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1

Which one of the following tasks would be considered a task performed by personal productivity software?
A)Specifying how a computer is to carry out technology-specific tasks.
B)Maintaining a checking account balance.
C)Saving information to the hard drive.
D)Defragging your hard drive.
2

Software that helps you accomplish things that you could probably otherwise have done manually is called:
A)General business function software.
B)Industry-specific software.
C)Personal productivity software.
D)Education software.
3

From the title of a software package, you can pick out three characteristics. Which one of the following is not one of those characteristics?
A)Category.
B)Application name.
C)Software publisher.
D)Version number.
4

When purchasing individual pieces of software normally found in a software suite it costs:
A)Two to three times as much.
B)The same price.
C)Three to four times as much.
D)Four to five times as much.
5

If you need to create a text-based report you should purchase this type of software package:
A)Database.
B)Spreadsheet.
C)Browsing.
D)Word processing.
6

If you need to create an enhanced text-based report you should purchase this type of software package:
A)Desktop publishing.
B)Spreadsheet.
C)Browsing.
D)Word processing.
7

Microsoft's FrontPage and Corel's WordPerfect Trellix are both examples of:
A)Personal information management software.
B)Web authoring software.
C)Presentation software.
D)Web browsing software.
8

If you want to build your own Web site you should purchase this software package:
A)Database management.
B)PIM.
C)Web authoring.
D)Personal finance.
9

If you want to create and edit documents with photos and art you should purchase this software package:
A)Presentation.
B)Desktop publishing.
C)Web authoring.
D)Graphics.
10

PhotoShop is an example of a(n):
A)Graphics software package.
B)Web authoring software package.
C)Presentation software package.
D)Web browsing software package.
11

Microsoft Excel and Corel Quattro Pro are both examples of:
A)Spreadsheet software.
B)Graphics software.
C)Personal information management software.
D)Web browsing software.
12

In spreadsheets, a cell is defined as the:
A)Intersection of a field and a record.
B)Intersection of a file and database.
C)Intersection of a table and a tuplet.
D)Intersection of a row and column.
13

If you do a lot of "number crunching" in your job you would most likely use this type of software:
A)Graphics.
B)Desktop publishing.
C)Spreadsheet.
D)Presentation.
14

Microsoft PowerPoint and Lotus Freelance are both examples of:
A)Personal information management software.
B)Presentation software.
C)Graphics software.
D)Web browsing software.
15

Which one of the following statements does not apply to the characteristics of PIM software?
A)Helps you create and maintain to-do lists.
B)Helps you create and maintain appointments and calendars.
C)Helps you create and maintain company databases.
D)Helps you create and maintain points of contact.
16

Which one of the following statements does not apply to the characteristics of PIM software?
A)Helps you create and maintain to-do- lists.
B)Helps you create and maintain appointments and calendars.
C)Helps you create and maintain graphs.
D)Helps you create and maintain points of contact.
17

The advantage of working with this graphic is that it does not become pixilated if you resize it:
A)Bitmap graphic.
B)Grayscale graphic.
C)Palette graphic.
D)Vector graphic.
18

The image resolution of a digital camera is expressed in:
A)Yetapixels.
B)Zetapixels.
C)Megapixels.
D)Yotapizels.
19

Public domain software is:
A)Software that you can "test drive" or "try" before you buy it.
B)Software that you can copy, distribute, and modify without obtaining permission.
C)Software you must purchase from a public stock listing.
D)Software that comes with a stringent licensing agreement.





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