B.E. Unit 5 Review

What are the programs that instruct computers to perform specific operations?

• cookies

• software

• hardware

• information systems

What do businesses often develop to be able to store and analyze data for the purpose of making business decisions?

• advertisements

• employee policies

• information systems

• machinery operating guides

Why do many businesses store information in a computerized database?

• to maintain client lists

• to transcribe word documents

• to calculate and chart economic trends

• to communicate company policies to employees

What is the set of computer programs that manage the hardware and software of a computer?

• electronic resource

• digital connection

• operating system

• transfer protocol

What is a computer system that is part of a larger machine and has a dedicated function to aid in the overall machine operations?

• motherboard

• embedded system

• secondary memory

• application programs

Which application software is designed to create, store, manage, search, and extract information?

• database application

• presentation application

• spreadsheet application

• word processing application

Bryan would like to send the same e-mail message to multiple people at once. He wants to save their e-mail contact information for future e-mail messages too. Which e-mail service should he use?

• virus

• attachments

• address book

• distribution lists

Hugo is creating a book report for his English class. He can create an outline, the report, and a list of works cited all in the same application. Which application software is Hugo using?

• database

• presentation

• spreadsheet

• word processing

Mrs. Taylor is helping her students create accounting forms in class. They are entering numbers and text to create the forms, which calculate the ending financial information. Which application software are they using?

• database

• presentation

• spreadsheet

• word processing

Corbin browses for workout gear online. He needs to type in the website address of the company to access the website. This website address is called:

• a virus

• a browser

• the World Wide Web (WWW)

• the Uniform Resource Locator (URL)