Exam 3: Computer Software

A software license is a legal contract that defines the ways in which you may use a computer program.

Case 3 John is in charge of buying the software for a hospital in a small town. He needs to research and make decisions about the software that is needed to update the hospital's outdated system. John wants to have the hospital employees use software that can facilitate communication by e-mail or other channels, distribute documents according to a prearranged schedule or sequence, and allow multiple people to contribute to a single document, among having other capabilities. Such a software is called ____.

In addition to replicating itself, a virus might deliver a ____.

What is notation software?

In the figure above, the item marked 2 is the Record button.

____ is not protected by copyright because the copyright has expired, or the author has made the program available without restriction.

Critical Thinking questions (Multiple Choice) An author needs a ____to gain legal protection for exclusive rights to copy, distribute, sell, and modify an original work.

Many Trojan horses have ____ capability, which allows unauthorized access to victims' computers.

Usually all the files needed for new software are ____ to consolidate them into one large file.

A ____ is designed to spread from computer to computer, and not from file to file.

Most local applications contain a ____ program that guides you through the installation process.

All of the following are graphics suites EXCEPT ____.

Virus experts call Trojan horses that contain a virus or a worm, which can replicate and spread, a ____________________ threat.

Word processing software gives you the ability to create, spell-check, edit, and format a document on the screen before you commit it to paper.

The ____ for a document refers to the way that all of the elements of a document are arranged on the page.

Critical Thinking questions (Multiple Choice) A multiple-user license ____.