Applied Information Technology
Unit 2A
Application Software
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Multiple Choice Questions – Circle the letter of the correct answer (1 mark each)
1.
What type of software is mass-produced, copyrighted retail software that meets the needs of a wide variety of
users, not just a single user or company?
a. Custom Software
b. Packaged Software
c. Open Source Software
d. User Software
2.
If you buy a collection of individual application software programs bundled together in a single package it is
called
a. packaged software.
b. shareware.
c. a software suite.
d. custom software.
3.
Which application software package will allow a user to plan, schedule, track, and analyse the events, resources
and costs of a project?
a. Accounting Software
b. CAD Software
c. Document Management Software
d. Project Management Software
4.
Documents such as letters, memos, reports, mailing labels and newsletters are produced using
a. Word processing software
b. Spreadsheet software
c. Document management software
d. Business software
5. What is Clip Art?
a. A collection of electronic drawings, photos, and other images.
b. Small images that appear on the desktop
c. Art work that has been reduced in size
d. A program that enables you to draw images.
6.
The cells in a worksheet can contain three types of data
a. text, words and titles
b. labels, values, and formulas
c. numbers, words and colours
d. processed, unprocessed and sorted
7.
A collection of data organised in a manner that allows access, retrieval, and use of that data is called a
a. dataset
b. database
c. data group
d. data management
8.
A salesman who wishes to explain his products to a group of people at the same time may use
a. Information management software
b. Design software
c. Display software
d. Presentation software
9.
CAD is application software that assists a professional user in creating engineering, architectural and scientific
designs. What are the letters CAD an abbreviation of
a. Computer Assisted Design
b. Computer Aided Design
c. Computers and Designs
d. Creating a Design
10. Adobe PhotoShop is an example of
a. painting software
b. video and audio software
c. image editing software
d. Photo buying software
Short Answer Questions (2 marks each)
11. Why should you save a document at regular intervals?
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12. Describe two types of chart (graph) that can be produced using a spreadsheet program?
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13. Explain why when using PhotoShop you would want to save an image both as a .psd and as a .jpg
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14. What is the advantage of using a Web application such as Google Docs?
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15. When starting to use an application software program for the first time where can you get help to learn how to
use it?
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16. What are the four categories of application software?
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17. What is the difference between Shareware and Freeware?
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18. One of the most important utility programs protects a computer against malware. What is malware and what
can it do to a computer?
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19. When using a computer we often talk about opening, resizing or minimizing a window. In computer terms what
is a window?
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20. What is the difference between editing a document and formatting a document?
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Extended Answer Question (10 marks)
21. In several recent high-profile cases, major news sources have published purposefully altered
photos. The alterations were more than just touching up a bad hair day; rather they were attempts to
alter the facts. Typically, those responsible are fired from their jobs.
Many commercial artists, photojournalists, and creators of cartoons, book covers and billboards use
photo-editing software to alter photographs. Real estate agents increasingly are being found to alter
photos of homes for online listings. With software, an artist can convert photos to a digital form that can
be colourised, stretched, squeezed, texturised or otherwise altered. For example, tabloid newspapers
or dubious online sources may alter a photo by switching a head on a body with someone else’s head.
In another situation, several major news sources were duped by a country into publishing pictures of a
faked missile test.
Is it ethical to alter digital photos? Does the answer depend on the reason for the alteration, the extent
of the alteration, or some other factor? Give an argument both for and against the practice of publishing
digitally altered photos.
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