WEEK 8 Software Self Assessment PDF

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Week 8: Software Self-Assessment 1. ____________________ are sequences of instructions for the computer. 2. The combination of a particular hardware configuration and systems software package is known as a(n) ____________________. 3. ____________________ describes the program functions to help the user operate the computer system. 4. What is the element of the operating system that allows individuals to access and command the computer system? 5. What is the term used to describe the ability of a computer to smoothly handle an increasing number of concurrent users? 6. ____________________ software is the set of programs that coordinates the activities and functions of the hardware and other programs throughout the computer system. 7. What kind of software consists of programs that help users solve computing problems? 8. Which is the most recent version of the Windows operating system? 9. ____________________ is a network OS sold by Novell that can support users on Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX platforms. 10. The ____________________ is IBM’s first 64-bit enterprise OS. 11. Windows ____________________ is a family of Microsoft OSs for mobile or portable devices. 12. ____________________ is software that allows different systems to communicate and exchange data. 13. What is the term used to describe one-of-a-kind software for a specific application? 14. What type of software is best suited for writing a memo? 15. ____________________ applications are ideal for storing, manipulating, and retrieving data. 16. ____________________ application software is designed to support teamwork. 17. True or False: Programming languages are only used to write application programs, not systems software. 18. A set of rules associated with a programming language is referred to as the ____________________ of the language. 19. In programming, a(n) ____________________ consists of data and the actions that can be performed on the data. 20. True or False: With third generation and higher-level programming languages, each statement in the language translates into several instructions in machine language. 21. What kind of software program converts the programmer’s source code into machinelanguage instructions?

22. A software ____________________ is a defect in a computer program that keeps it from performing in the manner intended. 23. ____________________ software is freely available to anyone in a form that can be easily modified. 24. The terms ____________________ and ____________________ are used to describe software that is very inexpensive or free, but whose source code cannot be modified. 25. True or False: Software upgrades usually cost much less than the original purchase price.

ANSWERS FOR THE SELF ASSESSMENT CHAPTER 4 1. Computer programs 2. computer system platform 3. Documentation 4. User interface 5. Scalability 6. Systems 7. Application software 8. Windows Vista 9. NetWare 10. z/OS 11. Mobile 12. Middleware 13. Proprietary software 14. Word processing software 15. Database 16. Workgroup 17. False 18. syntax 19. object 20. True 21. A compiler 22. bug 23. Open source 24. shareware, freeware 25. True...