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Your new calendar aplication alows you to make sure that youy mobile device and yur corpoation’s server both have the latest version f any updated information. What si the term fro this capability? |
synchronization |
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What is the real-time exchange of messages, files, audio, and/or video wih another online user called? |
instant messaing |
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IF someone you know is purchaninsg word processing software, what features can she expect to find in the software? |
wordwrap, spell checker, clip art |
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What does a disk cleanup utiliy do? |
searches for and removes unnecessary files |
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if you follow the advice of your instructor and use CBT to learn about programming languages, how would you learn? |
You would employ self-paced instruction to use and complete exercises presented on your computer |
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Wat performs calculations on the data worksheet and displays the resulting value in a cell? |
formula |
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What was the original purpose of a screen saver? |
to prevent images from being permanently etched on a monitor’s screen |
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When a word porcessing program user formats a document, what does the user changes? |
the document’s appearance |
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When using spreadsheet software, what are the rows and columns collecivel called? |
worksheet |
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Who can effectively use web page authoring software? |
user of all skill levels |
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What term is used to describe a program that hides in a computer and allows someone from a remote location to take full control of the computer? |
rootkit |
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Aprogram has been placed on yuor smartphone wihtout your knowledge and it is collecting personal information about you. What kind of application is this? |
spyware |
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What kind of file does Adobe Reader allow you to view? |
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Windows, Mac OS, and which other operating system constitute three desktop operating systems? |
Linux |
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What kind of program protects a computer against viruses by identifying and removing any computer vruses found in memory, on storage media, or on incoming files? |
antivirus |
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If your friend recently has participated in e-filing, what has she been doing? |
filing her state and/or federal tax returns online |
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As you edit some photos from your summer vacation, you choose to make a beach photo much smaller in terms of its file size in order to be able to email it to your friends. Which tool will you use for this? |
compress |
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An advertisement on a web site touts that the software fro sale enables users to enter typed text, handwirtten comments, drawings, or sketches anywhere on a page and then save the page. What kind of software is this ad selling? |
note taking software |
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In a spreadsheet rogram, how is data organized? |
in rows and columns collectively called a worksheet |
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Your friend has been assigned the task of creating visual aids to communicate ideas, messages, and other information to a sales group. What type of software should she use to complete this task? |
presentation software |
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During the infection stage, what three actions does a computer virus typically perform? |
replicate itself, conceal itself, activate when condition or event occurs |
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You have recieved an email that is directing you to a phony website that looks like the website fro your mortgage company. What kind of message is this? |
phishing |
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Which of the following features is offered by WBT? |
self-directed, self-paced instruction |
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What is a payload as it pertains to compter crime? |
the destrucive even of prank the virus is intended to deliver |
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When a document contains text displayed in 10-point Cambria, to what does the 10-point refer? |
the font size |
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As you edit some photos from your summer vacaton, you decide to remove a blurry area of one of your photos. What tool wil you use for this? |
crop |
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You need to purchase a new application on behalf of your company, one that wll track product inventory and manage shipping status. Which kind of software will you buy? |
distribution software |
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Why is a fragmented disk slower than one that is defragmented? |
a fragmented disk has many files stored in noncontigous sectors |
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Which of the following terms is used to describe a program that cpies itself repeatedly, using op resources and pssibly shutting downt he compter or network? |
a worm |
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Which of the following are valid steps toward virus protection? |
purachse a reputable antivirus program, update antivirus definitons regulaly |
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Are all of a worksheet’s columns and rows displayed on teh screen at one time? |
false |
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MAy worksheet cells contain a number that can be used in a calculation. Wat is the name for this? |
value |
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You are using a tool on your computer to organize a variety of files in folders. What i the term for this kind of tool? |
file manager |
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You ahve heard that it is possible to imrpove your computer’s performance by storing all related files for a partiular program together. What is the term for this? |
defragmenting |
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What is product activation? |
a technique to ensure software is not installed on more computers than legally licensed |
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You have a new word processing program. What is least likely to be a feature in the program’s spelling checker? |
the capability to check the arithmetic in a table of calulations |
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Which of the following are you, as a marketing manager, most likely to use to schedule the processes required in a new advertising comapgin you are running? |
project management |
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When data in a spreadsheet program is changed, what occurs? |
alll calulations can be recalculated |
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You recently lsot some files that were important to you so you have resolved to back up the contents of your hard disk on a series of rewrittable DVDs. What kind o software will you use to do this? |
disc burning |
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You are working for a book publisher and devising the height of the pages that will be requirrred to print a given book. The text for the book is about 10 points. What will be the approximate height of each character in the book? |
one-sixth of an inch |
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which type of software has no restrictions form the copyright holder regarding modifications of the software’s internal instructions and its redistributions? |
open source software |
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Anitvirus programs look for a specfic pattern of virus code. What is this pattern called? |
virus signature |
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What typre of softwaare can your parents cuse to create a will without visiting and attorney? |
legal software |
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When you purchase a digitial camera, what type of software often is included wiht the purchase? |
photo editing software |
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To manage day-to-day interactions wiht customer, including phone calls and e-mails, what type of software would a company use? |
cstomer servcie software |
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you have a variety fo helpful apps o your smartphone, including ones that allow you to reotely start your car or calclate a restaurant tip. In what category do these apps fall? |
convenience |
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What are ises fro application software? |
to make users more productive |
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You ave created a specific named loaction on your hard disk to hold some songs you have purchased. What is the term fro this loaction? |
folder |
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You are experiencing some porblems wiht your operating systm on your sektop and want to repir some porblems wiht your hard dirsk. What will you use? |
PS maintenance tool |
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inreference to search utilities, what does an index do? |
stores information about a file, including its name, date created, and author name |
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What types of software do engineers, architects, and scientists se to create designs? |
computer-aided design software (CAD) |
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YOu compase an new song and you have exclusive rights to sell your song. What is this an example of? |
copyright |
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An engineer who needs to manage new product development might use what type of software? |
porject management software |
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As you edit some photos from your summer vacation, you decide to shrink one fo your favorite photos to produce a wallet size. Which tool will you use for this? |
resize |
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You are en expert in devising product activation schemes for software publishers. What is not one of teh techniques you have used in the past? |
you create the appliaction to be available for download only |
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