Applied Computing Unit 1 and 2 Exam Prep

Qualitative data is composed of:

• opinions

• primary data.

• measurable facts.

• data obtained from observation.

How are data and information related?

• Information is processed into data

• Data is processed into information

• Only quantitative data can be turned into information

• Information is harder than data for humans to understand

A LAN is a Computer Network thats connects computers within a ______(choose two)

• Limited area

• Building

• Country

• Across different cities

One disadvantage of wireless networking is:

• security

• its flexibility

• the need to lay cables

• the massive area it can cover

What is produced during the analysis stage of the development of a software solution?

• a list of constraints

• evaluation criteria

• a testing table

• a website

In project management, a milestone:

• measures how long a project has been running

• is inserted at the beginning of every task

• marks the end of the project

• is a point of major progress

_______is the practice of making Web sites usable by people of all abilities and disabilities.

• Accessibility

• Usability

• Readability

• Disability

Efficiency is

• being fast

• a measure of quality

• the same as effectiveness

• a measure of how much time, money, and effort are needed

The evaluation stage of the problem-solving methodology differs from testing because

• testing checks that the system works, while evaluation checks that it is achieving its goals.

• testing checks that data is accurate, while evaluation checks that the system works.

• testing is carried out by developers, while evaluation is conducted by the client.

• hardware is tested, while the software is evaluated.

Francine is developing a software solution that will be installed on a mobile phone. She wants the solution to control her sound system; in particular, the volume, bass, and treble levels. She insists on these levels being manipulated using sliding bars as that type of user interface is what she is most familiar with. The use of the sliding bars should be discussed under which aspect of Francine’s solution requirements?

• Scope

• Project plan

• Functional requirements

• Non-functional requirements