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________ is the semiconductor material used to make transistors. - Answers Silicon

The ________ is the box that contains the central electronic components of the computer. - Answers
system unit

Which type of software lets you dictate letters, e-mails, and voice commands? - Answers speech
recognition software

CD ripping refers to ________. - Answers encoding CDs to MP3 format

Multimedia software includes all of the following EXCEPT: - Answers utility software.

GPS software allows users to ________. - Answers locate restaurants, airports, and points of interest

Which type of software helps managers with tasks such as scheduling charts? - Answers project
management software

Software that does "back office" operations and processing functions such as billing, production,
inventory management, and human resources management is called ________. - Answers enterprise
resource planning software

The special memory storage areas built into the CPU are called ________. - Answers registers

Which of the following is an example of discounted software? - Answers educational versions of
software

Angel and Blackboard are examples of ________. - Answers course management software

The ASCII code can represent ________ unique characters. - Answers 256

In a spreadsheet, the columns and rows form individual boxes called _______. - Answers cells

Which type of software stores client information in one central database for use by sales professionals? -
Answers customer relationship management software

Software designed for a specific industry is known as ________ software. - Answers vertical market

The CPU processing cycle has how many steps? - Answers 4

Unicode uses ________ bits to code character data. - Answers 16

Microsoft ________ is software that allows students who have Tablet PCs to write their notes directly
onto the tablet, using it as an electronic notebook. - Answers OneNote

Software you can use to create a budget is called ________. - Answers spreadsheet software

,Every software program has a set of ________ that specify the minimum recommended standards for
the operating system, processor, RAM, and hard drive capacity. - Answers system requirements

Custom software, developed to address the needs of a specific company, is known as ________
software. - Answers proprietary

Which of the following sequences lists the speed of memory from the fastest to the slowest? - Answers
registers, Level 1 cache, Level 2 cache, RAM

QuarkXPress and Adobe InDesign are examples of ________ software. - Answers desktop publishing

Presentation software includes all of the following features EXCEPT: - Answers formulas.

In a spreadsheet, equations you build yourself using values and cell references are called ________. -
Answers formulas

Microsoft Office and Corel WordPerfect Office are examples of ________. - Answers software suites

All of the commands in an instruction set are written in ________ language, which is easier for humans
to work with than binary. - Answers assembly

An example of software that includes electronic checkbook registers and automatic bill payment tools is
________. - Answers Intuit Quicken

Which Microsoft program is used to create technical drawings, map basic block diagrams, and more? -
Answers Visio

Predesigned forms that provide the basic structure for a particular kind of document are known as
________. - Answers templates

The cell address F7 indicates that the cell ________. - Answers is at column F, row 7 of the worksheet

Computer-aided design software is used primarily by ________. - Answers engineers to create models

The main purpose of the decode stage is for the CPU's ________ to translate program instructions into
commands the CPU can understand. - Answers control unit

Which type of software is used at colleges to keep track of student records? - Answers database
software

A(n) ________ software installation allows you to decide which features you want to install on the hard
drive. - Answers custom

The ________ number system uses the digits 0-9 and the symbols A-F. - Answers hexadecimal

QuickBooks and Peachtree are examples of ________. - Answers accounting software

Illegally copying an application onto another computer is called ________. - Answers software piracy

, Microsoft Word and OpenOffice.org Writer are examples of ________. - Answers word processing
software

The primary benefit of a spreadsheet program is ________. - Answers its ability to automatically
recalculate formulas and functions

System software does all of the following EXCEPT ________. - Answers add graphics and pictures to files

Web-based application software is software that ________. - Answers is stored completely on a Web
server instead of your hard drive

Software refers to a set of instructions that tells the computer what to do. These instruction sets are
called ________. - Answers programs

When available, the best way to remove an unwanted software application is to ________. - Answers
use the application's uninstall program

Software that lets you do tasks at home, school, and work is called ________. - Answers application
software

Which type of software is used to keep track of appointments, to-do lists, and telephone numbers? -
Answers personal information manager (PIM) software

Adobe Dreamweaver is an example of ________. - Answers Web page authoring software

The collection of commands that a specific CPU executes is called its ________ - Answers instruction

Which type of software is used to make a slide show? - Answers presentation software

Adobe Premiere Pro and Microsoft Live Movie Maker are examples of ________ software. - Answers
digital video editing

Which file format enables users to share, view, and print any file as long as they have the appropriate
program installed? - Answers PDF

The organization responsible for rating computer games is the ________. - Answers Entertainment
Software Rating Board

Software that is distributed for free, but often with the condition that you pay for it if you like and
intend to use it, is called ________. - Answers shareware

What type of memory stores frequently used instructions or data needed by the CPU? - Answers cache

A byte is composed of ________ bits. - Answers 8

In the URL http://www.prenhall.com, the portion labeled .com is the ________. - Answers top-level
domain

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