Information Management System Chapter 4 Quiz

Question 1

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Open source software:

Selected Answer:	Allows users free access to the code for a program so they can modify it to suit their needs
Answers:	Allows users free access to the code for a program so they can modify it to suit their needs
	Is used to protect property rights by companies like Microsoft
	Tend to be low quality programs that can be downloaded off the Internet at little or no cost
	Has been conceptually very attractive to many organizations, though the business model that allows for product profitably has prevented wide spread adoption

Question 2

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The user interface function of an operating system typically:

Selected Answer:	Allows end users to communicate with it so they can load programs, access files and accomplish other tasks
Answers:	Allows end users to communicate with it so they can load programs, access files and accomplish other tasks
	Manages the hardware resources of a computer system
	Controls the creation, deletion and access of files of data and programs
	Manages the accomplishment of the computing tasks of end users

Question 3

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Your text gives a conceptual overview of computer software and illustrates it as either application or system software. System software:

Selected Answer:	Manages and supports the resources and operations of a computer as it performs various information processing tasks
Answers:	Directs the performance of a particular use or application, of computers to meet the information processing needs of end users
	Manages and supports the resources and operations of a computer as it performs various information processing tasks
	Directs email, scheduling and task management for collaboration
	None of the choices are correct

Question 4

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Fifth generation languages, which are designed to be as much as possible like spoken languages, are referred to as:

Selected Answer:	Natural languages
Answers:	Natural languages
	Macro languages
	Generator languages
	Assembler languages

Question 5

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Electronic spreadsheet packages are used by virtually every business for which of the following?

Selected Answer:	Analysis, planning and modeling
Answers:	Analysis, planning and modeling
	Maintaining accounting records such as general ledger
	Keeping up-to-the-minute inventory records
	None of the choices are correct

Question 6

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A vendor’s accounting software is an example of which type of software?

Selected Answer:	Application specific program
Answers:	General purpose application program
	Application specific program
	System management program
	System development program

Question 7

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Custom software:

Selected Answer:	Is developed by a company for its own use
Answers:	Are software programmers write for themselves
	Is developed by a company for its own use
	Is functionally the same as COTS packages
	Were common in when computers first entered into business use, but are very rare (except as a legacy system) today

Question 8

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According to your text, the most important software component for many computer users today is the once simple and limited but now powerful and feature-rich:

Selected Answer:	Web browser
Answers:	Word processing application
	Electronic messaging system
	Web browser
	Database management system

Question 9

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Linux, the most talked-about open-source product today, is a totally reengineered version of the _______________ operating system.

Selected Answer:	Unix
Answers:	Unix
	BASIC
	COBOL
	Windows

Question 10

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Which of the following is true concerning operating systems:

Selected Answer:	Operating systems are the first piece of software loaded onto a new computer
Answers:	Applications must be loaded on the computer prior to the operating system and then the correct operating system loaded to support the applications that are on the computer
	Operating systems are the first piece of software loaded onto a new computer
	Operating systems require a network connection in order the handle the major functions they are designed to handle
	None of the choices are correct

Question 11

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Which of the following are considered application software packages?:

Selected Answer:	Word processing programs
Answers:	Word processing programs
	Operating systems
	System utilities
	System development programs

Question 12

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Which one of the following statements is true regarding weblogs or blogs?

Selected Answer:	Each is a developing commentary on a particular theme that uses a dated log format
Answers:	They are websites of commercial origin
	Each is a developing commentary on a particular theme that uses a dated log format
	They are declining in popularity because they are difficult to update
	None of the choices are correct

Question 13

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Which of the following is the most popular type of user interface?

Selected Answer:	Graphical
Answers:	Graphical
	Command-driven
	Menu-driven
	Voice

Question 14

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Function-specific applications:

Selected Answer:	Are specific to functional area of business like human resources or accounting
Answers:	Would be a program such as Word or Excel
	Would be a program such as PowerPoint
	Is intended to meet the needs of many different uses working on problems that take on many different functional requirements
	Are specific to functional area of business like human resources or accounting

Question 15

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A software suite is best described as a(n):

Selected Answer:	A group of general purpose application programs
Answers:	A group of general purpose application programs
	Application specific programs
	System management programs
	System development programs

Question 16

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According to the text, spreadsheet packages are used by virtually every business for _______________.

Selected Answer:	analysis, planning, and modeling
Answers:	analysis, planning, and modeling
	maintaining accounting records, such as a general ledger
	keeping up-to-the-minute inventory records
	tracking human resources

Question 17

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Your text outlines several programming languages that allow a programmer to develop the sets of instructions that constitute a computer program. Which one of the following is NOT a major category of programming languages?

Selected Answer:	Operating systems
Answers:	Machine languages
	Operating systems
	Assembler languages
	High-level languages

Question 18

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Which of the following statements is not a characteristic of software suites?

Selected Answer:	There is a custom graphical user interface for each application in the suite
Answers:	They contain software tools that can help increase productivity, collaborate with colleagues, and access intranets, extranets, and the Internet
	All components of the software use a similar graphical user interface
	There is a custom graphical user interface for each application in the suite
	They cost less than the total cost of buying the individual packages separately

Question 19

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Advantages of software suites is(are):

Selected Answer:	All choices are correct
Answers:	It is substantially cheaper than purchasing the software individually
	The programs all use similar graphical user interfaces
	The programs have similar tools
	All choices are correct

Question 20

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Application programs:

Selected Answer:	Can be divided into general-purpose and function-specific categories
Answers:	Are intended for management of a computer system’s resources
	Provide the graphical user interface that operating systems need to run
	Can be divided into general-purpose and function-specific categories
	Are custom programs developed by business to handle a set of specific requirements

Information Management System Chapter 4 Quiz

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