QUESTION Which of the following has put pressure on people with limited skills to enhance their education in response to a changing economy? A) bar codes B) QR codes C) shop bots D) communications technology E) robots ANSWER Answer: E Explanation: E) Robots are automatic devices that perform functions ordinarily performed by human beings. […]
QUESTION Creating software requires significant time and effort. Developers should be compensated for their work, and their products legally protected from unauthorized sharing. What type of product is NOT protected? A) rentalware B) shareware C) freeware D) commercial software E) public-domain software ANSWER Answer: E Explanation: E) Public-domain software is not copyrighted. It may […]
QUESTION Which of the following is NOT a correct pair association? A) computer type > microcontroller B) storage > smart card C) horizontal market software > database D) output > touch screen E) input > mouse ANSWER Answer: D Explanation: D) A touch screen is an input device that translates data into a form […]
QUESTION Which of the following helps the computer manage its internal and external resources? A) open-source software B) system software C) vertical market software D) specialty software E) device drivers ANSWER Answer: B Explanation: B) System software enables application software to interact with the computer and helps the computer manage its internal and external […]
QUESTION Which of the following is NOT considered specialty software? A) message center software B) groupware C) personal information manager D) desktop publishing software E) project management software ANSWER Answer: C Explanation: C) Personal information managers, such as Lotus organizer and Microsoft Task Scheduler, are considered common business software. The other options all focus […]
QUESTION Which of the following is NOT part of a software suite? A) word processing software B) spreadsheet software C) system software D) e-mail software E) presentation software ANSWER Answer: C Explanation: C) Software suites are packages of integrated application software. System software helps application software interact with the computer.
QUESTION Tina sends an e-mail on the company intranet to her supervisor Jonah across the hall. What does the e-mail pass through before Jonah reads it? A) mainframe B) microcontroller C) server D) flash drive E) client ANSWER Answer: C Explanation: C) A server is a central computer that holds data and programs for […]
QUESTION A peer-to-peer network is an organization’s internal private network that uses the infrastructure and standards of the Internet and the Web. Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ANSWER Answer: FALSE Explanation: In a peer-to-peer network, all microcomputers on the network communicate directly with one another without going through a central server.
QUESTION Annie owns a small flower shop with two delivery vans. Name and give a brief description of the five types of insurance particularly recommended for small businesses like hers. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Answer: (1) Property insurance—protects buildings, cars, and their contents from fires, embezzlement, and other hazards. (2) Liability […]
QUESTION A computer or mobile device that uses Web access to obtain computing resources from data centers around the world is utilizing cloud computing. Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ANSWER Answer: TRUE Explanation: Cloud computing is using Web access to obtain only the computing resources a user needs, from anywhere around […]
