MULTIPLE CHOICE TUTORIAL 2 Chapter 3

1. ____ software consists of programs designed to make users more productive and/or assist them
with personal tasks.
a. Application c. Operating
b. Utility d. System


2. The ____ shown in the accompanying figure is a small symbol displayed on the screen that
moves as a user moves the mouse.
a. menu c. icon
b. button d. pointer


3. In the Windows operating system, as shown in the accompanying figure, the ____ is an on-screen
work area that has a graphical user interface.
a. frame c. workspace
b. desktop d. dialog box


4. As shown in the accompanying figure, a(n) ____ is a small image displayed on the screen that
represents a program, a document, or some other object.
a. menu c. pointer
b. button d. icon

5. A file is ____.
a. an on-screen work area that has a graphical user interface
b. a named collection of stored data, instructions, or information
c. an instruction that causes a program to perform a specific action
d. a horizontal space that contains a windows title


6. When you click Paint in the Accessories list, Windows loads the Paint program instructions from
the computers hard disk into ____.
a. storage c. dialog
b. memory d. command space


7. A(n) ____ contains a list of commands from which a user makes selections.
a. dialog box c. window
b. icon d. menu


8. A ____ is an instruction that causes a program to perform a specific action.
a. dialog box c. command
b. window d. title bar


9. A(n) ____ is a rectangular area of the screen that displays data and information.
a. frame c. workspace
b. box d. window


10. The top of a window has a(n) ____, which is a horizontal space that contains the windows name.
a. view bar c. frame name
b. title bar d. dialog box

11. The ____ of the document window usually displays a documents file name.
a. command box c. title bar
b. shortcut menu d. submenu


12. A(n) ____ is a window that provides information, presents available options, or requests a
response.
a. menu bar c. style manager
b. management frame d. dialog box


13. ____ software assists people in becoming more effective and efficient while performing their
daily business activities.
a. Commercial c. Business
b. Marketing d. Advocacy


14. ____ software allows users to create and manipulate documents containing mostly text and
sometimes graphics.
a. Desktop publishing c. Image processing
b. Contextual d. Word processing


15. ____ is a collection of electronic drawings, photos, and other images that can be inserted into
documents.
a. Clip art c. Glossaries
b. Graphics checkers d. Image repositories


16. Word processing software includes a(n) ____, which reviews the spelling of individual words,
sections of a document, or the entire document.
a. table of contents c. glossary
b. spelling checker d. dictionary




17. A font ____, such as bold, italic, and underline in the accompanying figure, adds emphasis to a
font.
a. style c. face
b. point d. weight


18. A(n) ____, such as Cambria and Calibri in the accompanying figure, is a name assigned to a
specific design of characters.
a. point c. text set
b. font d. iconography


19. ____ size, such as 12-point and 28-point in the accompanying figure, indicates the size of
characters in a particular font.
a. Graph c. Font
b. Textual d. Data

20. A single point is about ____ of an inch in height.
a. 1/9 c. 1/36
b. 1/18 d. 1/72


21. ____ software is software that allows users to organize data in rows and columns and perform
calculations on the data.
a. Database c. Spreadsheet
b. PIM d. PDA


22. When using spreadsheet software, the rows and columns collectively are called a(n) ____.
a. workbook c. workload
b. workspace d. worksheet


23. When computer users ____ a document, the computer transfers the document from memory to a
storage medium.
a. save c. format
b. edit d. print

ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 150

24. When computer users ____ a document, the computer sends a copy of the document to a medium
such as paper.
a. create c. format
b. print d. edit


25. A(n) ____ is the intersection of a column and row in a worksheet.
a. link c. nexus
b. cell d. grid

ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 151

26. Many worksheet cells contain a number that can be used in a calculation, called a(n) ____.
a. function c. formula
b. index d. value


27. A(n) ____ performs calculations on the data in a worksheet and displays the resulting value in a
cell.
a. index c. function
b. formula d. ratio




28. When using spreadsheet software like that in the accompanying figure, each worksheet can have
more than ____ cells.
a. 1,700 c. 17 million
b. 17,000 d. 17 billion


29. Most spreadsheet software like that shown in the accompanying figure includes ____ analysis
tools, where users can change certain values in a spreadsheet to reveal the effects of those changes.
a. concatenation c. what-if
b. functional d. application


30. The text, or ____, entered in a cell identifies the worksheet data and helps organize the
worksheet.
a. filename c. cell text
b. key text d. label


31. A(n) ____ is a collection of data organized in a manner that allows access, retrieval, and use of
that data.
a. spreadsheet c. database
b. formula d. functional set


32. ____ software allows users to create, access, and manage a database.
a. Text management c. Context management
b. Database d. Basis


33. A(n) ____ is a request for specific data from a database.
a. query c. resample
b. formula d. function


34. ____ software allows users to create visual aids for presentations to communicate ideas,
messages, and other information to a group.
a. Desktop publishing c. Presentation
b. Image editing d. Communications


35. To help organize a presentation, you can view ____ versions of all the slides similarly to how
35mm slides look on a photographers light table.
a. iconic c. resampled
b. thumbnail d. edited


36. ____ software enables users to enter typed text, handwritten comments, drawings, or sketches
anywhere on a page and then save the page as part of a notebook.
a. Sketching c. Note taking
b. Notebook d. PDA

37. A(n) ____ is application software that includes an appointment calendar, address book, notepad,
and other features to help users organize personal information.
a. PIM c. PIN
b. PIT d. PIC

38. A software ____ is a collection of individual programs sold as a single package.
a. cluster c. zip
b. suite d. archive


39. Most mobile devices include, among other features, ____ functionality.
a. DTP c. CAD
b. PIM d. WBT


40. Two popular ____ are Microsoft Office and Apple iWork.
a. personal information managers c. clip art/image galleries
b. software suites d. application service providers