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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