Multiple Choice

Select the best answer.

1. _____ is mass-produced, copyrighted retail software

that meets the needs of a wide variety of users, not just a
single user or company. (142)
a. Packaged software b. A Web application
c. Open source software d. Custom software
2. _____ is a collection of individual programs available
together as a unit. (156)
a. A software suite b. Shareware
c. Packaged software d. Custom software
3. _____ allows a user to plan, schedule, track, and analyze
the events, resources, and costs of a project. (157)
a. Accounting software
b. Project management software
c. CAD software
d. Document management software
4. _____ software provides a means for sharing, distributin

and searching through documents by converting them

into a format that can be viewed by any user. (158)
a. Database
b. Portable Document Format (PDF)
c. Document management
d. Word processing
5. _____ helps home and small business users create
newsletters, brochures, advertisements, postcards,
greeting cards, letterhead, business cards, banners,calendars, logos, and Web pages. (16
8)
a. Blogware
b. A personal information manager
c. Personal DTP software
d. Note taking software
6. With _____, you can view, organize, sort, catalog, print,and share digital phot
os. (169)
a. spreadsheet software
b. photo management software
c. clip art
d. desktop publishing software
7. A(n) _____ is an online area where users have written discussions. (174)
a. FTP program
b. text message
c. newsgroup/message board
d. Web browser
8. _____ is the electronic equivalent of a user manual. (175)
a. Web-based training
b. Online Help
c. E-learning
d. Distance learning

Multiple Choice

Select the best answer.

. The processor also is called the _____. (213)

a. motherboard
b. central processing unit (CPU)
c. adapter card
d. chip
2. The _____ is the component of the processor that
directs and coordinates most of the operations in the
computer. (214)
a. control unit
b. arithmetic logic unit
c. register
d. machine cycle
3. A processor contains small, high-speed storage
locations, called _____, that temporarily hold data and
instructions. (216)
a. flash drives
b. registers
c. jacks
d. heat sinks
4. Supercomputers use _____ for applications such as
artificial intelligence and weather forecasting. (220)
a. system-on-a-chip technology
b. massively parallel processing
c. SCSI
d. Accelerated Graphics Ports
5. ROM chips, called _____, contain permanently written
data, instructions, or information. (228)
a. memory cache
b. registers
c. firmware
d. transistors
6. A(n) _____ is an external device that provides connections
to peripherals through ports built into the device. (236)
a. expansion bus
b. port replicator
c. docking station
d. synthesizer

7. A(n) _____, which is an external device that attaches to a

mobile computer or device, contains a power connection
and provides connections to peripherals; it usually also
includes slots for memory cards, optical disc drives, and
other devices. (236)
a. docking station b. port replicator
c. peripheral d. expansion bus
8. A(n) _____ is part of the motherboard and connects the
processor to main memory. (237)
a. expansion bus
b. system clock
c. memory module
d. front side bus