Exam 6: Application Software

What programs are typically contained in office suites?

A(n) Web-based software program is delivered on demand via the Web to wherever the user is at the moment, provided he or she has an Internet connection.

The accompanying figure represents the toolbar command button for the ____ command.

To capture sound from a CD, ripping software is used.

Charts are inserted into an Excel spreadsheet using the commands in the Charts group on the ____ tab on the Ribbon.

A type of sensitivity analysis (called what if in Microsoft Excel) involves having the spreadsheet compute the amount a constant value would need to be in order for the result of a particular formula to become a specified amount.

Like any document created with software instead of paper and pencil, word processing documents can be retrieved, modified, and printed as many times as needed.

The most common type of database used on PCs today is a(n) ____.

In a worksheet, functions are words, column headings, and other nonmathematical data.

Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 6-1 When Mary started college, her parents bought her a new computer that came with minimal software. She is now looking into purchasing additional software. Mary enjoys taking digital photos and would like software that would allow her to perform tasks such as correct brightness or contrast, eliminate red eye, crop, resize, etc. In order to have this functionality on her computer, she needs a photo ____ program.

The accompanying figure is an example of various apps available today for mobile phones and other mobile devices.

Most ____ programs are available to try free of charge, but typically a small fee is required to use the program regularly.

Paragraph formatting changes an entire paragraph at one time, such as specifying the line spacing for a particular paragraph.

In a typical word processing program, a footer is text entered by the user that appears at the top of each page.

Presentation graphics programs contain an assortment of tools and operations for creating and editing slides, including preformatted ____ containing placeholders for the various elements in the slide.

Businesses and many individuals often use office suites, sometimes called ____, to produce various types of documents.

A ____ is a group of values and other data organized into rows and columns, similar to the ruled paper worksheets traditionally used by bookkeepers and accountants.

A ____ is an image designed to enhance a presentation (such as an electronic slide show or a printed report) visually, typically to convey information more easily to people.

Unlike notebook and tablet computers, mobile phones and other mobile devices typically require special application software designed for that type of device, sometimes called ____________________.

For some server software used within a virtual environment, some software companies-like Microsoft-are charging based on a(n) ____________________ instance; that is, the number of software instances (installed or virtual) being used at any given time.