Exam 4: Software: Systems and Application Software

_____ provides income and expense tracking and reporting to monitor and plan budgets

The _____ interface is an interface that allows applications to make use of the operating system.

An operating system with multitasking capabilities allows a user to run one program in the foreground while meanwhile another program is running in the ________.

The ________ is the heart of the operating system and controls its most critical processes.

_____ is software that is mass produced by software vendors to address needs that are common across business, organizations, or individuals.

Outsourcing global software support to one or more third-party distributors is gaining acceptance in North America.

Application programs interact with systems software, and the systems software directs computer hardware to perform the necessary tasks.

Symbian is an example of a popular cell phone embedded operating system.

The market for mobile application software for smartphones and mobile devices could reach ________ by 2017.

The operating system's application provides software developers with tools they use to build application software without needing to understand the inner workings of the operating system and hardware.

There are free Web-based productivity software suites that require no installation on the computer.

Off-the-shelf software is mass-produced by a software vendor to address needs that are common across businesses, organizations, or individuals.

Linux is not a full operating system and many distributions of Linux are available with various sets of capabilities and applications to form a full operating system.

_____ is a popular groupware software package from IBM that enables a global team to work together from a common set of documents, have electronic discussions using threads of discussion, and schedule team meetings.

A software suite is a collection of single programs packaged together as a bundle and typically include word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, and more.

The Windows 8 operating system includes a touch interface and displays colorful tiles instead of icons.

_____ works by swapping programs or parts of programs between memory and one or more disk drives.

An operating system is a set of programs that controls the computer hardware and acts as interface with applications.

Software as a Service refers to the use of computing resources, including software and data storage, on the Internet rather than local computers.

Sometimes referred to as rich _____ application, a Web-delivered software application combines hardware resources of the Web server and PC to deliver valuable software services through a Web browser interface.