Exam 6: Software

An operating system ensures that input and output proceed in an orderly manner, using ___________ to collect and hold data while the device is busy with other tasks.

Like books and movies, software is a type of intellectual property.

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

Which of the following would not be considered an operating system resource?

Most Web apps require installation on your local computer or handheld device.

An operating system's ____________ capability supports a division of labor among all the processing units.

In a spreadsheet worksheet, each cell in a grid can contain a value, label, or formula.

On Windows systems, the main executable file has a(n) ________ extension.

There is a universal standard for categorizing software, and various categorization schemes have few similarities.

Although there are online sources for software, most consumers obtain software offline.

Within a single program, multiprocessing allows multiple commands, or threads, to run simultaneously.

Word processing software is likely to include which of the following features?

Some database software provides tools to work with more than one collection of records, as long as the records are somehow related to each other.

Windows evolved from a Microsoft operating system called _____.

Many Web apps allow several people to collaborate on projects because the project files are stored on the Web and can be easily shared.

If you wanted to run multiple operating systems simultaneously on one computer, you would use a virtual machine.

Which OS is installed on more than 80% of the world's personal computers?

Magnetic and optical media are divided into circular ______ and then further divided into pie-shaped ________.

Purchasing software is the same as buying tangible goods, meaning software can be used, altered, loaned to friends, resold, or given away.

Applications include menu options for opening and saving files, calling on the operating system's file management routines to get the job done.