Exam 3: Computer Software

Aside from spreadsheets, what other "number crunching" software is available?

A(n) ____________________ is a grid-like structure that can hold text or pictures.

____________________ software is designed to help you to create, display, modify, manipulate, and print images.

MP3 sequencing software and software synthesizers are an important part of the studio musician's toolbox; they are great for sound effects and for controlling keyboards and other digital instruments.

A(n) ____ works behind the scenes to tell the computer how to use the contents of cells in calculations.

User-executable program files have .exe filename extensions.

A(n) ____________________ application is software that is designed to reside on a computer's hard disk.

A software ____ is a collection of application software sold as a single package.

A(n) preapproved license, shown in the above figure, goes into effect as soon as you open the packaging.

Trojan horses are notorious for stealing passwords using a ____.

A(n) ____ approach to creating software allows software developers to reuse their support programs in multiple software products and adapt preprogrammed support modules for use in their own software.

____ is a small section of program code that replaces part of the software you currently have installed.

Fortunately, antivirus software is 100% reliable.

Discuss the use of support programs and data files as a component of software.

In a spreadsheet, a(n) value is any text used to describe data.

Explain the what-if analysis as it relates to spreadsheets.

The three most popular types of document production software are ____.

A(n) ____________________ checker reads through your document and points out incomplete sentences, run-on sentences, and verbs that don't agree with nouns.

Database software stores data as a series of fields, which are composed of records that hold data.