brockwellquizyourself3.1,3.2

Quiz your self 3.1

1. Application software is used to make business activities more effiecient, assist with graphics and multimedia projects; support home, personal, and educational tasks; and facilitate communications. TRUE
2. Public-domain software is mass-produced copyrighted retail software that meets the needs of a wide variety of users, not just a single user or company. FALSE  Packaged software is mass-produced, copyrighted retail software that meets the needs of a wide variety of users, not just a single user or company.
3. To use system software, your computer must be running application software. FALSE To use application software, such as word processing program, your computer must be running system software - specifically, an operating system.
4. When a program is started, its instructions load from memory into a storage medium. FALSE When a program is started, its instructions load from a storage medium (such as a hard disk) into memory.

Quiz your self 3.2

1. Audio editing software typically includes video editing capabilities. False Audio editing software usually includes filters, which are designed to enhance audio quality.
2. Enterprise computing software provides the capabilities of paint software and also includes the capability to modify existing images. FALSE Image editing software provides the capabilities of paint software and also includes the capability to enhance and modify existing images and pictures.
3. Millions of people use spreadsheet software every day to develop documents such as letters, memos, reports, mailing labels, newsletters and Web pages. FALSE Millions of people use word processing software every day to develop documents such as letters, memos, reports, mailing labels, newsletters, and Web pages.
4. Professional accounting software is ideal for the production of high-quality color documents such as textbooks, corporate newsletters, marketing literature, product catalogs, and annual reports. FALSE Proffessional Desk Top Publishing software is ideal for the production of high-quality color documents such as textbooks, corporate newsletters, marketing literature, oridyct catalogs, and annual reports.
5. Database software is application software that allows users to create visual aids for presentations to communicate ideas, messages, and other information to a group. FALSE Presentation software is application software that allows users to create visual aids for presentations to communicate ideas, messages, and other information to a group.
6. Popular CAD programs include Microsoft Office, Apple iWork, Corel Word Perfect Office, and Google Docs. FALSE Popular business software suites include Microsoft Office, Apple iWork, Corel Word Perfect Office, and Google Docs.
7. Web page authoring software helps users of all skill levels create Web pages. TRUE

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1. What company did Bruce Artwick form in 1977, and what game did it license to microsoft in1982? 
http://business.illinois.edu/ael/alumni/illinois-entrepreneurs/profiles/artwick.html

2. In what year did the United States Department of Revenue first provide tax forms and booklets in Adobe PDF format on its website? http://wiki.answers.com/Q/In_what_year_did_the_IRS_first_provide_tax_forms_in_Adobe_PDF

3. What is the latest security incident listed on the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) Web site?
http://www.us-cert.gov/

4. What is the name of the sans serif font the German Bauhaus movement developed in 1928?
http://graphicdesign.spokanefalls.edu/tutorials/process/type_basics/sans_serif.htm

5. What United States president's speech did Peter Norvig turn into a light hearted Power Point presentation?
http://rainbows.typepad.com/blog/2010/08/the-gettysburg-address-in-powerpoint.html

Review for test.

"I need to know how to find directions on a carography website ( ex: mapquest.com), research an item on research website (ex: bing.com), find a media sharing website, be able to blog, and pictures on the internet. I will study my terms for the test!"