CIS 105 MIDTERM EXAM ARIZONA STATE

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CIS 105 MIDTERM EXAM (ARIZONA STATE

UNIVERSITY) NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM 250

QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED

ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY

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What is the easiest and most basic way to share data? - ANSWER- Copy (or Cut) and Paste

A common name for an operating system is what? - ANSWER- Platform

What part of a computer is responsible for reading and writing data? - ANSWER- Operating System

What are the largest and most powerful business computers? - ANSWER- Mainframes

Running more than one application at a time is called what? - ANSWER- Multitasking

What company makes Acrobat? - ANSWER- Adobe 1 / 4

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What is it called when a row and column intersect in a spreadsheet? - ANSWER- Cell

Which of the following is not a feature of word processing software? - ANSWER- Array Document Protocols

What does platform neutral mean in context of a PDF? - ANSWER- Works on any operating system

In a DBMS, what is a row called? - ANSWER- Record

Connecting two or more computers is called what? - ANSWER- Network

What technology has made presentation software more popular?

• ANSWER- Business Intelligence

Where was WordPerfect originally developed? - ANSWER- Bringham Young University

What software did Excel replace as the most popular spreadsheet? - ANSWER- Lotus 123 2 / 4

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Linking the customer and transaction tables is called what? - ANSWER- One-to-many relationship

What software is designed to display on-screen? - ANSWER- Presentation software

Which software displays web pages? - ANSWER- Browser Software

Which is not word processing software? - ANSWER- Apple Word Press Pro

What application software features a "what-if" analysis? - ANSWER- Spreadsheets

Which is not a peripheral device? - ANSWER- NIC Card

Which is the leading presentation software? - ANSWER- Microsoft PowerPoint

Which software can provide a table of contents? - ANSWER- Word Processor 3 / 4

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In a DBMS, what is a column called? - ANSWER- Field

What was the first web browser called? - ANSWER- WorldWideWeb

What is a clickable navigation element? - ANSWER- Hyperlink

Who invented the first web browser? - ANSWER- Sir Tim Berners-Lee

What software models financial information? - ANSWER- Spreadsheets

What is the most popular word processor in the world? - ANSWER- Microsoft Word

What differentiates system software from application software?

• ANSWER- Human Intervention

Which software visually communicates a point? - ANSWER- Presentation

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