Management Information Systems 7e Kenneth J Sousa Effy Oz - Test Bank

Management Information Systems 7e Kenneth J Sousa Effy Oz – Test Bank

 

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1. The two major categories of software are application software and operation software.
   1. True
   2. False

 

ANSWER:  False

 

2. The only language that computer hardware understands is a series of electrical signals that represent bits and bytes.
   1. True
   2. False

 

ANSWER:  True

 

3. 3GLs are significantly less procedural than 4GLs.
   1. True
   2. False

 

ANSWER:  False

 

4. In traditional programming, data and the operations to manipulate the data are kept separate from each other.
   1. True
   2. False

 

ANSWER:  True

 

5. A compiler checks one statement at a time.
   1. True
   2. False

 

ANSWER:  False

 

6. If the first statement that an interpreter checks is free of syntactic errors, it inteprets the statement into object code and makes the computer execute it.
   1. True
   2. False

 

ANSWER:  True

 

7. When you purchase an application, whether a computer game or a business program, you purchase a compiled version of the code, that is, the object code.
   1. True
   2. False

 

ANSWER:  True

 

8. Project management tools enable the creation and manipulation of local or shared databases.
   1. True
   2. False

 

ANSWER:  False

9. Hypermedia enables linking text, pictures, sounds, animations, and video.
   1. True
   2. False

 

ANSWER:  True

 

10. Web page development packages expedite development of webpages.
    1. True
    2. False

 

ANSWER:  True

 

11. Compilers and interpreters are types of programming language translators.
    1. True
    2. False

 

ANSWER:  True

 

12. In the absence of an operating system, applications run slowly on a computer.
    1. True
    2. False

 

ANSWER:  False

 

13. The great majority of business and individual software is open source, that is, software that is developed and sold for
    1. True
    2. False

 

ANSWER:  False

 

14. The developers of proprietary software make the source code of their software public.
    1. True
    2. False

 

ANSWER:  False

 

15. While many versions of Linux can be downloaded free of charge from the web, most firms prefer to purchase a packaged version.
    1. True
    2. False

 

ANSWER:  True

 

 

16. The permissive model of software licensing permits anyone to use, modify, and make applications with the code, but not to use it in proprietary products for sale or licensing.
    1. True
    2. False

 

ANSWER:  False

 

17. Microsoft, SAP, Oracle, and all other for-profit organizations that develop software own their software and license
    1. True
    2. False

 

ANSWER:  True

 

18. When an application is developed especially for an organization, specific program goals and custom requirements are considered during the development process.
    1. True
    2. False

 

ANSWER:  True

 

19. When executives talk about productivity tools, they really mean computer programs, commonly known as software _____.
    1. devices applications
    2. utilities d. sites

 

ANSWER:  b

 

20.          made programming somewhat easier because they aggregated common commands into “words,” although many of those “words” are not English­like.
    1. Programming languages Utility languages
    2. Assembly languages d. Procedural languages

 

ANSWER:  c

 

21. Higher-level enable the use of English-like statements to accomplish a goal, and these statements are translated by special software into the machine language.
    1. utility languages assembly languages
    2. procedural languages d. programming languages

 

ANSWER:  d

 

22. Locating and fixing programming errors is called .
    1. compiling coding
    2. assembling d. debugging

 

ANSWER:  d

 

 

23.          use a modular approach, which offers ease of maintenance and efficiency in applications development.
    1. Application languages
    2. Utility languages
    3. Object-oriented programming languages
    4. Graphic languages

 

ANSWER:  c

 

24. Which of the following is true of objective-oriented programming languages?
    1. Operations are linked to the data that they run on.
    2. They require more code than other languages.
    3. Data and the operations to manipulate the data are kept separate from each other.
    4. Their primary emphasis is on the procedure for performing a task.

 

ANSWER:  a

 

25.          primarily involves modifying programs to meet new business needs, but also debugging of errors that were not detected when testing the developed code.
    1. Recoding Reassembling
    2. Displacement d. Maintenance

 

ANSWER:  d

 

26. The most popular OOP languages are Java, Visual Basic, and .
    1. XML HTTP
    2. C++/C# d. HTML

 

ANSWER:  c

 

27. A(n) scans the entire source code, looking for errors in the form of the code.
    1. compiler assembler
    2. coder d. interpreter

 

ANSWER:  a

 

28. Programs designed to perform specific jobs, such as calculating and executing a company’s payroll, are collectively called .
    1. application-specific software general-purpose application software
    2. packaged software d. utility software

 

ANSWER:  a

 

29. Spreadsheets and word processors are .
    1. application-specific applications general-purpose applications
    2. software-testing applications d. program-coding applications

 

ANSWER:  b

 

 

30. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook are productivity tools in the Microsoft Office .
    1. prototype suite
    2. driver d. compilation

 

ANSWER:  b

 

31.          is a feature that enables a user to access additional information by clicking on selected text or graphics.
    1. Groupware Graphical user interface
    2. Hypermedia d. Graphics accelerator

 

ANSWER:  c

 

32. Programs that can handle many different types of data are called .
    1. supermedia software utility software
    2. packaged software d. multimedia software

 

ANSWER:  d

 

33. Which of the following is true of multimedia software?
    1. Multimedia limits the method of
    2. Multimedia integrates all types and forms of
    3. Multimedia is not associated with hypermedia.
    4. Multimedia does not use embedded links.

 

ANSWER:  b

 

34. Applications that can be integrated with other software to create new useful applications are called .
    1. mashups compilers
    2. utilities d. coders

 

ANSWER:  a

 

35.          applications are programs that enable workers to collaborate in real time over the web.
    1. Hypermedia Multimedia
    2. Groupware d. Open source

 

ANSWER:  c

 

36. The purpose of is to manage computer resources and perform routine tasks that are not specific to any
    1. multimedia software production software
    2. packaged software d. system software

 

ANSWER:  d

 

 

37. The mediates applications and the computer, and controls peripheral devices.
    1. operating system utility system
    2. multimedia software d. application software

 

ANSWER:  a

 

38. Operating systems are usually developed with the aid of , such as assembly languages or C.
    1. 4GL programming languages low-level programming languages
    2. high-level programming languages d. OOP programming languages

 

ANSWER:  b

 

39. Hardware diagnostics, file comparison, and file sorting are performed by an operating system.
    1. procedures object codes
    2. applications d. utilities

 

ANSWER:  d

 

40. A(n) is the software that enables the OS to control a device.
    1. compiler interpreter
    2. server d. driver

 

ANSWER:  d

 

41.          is based on UNIX and can be obtained free of charge.
    1. Windows CE Linux
    2. Solaris d. Android

 

ANSWER:  b

 

42. Which of the following is true of operating systems?
    1. Operating systems are not expected to function if the user makes a mistake.
    2. Windows operating systems are considered to be more user- friendly than Mac operating systems.
    3. Operating systems based on UNIX are known to be unstable.
    4. Stable operating systems do not cause a computer to freeze or produce error messages.

 

ANSWER:  d

 

43. The developers of can obtain the source code free of charge, usually on the web.
    1. proprietary software open source software
    2. multimedia software d. hypermedia software

 

ANSWER:  b

 

 

44. Which of the following is true of open source software?
    1. Open source software can offer more innovative features by incorporating ideas from a diverse set of
    2. The developers of open source software do not make the source code of their software public.
    3. Open source software has more bugs because independent programmers are not allowed to review the code.
    4. The motive for developing and improving open source software is monetary.

 

ANSWER:  a

 

45. The motive for developing and improving is not monetary, but rather the satisfaction of solving programming problems and the recognition of one’s contribution.
    1. proprietary software open source software
    2. multimedia software d. packaged software

 

ANSWER:  b

 

46.          means the code is owned by someone who has the right to sell or license the software to others.
    1. Source code Open source
    2. Proprietary d. Groupware

 

ANSWER:  c

 

47. In the permissive model of software , anyone can use modify, and make the software into a product that can be sold for profit.
    1. distributing dealing
    2. licensing d. programming

 

ANSWER:  c

 

48.          enables users to complete a particular application or task, such as word processing, investment analysis, data manipulation, or project management.

 

ANSWER:  Application software

 

49.          enables application software to run on a computer and manages the interaction between the CPU, memory, storage, input/output devices, and other computer components.

 

ANSWER:  System software

 

50. To accelerate their work, programmers can use one of several , such as Microsoft Visual Basic, Embarcadero Delphi, Micro Focus COBOL, ASNA Visual RPG, and Visual C++.

 

ANSWER:  visual programming languages

 

 

51. In , software developers treat objects as parts, or standardized modules that work together and can be used and reused.

 

ANSWER:  OOP

object-oriented programming

object-oriented programming (OOP)

 

52. The main advantage of Java and JavaScript is that the code produced, called , can be executed well regardless of the operating system the computer uses.

 

ANSWER:  applets

 

53. Code written in interpreted programming languages can run only on machines whose disks store a(n) .

 

ANSWER:  interpreter

 

54. General-purpose applications are available as ; that is, they come ready to install from an external storage medium such as a CD or a file downloaded from a vendor’s website.

 

ANSWER:  packaged software

 

55. Linking among documents involves technologies, and embedding information such as sound and video clips in documents uses multimedia technologies.

 

ANSWER:  hypermedia

 

56.          applications are programs that enable workers to collaborate in real time over the web.

 

ANSWER:  Groupware

 

57. When application developers write code, they use the for the operating system on which the application will

 

ANSWER:  application program interfaces (APIs)

application program interfaces (APIs)

 

58.          are often referred to as “platforms,” because they are the platform on which all other applications “ride” when interacting with the hardware.

 

ANSWER:  OSs

Operating systems Operating systems (OSs)

 

59. Operating systems perform such as hardware diagnostics, file comparison, file sorting, and the like.

 

ANSWER:  utilities

 

60. A(n) is the software that enables the OS to control a device, either one installed inside the computer or an external device such as a flash memory drive.

 

ANSWER:  driver

 

61. The developers of do not make the source code of their software public.

 

ANSWER:  proprietary software

 

62. A(n) program can be developed by a random group of programmers, rather than by a single company.

ANSWER:  open source

 

63. Procedural languages need special programs to translate , which is the program as originally written, into object code, which is the same program in machine language.

 

ANSWER:  source code

 

64. The model provides application software developed and maintained by a third-party provider and offered to organizations for a recurring fee.

 

ANSWER:  software as a service (SaaS)

SaaS

software as a service (SaaS)

 

65. Describe the term software.

 

ANSWER:  Software is a series of instructions to a computer to execute any and all processes, such as displaying text, mathematically manipulating numbers, or copying or deleting documents. Computers only  understand instructions made up of electrical signals alternating between two states, which eventually close or open tiny electrical circuits. Different sequences of signals represent different instructions to the computer. In the early days of computers, programming a computer meant actually changing the computer’s wiring by opening and closing switches or moving plugs from one circuit to another. Because programs today consist of instructions that require no hardware reconfiguration, the skill of composing software programs is independent of building or directly manipulating hardware.

 

66. Discuss visual programming languages.

 

ANSWER:  To accelerate their work, programmers can use one of several visual programming languages, such as Microsoft Visual Basic, Embarcadero Delphi, Micro Focus COBOL, ASNA Visual RPG, and Visual C++. These languages let programmers create field windows, scroll-down menus, click buttons, and other objects by simply choosing the proper icon from a palette. They can then use a flexible tool to shape and color these objects. Seeing exactly and immediately how boxes and menus look on-screen reduces the chance of bugs and helps programmers finish their jobs faster than if they had to write code. The appropriate code is written automatically for them when they click on elements. However, the programmer can always go back to the code and add or change statements for operations that cannot easily be accomplished by using the visual aids. Thus, knowledge of the programming language is still required.

 

67. Discuss the advantages of object-oriented programming (OOP) over procedural languages.

 

ANSWER:  Object-oriented programming languages require less code than other languages. They also require less time than programming in other languages. In addition, OOP enhances program modularity and reusability. OOPs make code maintenance easier. Also, OOPs enhance ability to create user-friendly interface. Finally, OOPs are appropriate for graphic- and sound-enhanced applications.

 

68. In what way do project management tools help project managers?

 

ANSWER:  Project management tools, such as Microsoft Project or the free Open Workbench, help managers of any type of project—such as building construction, product development, and software development—to plan projects and track their progress. Project managers enter information such as tasks and their expected completion dates, milestones, and resources required for each task: labor hours, materials, and services. The software alerts planners when they enter illogical information, such as scheduling a worker to work 120 hours in one week, and when tasks violate interdependencies. The latter happens when, for instance, planners schedule the start of Phase D before the completion of Phase C, though they had previously indicated that Phase D depends on the completion of Phase C.

 

69. What are the advantages of open source software over proprietary software?

 

ANSWER:  The advantages of open source software over proprietary software are clear: the software has fewer bugs because thousands of independent programmers review the code, and it can offer more innovative features by incorporating ideas from a diverse set of experts from different countries and cultures who collaborate. The motive for developing and improving open source software is not monetary, but rather the satisfaction of solving programming problems and the recognition of one’s contribution. Programmers who improve such software do it for fame and recognition by their peers the world over. They collaborate mainly via the Internet. They post patches of code that improve current code, or add extensions and plug-ins to enhance functionality of an application. These extensions are free for all to download and use. The major disadvantage is that development and support depend on the continued effort of an army of volunteers.