache software

c) Virtual memory

d) Security monitor

e) Multithread register

Learning Objective: Differentiate between the two major types of software and describe the general functions of the operating system.

Section Reference: TG 2.3 Systems Software

Difficulty: Easy

34) 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

Learning Objective: Differentiate between the two major types of software and describe the general functions of the operating system.

Section Reference: TG 2.3 Systems Software

Difficulty: Easy

35) 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

Learning Objective: Identify the major types of application software.

Section Reference: TG 2.4 Application Software

Difficulty: Easy

36) _____ programs are often used to analyze financial data)

a) Database

b) Word processing

c) Spreadsheet

d) Graphics

e) Communications

Learning Objective: Identify the major types of application software.

Section Reference: TG 2.4 Application Software

Difficulty: Easy

37) Jun is getting ready to open a store in her home town 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 checkbook. 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

Learning Objective: Discuss the major software issues that confront modern organizations.

Section Reference: TG 2.2 Software Issues

Difficulty: Easy

38) 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

Learning Objective: Discuss the major software issues that confront modern organizations.

Section Reference: TG 2.2 Software Issues

Difficulty: Medium

39) 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

Learning Objective: Discuss the major software issues that confront modern organizations.

Section Reference: TG 2.2 Software Issues

Difficulty: Medium

40) ____________ is the sequence of instructions for the computer.

a) Computer program

b) Software

c) Stored program concept

d) Documentation

Learning Objective: Discuss the major software issues that confront modern organizations.

Section Reference: Introduction

Difficulty: Easy

41) _______________ is a set of computer instructions that provide more specific functionality to a user.

a) Application software

b) Documentation

c) Hardware

d) Systems software

Learning Objective: Discuss the major software issues that confront modern organizations.

Section Reference: Introduction

Difficulty: Easy

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

a) Free

b) Proprietary

c) Open source

d) Operating system

Learning Objective: Discuss the major software issues that confront modern organizations.

Section Reference: Introduction

Difficulty: Easy

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

a) Collaboration

b) Open source software

c) Open systems

d) Stored program concept

Learning Objective: Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of open-source software.

Section Reference: Software Issues

Difficulty: Medium

44) Which of the following is NOT a benefit of open source software?

a) Compatibility

b) Flexibility

c) High quality

d) Reliability

Learning Objective: Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of open-source software.

Section Reference: Software Issues

Difficulty: Medium

45) 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

Learning Objective: Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of open-source software.

Section Reference: Systems Software

Difficulty: Easy

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

a) application software program

b) GUI

c) operating system program

d) social interface

Learning Objective: Differentiate between the two major types of application software.

Section Reference: Systems Software

Difficulty: Medium

47) Linux is a(n) _________, ___________.

a) open source, application software program

b) open source, operating system

c) proprietary, application software program

d) proprietary, operating system

Learning Objective: Describe the advantages and disadvantages associated with systems software.

Section Reference: Systems Software

Difficulty: Medium

48) ___________ is NOT an example of application software.

a) Desktop publishing

b) GUI

c) Personal finance

d) Spreadsheet

Learning Objective: Identify the major types of application software.

Section Reference: Application Software

Difficulty: Easy

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

a) Communication

b) Data management

c) Desktop publishing

d) Personal information management

Learning Objective: Identify the major types of application software.

Section Reference: Application Software

Difficulty: Easy

50) ______________ 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

Learning Objective: Identify the major types of application software.

Section Reference: Application Software

Difficulty: Medium

Question Type: Essay

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

Learning Objective: Discuss the major software issues that confront modern organizations.

Section Reference: TG 2.1 Introduction

Difficulty: Hard

52) What are the overall trends in software?

Learning Objective: Discuss the major software issues that confront modern organizations.

Section Reference: TG 2.1 Introduction

Difficulty: Medium

53) Describe the various types of application software.

Learning Objective: Identify the major types of application software.

Section Reference: TG 2.4 Application Software

Difficulty: Medium

54) Discuss the importance of software defects.

Learning Objective: Discuss the major software issues that confront modern organizations.

Section Reference: TG 2.2 Software Issues

Difficulty: Medium

55) Describe the factors to be considered for software selection.

Learning Objective: Discuss the major software issues that confront modern organizations.

Section Reference: TG 2.2 Software Issues

Difficulty: Medium

56) Discuss the importance of software licensing.

Learning Objective: LO TG2.1 Discuss the major software issues that confront modern organizations.

Section Reference: TG 2.2 Software Issues

Difficulty: Medium

Question Type: Fill-in-the-Blank

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

Learning Objective: Discuss the major software issues that confront modern organizations.

Section Reference: Introduction

Difficulty: Easy

58) ___________ written description of the program’s functions.

Learning Objective: Compare and contrast systems software and application software, and explain how information workers utilize both types of software in the modern business environment.

Section Reference: Introduction

Difficulty: Easy

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

Learning Objective: Identify the major types of application software.

Section Reference: Application Software

Difficulty: Easy

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