chapter two

Question 1

application software is…

Answer 1

the user’s choice

Question 2

system software ____ ____ __

application software ____ ____ _____

Answer 2

turns itself on

requires human interaction

Question 3

most common application software

Answer 3

email
word processors
spreadsheets
databases
presentation software
project management

Question 4

word processor

Answer 4

an application software used to create, compose, edit, format, and print documents

Question 5

types of word processors

Answer 5

microsoft word
adobe acrobat
Corel word perfect
(BLUE APPS)

Question 6

“electronic typewriter”

Answer 6

document application, underestimated in their ability to format, usually contains text

Question 7

microsoft word

Answer 7

(1983) evolved into the most popular word processor in the world
“.doc” or “.dox”
allows images, spell check, grammar check, etc.

Question 8

adobe acrobat

Answer 8

powerful word processor that allows a user to create, edit, format, and print PDFs

Question 9

PDF files

Answer 9

Portable Document Format files

“.pdf”

Question 10

acrobat reader

Answer 10

free product for viewing, printing, and annotating PDFs

major feature: electronic signature

Question 11

Corel word perfect

Answer 11

(1989) developed at Brigham Young University

Question 12

spreadsheet

Answer 12

an electronic grid of columns and rows typically used to create, model, and manipulate numerical and financial information
providing a “what-if” analysis

Question 13

columns

Answer 13

labeled with letters

Question 14

rows

Answer 14

labeled with numbers

Question 15

cell

Answer 15

intersection of a column and a row

Question 16

microsoft excel

Answer 16

(1993) replaced Lotus 1-2-3, (GREEN)
works on Windows, Mac OS X, and iOS
performs calculations, makes graphs, develops pivot tables
arguably the most powerful and useful business application software

Question 17

Visual Basic for Applications

Answer 17

programming language

Question 18

database

Answer 18

used to create a collection of related files called tables that consist of records and fields

Question 19

records

Answer 19

rows

Question 20

fields

Answer 20

columns

Question 21

Database Management System Software (DBMS)

Answer 21

(RED) relational, heavy lifting application

Question 22

information

Answer 22

when data is processed with a query and becomes useful

Question 23

presentation software

Answer 23

used to present information in a slideshow format
displaying business ideas
Microsoft Powerpoint (ORANGE) can be printed or presented electronically

Question 24

browser software

Answer 24

allows users to view items via the internet (not included in software suites)

Question 25

network software

Answer 25

allows computers to communicate with each other (not included in software suites)

Question 26

blower/web browser

Answer 26

user interface software that allows the user to display web pages found on the world wide web

Question 27

hyperlinks

Answer 27

clickable navigation elements that let the user navigate from one web page to another

Question 28

common browsers

Answer 28

microsoft’s internet explorer (no longer supported by Microsoft)
google chrome
mozilla foxfire
apple’s safari

Question 29

computer network

Answer 29

two or more computers connected together for resource sharing and communication
businesses cannot compete effectively without a network

Question 30

resources

Answer 30

computer files, folders, software, and other internal elements of a computer as well as peripheral hardware like printers, scanners, and webcams