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University of Massachusetts Boston
College of Management
MSIS 110: Introduction to Computers
Chapter 4: Software - Q & A
____ 1. Documentation describes sequences of instructions for the computer.
____ 2. An operating system provides networking capability.
____ 3. The terms multitasking and time-sharing can be used interchangeably.
____ 4. Windows 2000 took Microsoft more than 4 years and more than one billion dollars to
develop.
____ 5. Mainframe computers are no longer used very much due to the popularity of the
Internet.
____ 6. Utility software has been developed to replace many operating systems.
____ 7. It is less expensive to develop software in-house than to purchase it.
____ 8. Application software consists of programs that help users solve particular computing
problems.
____ 9. A workgroup may be a large, formal, permanent organizational entity such as a
section or department, or a temporary group formed to complete a specific project.
____ 10. An operating system (OS) is a set of computer programs that controls the computer
hardware.
____ 11. The set of computer programs designed to coordinate the activities and functions of
the hardware are called ____.
a. Microsoft Office Suite
b. application software
c. general software
d. systems software
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____ 12. In the table above, what do the categories personal, workgroup, and enterprise
represent?
a. sphere of influence
b. personal productivity software
c. utility software
d. application software
____ 13. Trina Gracy wants her Web Server to seamlessly allow additional users to concurrently
access her Web site. She wants her system to have ____.
a. virtual memory
b. paging
c. multitasking
d. scalability
____ 14. Instead of Windows NT 5.0, Microsoft chose to name its next release of NT software
____.
a. Windows XP
b. Windows ME
c. Windows 98
d. Windows 2000
____ 15. Operating systems such as OS/390 are found on ____ computers.
a. personal
b. mini
c. mainframe
d. super
____ 16. Which of the following is NOT an example of a utility program?
a. Virus scanning software
b. Software to write CDs
c. Screensaver
d. Spreadsheet
____ 17. The use of the Internet to spur development of open source software has led to ____,
or extending software development beyond a single corporation.
a. outsourcing
b. insourcing
c. opensourcing
d. freesourcing
____ 18. Which of the following is the language of the CPU?
a. Third-generation language
b. Machine language
c. Object-oriented language
d. Fourth-generation language
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19. The primary function of a(n) _______________________ is to provide instructions to
the computer system so it can perform a processing activity.
20. ________________________ is an Internet programming language developed by Sun
Microsystems.
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programming language
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