Lesson 5: Programs and Apps: Using Apps for Productivity, Graphics, and Security

Question 1

Apps that you install on your computer’s hard drive

Answer 1

Local apps

Question 2

Microsoft Office is a suite of applications for word processing, spreadsheets, databases, email, and presentations that you can install locally on your computer

Answer 2

Local apps

Question 3

Runs from a removable storage device such as an external hard drive or flash drive or from the cloud

Answer 3

Portable apps

Question 4

An app written for a specific operating system and installed on a computer or mobile device

Answer 4

Native app

Question 5

They can take advantage of specific features of the devices on which they are installed, such as a smartphone’s camera, microphone, or contacts list

Answer 5

Native app

Question 6

Programs that you access via the Internet using a browser on a computer or mobile device

Answer 6

Web apps

Question 7

Microsoft Office 365 and Google’s G Suite are ____-based applications

Answer 7

web

Question 8

Apps that you access on a smartphone or tablet

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Mobile apps

Question 9

Some apps, like Amazon, are available as both ________ and _____ apps

Answer 9

native…web

Question 10

1. Productivity (business and personal)
2. Graphics and media
3. Communications
4. Security
5. File, disk, and system management

Answer 10

Programs and Apps by Category

Question 11

Most mobile apps are _______ specific. That is, if you have an Android phone, you need to install the Android version of your app

Answer 11

platform

Question 12

Means that designers and developers start building apps to work on mobile devices first because these typically have more restrictions, such as smaller screens

Answer 12

Mobile first design

Question 13

Means the app is optimized for display in a browser on a mobile device

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Responsive design

Question 14

By using _______ development tools, developers can build apps that work on multiple platforms

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cross-platform

Question 15

These apps let you use your mobile device to make online purchases of goods and services

Answer 15

Mobile commerce or m-commerce

Question 16

Security measures that define who can use a program or app, as well as what actions they can perform within the program or app

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Access controls

Question 17

These are mass-produced and copyrighted and meet the needs of a wide variety of users, not just a single user or company

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Retail programs and apps

Question 18

Some _______, such as operating system, is preinstalled on new computers and mobile devices

Answer 18

retail software

Question 19

These perform functions specific to a business or industry

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Custom programs or apps

Question 20

In this case, the company may hire software developers to create specialized custom software

Answer 20

Custom programs or apps

Question 21

These are distributed online for a monthly subscription or an annual fee

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Software as a service (SaaS)

Question 22

Instead of releasing a new complete version, the company will provide updates to its subscribers that includes fixes for issues

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Software as a service (SaaS)

Question 23

Copyrighted and distributed at no cost for a trial period

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Shareware

Question 24

To use _______ beyond that period, you send payment to the developer, or you might be billed automatically unless you cancel within a specific period of time

Answer 24

shareware

Question 25

Copyrighted and provided at no cost by an individual or a company that retains all rights; indicates the software has no charge

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Freeware

Question 26

Programs and apps have no restrictions from the copyright holder regarding modification and redistribution

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Open source

Question 27

Programs and apps have been donated for public use and have no copyright restrictions

Answer 27

Public domain

Question 28

Typically is optional and usually involves submitting your name and other personal information to the software manufacturer or developer

Answer 28

Registration

Question 29

A technique that some software manufacturers use to ensure that you do not install the software on more computers than the number for which it is legally licensed

Answer 29

Activation

Question 30

Specifies the number of devices on which you can install the product, any expiration dates, and other restrictions

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License agreement

Question 31

Grants permission for one installation

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Single-user or end-user license agreement (EULA)

Question 32

Lets a specified number of users access the program or app

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Multiple-user license agreement

Question 33

Allows an organization to provide access to as many users as they want, either by individual installations or providing network access or Internet passwords

Answer 33

Site license

Question 34

________ can prevent or repair problems, provide additional functionality, or address any security or other issues

Answer 34

Updates

Question 35

Feature that provides the latest system software and security updates automatically

Answer 35

Automatic update

Question 36

Updates that address a single issue

Answer 36

Patches

Question 37

A collection of updates combines in one package

Answer 37

Service pack

Question 38

New releases of the program or app and may require an additional fee to enable the upgrade to install

Answer 38

Upgrades

Question 39

A tool that removes the program files, as well as any associated entries in the system files

Answer 39

Uninstaller

Question 40

Illegally copying a software, movies, music, and other digital materials

Answer 40

Piracy

Question 41

Apps for personal use that you may use to create documents, develop presentations, track appointments, or stay organized

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Productivity apps

Question 42

Include word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, database, productivity suites, and enterprise computing

Answer 42

Productivity apps

Question 43

Allow you to organize data in columns and rows and perform calculations on the data

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Spreadsheet apps

Question 44

These columns and rows are called a _________

Answer 44

worksheet

Question 45

The location formed by the intersection of a column and a row; its location is called the cell address

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Cell

Question 46

A collection of related worksheets contained in a single file

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Workbook

Question 47

Information necessary for a formula or function to calculate an answer

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Arguments

Question 48

A predefined computation or calculation

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A function

Question 49

Use this to highlight cells that meet specified criteria

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Conditional formatting

Question 50

Use this to create digital slide shows

Answer 50

Presentation apps

Question 51

A collection of data organized in a manner that allows access, retrieval, and reporting of that data

Answer 51

Database

Question 52

A _________ database management system (RDMS), or relational database, is a database that consists of a collection of tables where items are organized in columns and rows

Answer 52

relational

Question 53

_____ are rows of data stored in an area called ______, with each field assigned a _______

Answer 53

Records…fields…field name

Question 54

Collection of records for a single subject, such as all the customer records, organized in grids of rows and columns, much like worksheets in spreadsheet applications

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Tables

Question 55

A screen used to enter data into a database

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A form

Question 56

Extracts data from a database based on specified criteria, or conditions, for one or more fields

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Query

Question 57

A user-designed layout of database content

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Report

Question 58

A collection of individual related applications available together as a unit

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Productivity suite