University of Massachusetts Boston



University of Massachusetts Boston

College of Management

MSIS 110: Introduction to Computers

Chapter 4: Software Q & A

____ 1. An operating system may provide networking capability.

____ 2. Multitasking and time-sharing are two terms for the same thing.

____ 3. The set of computer programs used to control the computer hardware can be classified as:

|a. |Microsoft Office Suite. |

|b. |application software. |

|c. |general software. |

|d. |systems software. |

___ 4. ____ software enables users to improve their personal effectiveness, increasing the amount and quality of work they can do.

|a. |Spreadsheet |

|b. |Database |

|c. |Personal productivity |

|d. |Workgroup |

____ 5. ____ refers to the idea that application programs can be isolated from system hardware and remain insulated from hardware changes.

|a. |Command processing |

|b. |Hardware independence |

|c. |Software independence |

|d. |Memory management |

____ 6. Trina Gracy wants her Webserver computer to seamlessly allow additional users to concurrently access her Web site. She wants her system to have:

|a. |virtual memory. |

|b. |paging. |

|c. |multitasking. |

|d. |scalability. |

____ 7. The biggest shortfall for Linux is:

|a. |its lack of power. |

|b. |the scarcity of application programs. |

|c. |its credibility among IS managers. |

|d. |the lack of a networking component in its kernel. |

____ 8. Windows 2000 is designed with ____ applications in mind.

|a. |Internet |

|b. |spreadsheet |

|c. |personal productivity |

|d. |COBOL |

____ 9. Operating systems such as OS/390 are found on ____ computers.

|a. |personal |

|b. |mini |

|c. |mainframe |

|d. |super |

____ 10. Which of the following is NOT an example of a utility program?

|a. |Virus scanning software |

|b. |Software to write CDs |

|c. |Screen saver |

|d. |Spreadsheet |

11. A computer system that enables a sales representative to run an Internet browser and access a database at the same time uses a processing activity called ____________________.

12. The primary function of a(n) ______________________________ is to provide instructions to the computer system so it can perform a processing activity.

13. A first generation programming language uses ____________________ languages for program development.

14. A high-level program written by a programmer is called the ___________________.

15. ____________________ software is freely available to anyone in a form that can be easily modified.

Answer Section

TRUE/FALSE

1. T

2. F

MULTIPLE CHOICE

3. D

4. C

5. B

6. D

7. B

8. A

9. C

10. D

COMPLETION

11. multitasking

12. programming language

13. machine

14. source code

15. Open source

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