Topic 5: Final Test: Computer Software
2025
Briley has all the hardware she needs to construct a fully functional personal computer.
She connects the various components and peripheral devices and makes sure that she
has an available power supply for the system. She has all the necessary hardware, but
she is not sure if she has any software that will support the system itself and enable it to
run so that she can interact with it. What sort of software does she need?
a.) System software
b.) Application software
c.) FTP client software
d.) Safe mode software - CORRECT ANSWER-a.) System software
What name is given to general purpose software because it is useful for basically all
user groups with an organization?
a.) Vertical software
b.) System software
c.) Productivity software
d.) Horizontal software - CORRECT ANSWER-d.) Horizontal software
What is the difference between the Internet and an intranet?
a.) An intranet is a worldwide network, like the Internet, but it is privately owned and
operated rather than being accessible to the general public
b.) An intranet is a local area network, and the Internet is a much broader, worldwide
network of networks
c.) These are two similar names for the same type of network
d.) The Internet is able to provide many more services than an intranet because it
makes use of IP, which enables the use of many more applications than are possible
, with an intranet - CORRECT ANSWER-b.) An intranet is a local area network, and the
Internet is a much broader, worldwide network of networks
Why doesn't cloud computing make use of as many local applications as in a traditional
computing environment?
a.) Local applications are not compatible with the protocols involved in cloud computing
b.) Cloud computing intentionally stores software applications in a remote location
rather than on an individual user's computer in order to provide certain advantages to an
organization and its users
c.) Local applications are not nearly as powerful and functional as cloud applications are
d.) All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-b.) Cloud computing intentionally stores
software applications in a remote location rather than on an individual user's computer
in order to provide certain advantages to an organization and its users
What are the two primary goals for what an OS seeks to provide a user?
a.) Stability and control
b.) Control and convenience
c.) Speed and accuracy
d.) Storage and processing - CORRECT ANSWER-b.) Control and convenience
If a user interacts with an OS in some way other than through the GUI, what is that way
most likely to be?
a.) Through the mouse
b.) There is no other likely way to interact with an OS
c.) Through a command line
d.) Through voice commands - CORRECT ANSWER-c.) Through a command line
A certain computer has the special function within a network of providing data and
software access to other computers that request it. What type of operating system is it
likely to use?
a.) A server OS
b.) A workstation OS
c.) An intranet OS
d.) Any of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-a.) A server OS
What role did language translators play in the development of operating systems?
a.) They slowed the development of operating systems because programmers could
rely upon a language translator to do most of the basic functions that were needed in
those earliest days
b.) The multiple steps required in translating a program into executable form brought
about the need for an OS
c.) Language translators had a significant impact on the development of application
software, but not on the development of system software or operating systems -
CORRECT ANSWER-b.) The multiple steps required in translating a program into
executable form brought about the need for an OS
2025
Briley has all the hardware she needs to construct a fully functional personal computer.
She connects the various components and peripheral devices and makes sure that she
has an available power supply for the system. She has all the necessary hardware, but
she is not sure if she has any software that will support the system itself and enable it to
run so that she can interact with it. What sort of software does she need?
a.) System software
b.) Application software
c.) FTP client software
d.) Safe mode software - CORRECT ANSWER-a.) System software
What name is given to general purpose software because it is useful for basically all
user groups with an organization?
a.) Vertical software
b.) System software
c.) Productivity software
d.) Horizontal software - CORRECT ANSWER-d.) Horizontal software
What is the difference between the Internet and an intranet?
a.) An intranet is a worldwide network, like the Internet, but it is privately owned and
operated rather than being accessible to the general public
b.) An intranet is a local area network, and the Internet is a much broader, worldwide
network of networks
c.) These are two similar names for the same type of network
d.) The Internet is able to provide many more services than an intranet because it
makes use of IP, which enables the use of many more applications than are possible
, with an intranet - CORRECT ANSWER-b.) An intranet is a local area network, and the
Internet is a much broader, worldwide network of networks
Why doesn't cloud computing make use of as many local applications as in a traditional
computing environment?
a.) Local applications are not compatible with the protocols involved in cloud computing
b.) Cloud computing intentionally stores software applications in a remote location
rather than on an individual user's computer in order to provide certain advantages to an
organization and its users
c.) Local applications are not nearly as powerful and functional as cloud applications are
d.) All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-b.) Cloud computing intentionally stores
software applications in a remote location rather than on an individual user's computer
in order to provide certain advantages to an organization and its users
What are the two primary goals for what an OS seeks to provide a user?
a.) Stability and control
b.) Control and convenience
c.) Speed and accuracy
d.) Storage and processing - CORRECT ANSWER-b.) Control and convenience
If a user interacts with an OS in some way other than through the GUI, what is that way
most likely to be?
a.) Through the mouse
b.) There is no other likely way to interact with an OS
c.) Through a command line
d.) Through voice commands - CORRECT ANSWER-c.) Through a command line
A certain computer has the special function within a network of providing data and
software access to other computers that request it. What type of operating system is it
likely to use?
a.) A server OS
b.) A workstation OS
c.) An intranet OS
d.) Any of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-a.) A server OS
What role did language translators play in the development of operating systems?
a.) They slowed the development of operating systems because programmers could
rely upon a language translator to do most of the basic functions that were needed in
those earliest days
b.) The multiple steps required in translating a program into executable form brought
about the need for an OS
c.) Language translators had a significant impact on the development of application
software, but not on the development of system software or operating systems -
CORRECT ANSWER-b.) The multiple steps required in translating a program into
executable form brought about the need for an OS
