Test Bank Technology Guide 2 Software Practice Quizzes

Package Title: Practice Questions

Course Title: Rainer, Introduction to Information Systems, Fifth Canadian Edition

Chapter Number: Tech Guide 2

Shuffle: No

Question Type: True/False

1) Software is typically quite complex.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

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

Section Reference 1: Software Issues

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

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

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

Section Reference 1: Software Issues

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

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

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

Section Reference 1: Software Issues

4) Computer hardware and software are designed for a general purpose.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

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

Section Reference 1: Software Issues

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

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

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

Section Reference 1: Software Issues

6) Application software cannot be run on computer hardware without systems software.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the general functions of the operating system.

Section Reference 1: Systems Software

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

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

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

Section Reference 1: Software Issues

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

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

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

Section Reference 1: Software Issues

9) Open systems refer 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.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

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

Section Reference 1: Software Issues

10) Open-source software is NOT licensed.

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

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

Section Reference 1: Software Issues

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

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the general functions of the operating system.

Section Reference 1: Systems Software

12) The graphical user interface (GUI) allows users to exercise indirect control of the hardware.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the general functions of the operating system.

Section Reference 1: Systems Software

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

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the major types of application software.

Section Reference 1: Application Software

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

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the major types of application software.

Section Reference 1: Application Software

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

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the major types of application software.

Section Reference 1: Application Software

16) Application software allows system software to run.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the major types of application software.

Section Reference 1: Application Software

Question Type: Multiple Choice

17) Over the past 20 years, hardware costs have _____ and software costs have _____.

a) increased, increased

b) decreased, decreased

c) decreased, increased

d) increased, decreased

e) increased, remained level

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

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

Section Reference 1: Software Issues

18) 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 improved

c) Software has become increasingly complex.

d) Building software applications remains slow, complex, and error-prone.

e) None of the above

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

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

Section Reference 1: Software Issues

19) 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

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

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

Section Reference 1: Software Issues

20) _____ 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

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

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

Section Reference 1: Software Issues

21) 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.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

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

Section Reference 1: Software Issues

22) The _____ complexity of software results in a(n) _____ potential for errors.

a) decreasing, decrease

b) decreasing, increase

c) increasing, decrease

d) increasing, level

e) increasing, increase

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

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

Section Reference 1: Software Issues

23) _____ 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

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

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

Section Reference 1: Software Issues

24) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of today’s typical software?

a) it is 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

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

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

Section Reference 1: Software Issues

25) (A) ____________ is the sequence of instructions for the computer.

a) Computer program

b) Software

c) Stored program concept

d) Documentation

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

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

Section Reference 1: Software Issues

26) 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 the above

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

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

Section Reference 1: Software Issues

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

a) open-source software

b) software-as-a-Service

c) object-oriented software

d) application software packages

e) open systems

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

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

Section Reference 1: Software Issues

28) 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

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

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

Section Reference 1: Software Issues

29) _____ 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

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

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

Section Reference 1: Software Issues

30) 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.

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

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

Section Reference 1: Software Issues

31) Jennifer 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 following 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

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

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

Section Reference 1: Software Issues

32) Jennifer 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 Jennifer 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

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

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

Section Reference 1: Software Issues

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

a) Free

b) Proprietary

c) Open-source

d) Operating system

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

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

Section Reference 1: Software Issues

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

a) Collaboration

b) Open source software

c) Open systems

d) Stored program concept

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

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

Section Reference 1: Software Issues

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

a) compatibility

b) flexibility

c) high quality

d) reliability

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

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

Section Reference 1: Software Issues

36) 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.

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the general functions of the operating system.

Section Reference 1: Systems Software

37) 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 the above

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the general functions of the operating system.

Section Reference 1: Systems Software

38) The main system control program is the _____.

a) operating system

b) cache software

c) virtual memory

d) security monitor

e) multithread register

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the general functions of the operating system.

Section Reference 1: Systems Software

39) 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

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the general functions of the operating system.

Section Reference 1: Systems Software

40) 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

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the general functions of the operating system.

Section Reference 1: Systems Software

41) Microsoft Word is an example of a(n) ____________.

a) application software program

b) GUI

c) operating system program

d) social interface

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the major types of application software.

Section Reference 1: Application Software

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

a) open-source, application software program

b) open-source, operating system

c) proprietary, application software program

d) proprietary, operating system

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the general functions of the operating system.

Section Reference 1: Systems Software

43) 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

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the major types of application software.

Section Reference 1: Application Software

44) 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

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the major types of application software.

Section Reference 1: Application Software

45) _____ programs are often used to analyze financial data.

a) Database

b) Word processing

c) Spreadsheet

d) Graphics

e) Communications

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the major types of application software.

Section Reference 1: Application Software

46) Jennifer is getting ready to open a store in her hometown 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 chequebook. 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

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the major types of application software.

Section Reference 1: Application Software

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

a) Application software

b) Documentation

c) Hardware

d) Systems software

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the major types of application software.

Section Reference 1: Application Software

48) ___________ is NOT an example of application software.

a) Desktop publishing

b) GUI

c) Personal finance

d) Spreadsheet

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the major types of application software.

Section Reference 1: Application Software

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

a) Communication

b) Data management

c) Desktop publishing

d) Personal information management

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the major types of application software.

Section Reference 1: Application Software

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

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the major types of application software.

Section Reference 1: Application Software

Question Type: Essay

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

Difficulty: Hard

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

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

Section Reference 1: Software Issues

52) What are the overall trends in software?

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

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

Section Reference 1: Software Issues

53) Discuss the importance of software defects.

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

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

Section Reference 1: Software Issues

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

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

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

Section Reference 1: Software Issues

55) Discuss the importance of software licensing.

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

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

Section Reference 1: Software Issues

56) Describe the various types of application software.

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the major types of application software.

Section Reference 1: Application Software

Question Type: Fill-in-the-Blank

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

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

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

Section Reference 1: Software Issues

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

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

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

Section Reference 1: Software Issues

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

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the major types of application software.

Section Reference 1: Application Software