Chapter 3 : Application Software

Chapter 3 : Application Software
Assignment from Tri Djoko Wahjono, Ir., M.Sc.

True/False Mark T for True and F for False.

(T)  1.     The categories of application software are mutually exclusive. (142)

(T)   2.     Public-domain software is available to the public for a fee. (143)

(F)  3.     To click a button on the screen requires moving the pointer to the button and then pressing and holding down a button on the mouse (usually the right mouse button). (144)

(T)  4.      A dialog box is a window that provides information, presents available options, or requests a response. (145)

(T)  5.      A font is a name assigned to a specific design of characters. (149)

(T)  6.      In a spreadsheet program, a function is a predefined formula that performs common calculations such as adding the values in a group of cells or generating a value such as the time or date. (151)

(T)  7.      Computer-aided design (CAD) software is a sophisticated type of application software that assists a professional user in creating engineering, architectural, and scientific designs. (160)

(F) 8.     Image stitching is the process of adjusting or enhancing image colors and/or adding special effects such as shadows and glows. (161)

(T)  9.     Although many word processing programs include desktop publishing (DTP) software features, users often prefer to create DTP documents using DTP software because of its enhanced features. (168)

(F) 10.    Some Web sites require you to download software in order to run their Web applications. (172)

(T)  11.    Some communications software is considered system software because it works with hardware and transmission media. (174)

(F) 12.    An RSS aggregator includes time-stamped articles, or posts, in a diary or journal format, usually listed in reverse chronological order. (174)

Multiple Choice Select the best answer.

1.      _____ is mass-produced, copyrighted retail software that meets the needs of a wide variety of users, not just a single user or company. (142) (A)

a. Packaged software                       b. A Web application

c. Open source software        d. Custom software

2.      _____ is a collection of individual programs available together as a unit. (156) (A)

a. A software suite                b. Shareware

c. Packaged software                         d. Custom software

3.      _____ allows a user to plan, schedule, track, and analyze the events, resources, and costs of a project. (157) (B)

a. Accounting software

b. Project management software

c. CAD software

d. Document management software

4.      _____ software provides a means for sharing, distributing, and searching through documents by converting them into a format that can be viewed by any user. (158) (C)

a. Database

b. Portable Document Format (PDF)

c. Document management

d. Word processing

5.      _____ helps home and small business users create newsletters, brochures, advertisements, postcards, greeting cards, letterhead, business cards, banners, calendars, logos, and Web pages. (168) (C)

a. Blogware

b. A personal information manager

c. Personal DTP software

d. Note taking software

6.. With _____, you can view, organize, sort, catalog, print, and share digital photos. (169) (B)

a. spreadsheet software

b. photo management software

c. clip art

d. desktop publishing software

7.      A(n) _____ is an online area where users have written discussions. (174) (C)

a. FTP program

b. text message

c. newsgroup/message board

d. Web browser

8.       _____ is the electronic equivalent of a user manual. (175) (B)

a. Web-based training                         b. Online Help

c. E-learning                                        d. Distance learning

Matching Match the terms with their definitions.

__F_ 1. button (144)               a. popular file format that document management software uses to save converted documents

__E__ 2. window (144)           b. the process of transferring an item from a clipboard to a specific location in a document

__ J__ 3. title bar (144)           c. Web site that allows users to access and interact with software from any computer or device that is connected to the Internet

__B___ 4. pasting (149)        

d. intersection of a row and column in a spreadsheet

__D___ 5. cell (151)               e. rectangular area of the screen that displays data and information

__L__ 6. database (153)        f. small symbol on the screen that moves as you move the mouse

__A__7. PDF(158)                 g. simplified accounting program that helps home users and small office/home office users balance their checkbooks, pay bills, track personal income and expenses, set up budgets, manage home inventory, track investments, and evaluate financial plans         

__G__ 8. personal finance     h. text that appears at the bottom of every page

software (166)                         i. graphical image activated to cause a specific action to occur

__K__ 9. online banking         j. horizontal space that contains the window’s name

(166)                                        k. offers access to account balances, provides bill payment services, and allows you to download monthly transactions and statements from the Web directly to your computer

__C__ 10. Web app (172)      l. collection of data organized in a manner that allows access, retrieval, and use of that data

Short Answer Write a brief answer to each of the following questions.

1.    Describe some types of utility programs.

Security 
Backup and restore 
Compression 
Disk maintanence

What is malware?

Malware is a program that acts without a user’s knowledge and deliberately alters the computer’s operations

2.     What are the features of presentation software? 

Slide show that consist of text, charts, and graphical images on a slide with 3-D, animation, and other special effects such as shading, shadows, and textures, checking, spelling, formatting, providing research capabilities, recognizing handwritten text and drawings, and creating Web pages from existing slide shows. 

What types of media might a person use to enhance a presentation? 

Microsoft PowerPoint, Apple Keynote, Corel Presentations

3.     How is travel and mapping software used?

Users to view maps, determine route directions, and locate points of interest and also calculate mileage, time, and expense.

What are some examples of reference software? 

Encyclopedia , dictionaries, and health/medical guides.

4.     What is computer-based training (CBT)? 

CBT is a type of education in which students learn by using and completing exercises with instructional software. 

List a few examples of CBT usage:

1.     Beginning athletes, for example, use CBT programs to learn the intricacies of baseball, football, soccer, tennis, and golf. 

2.     The military and airlines use CBT simulations to train pilots to fly in various conditions and environments

5.     Describe how many Web sites utilize Web-based training

Web-based training (WBT) is a type of CBT (computer-based training) that uses Internet technology and consists of application software on the Web.

WBT consists of self-directed, self-paced instruction about a topic.

WBT is popular in business, industry, and schools for teaching new skills or enhancing existing skills of employees, teachers, or students..

Many Web sites offer WBT to the general public. Such training covers a wide range of topics, from how to change a flat tire to creating documents in Word. Many of these Web sites are free. Others require registration and payment to take the complete Web-based course.

What are some ways that e-learning enhances communications? 

There are video conferencing, e-mail, blogs, wikis, newsgroups, chat rooms, and groupware