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CIS 105 MIDTERM EXAM (ARIZONA STATE
UNIVERSITY) NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 250
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
What is the easiest and most basic way to share data? - ANSWER- Copy (or Cut) and Paste
A common name for an operating system is what? - ANSWER- Platform
What part of a computer is responsible for reading and writing data? - ANSWER- Operating System
What are the largest and most powerful business computers? - ANSWER- Mainframes
Running more than one application at a time is called what? - ANSWER- Multitasking
What company makes Acrobat? - ANSWER- Adobe 1 / 4
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What is it called when a row and column intersect in a spreadsheet? - ANSWER- Cell
Which of the following is not a feature of word processing software? - ANSWER- Array Document Protocols
What does platform neutral mean in context of a PDF? - ANSWER- Works on any operating system
In a DBMS, what is a row called? - ANSWER- Record
Connecting two or more computers is called what? - ANSWER- Network
What technology has made presentation software more popular?
- ANSWER- Business Intelligence
Where was WordPerfect originally developed? - ANSWER- Bringham Young University
What software did Excel replace as the most popular spreadsheet? - ANSWER- Lotus 123 2 / 4
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Linking the customer and transaction tables is called what? - ANSWER- One-to-many relationship
What software is designed to display on-screen? - ANSWER- Presentation software
Which software displays web pages? - ANSWER- Browser Software
Which is not word processing software? - ANSWER- Apple Word Press Pro
What application software features a "what-if" analysis? - ANSWER- Spreadsheets
Which is not a peripheral device? - ANSWER- NIC Card
Which is the leading presentation software? - ANSWER- Microsoft PowerPoint
Which software can provide a table of contents? - ANSWER- Word Processor 3 / 4
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In a DBMS, what is a column called? - ANSWER- Field
What was the first web browser called? - ANSWER- WorldWideWeb
What is a clickable navigation element? - ANSWER- Hyperlink
Who invented the first web browser? - ANSWER- Sir Tim Berners-Lee
What software models financial information? - ANSWER- Spreadsheets
What is the most popular word processor in the world? - ANSWER- Microsoft Word
What differentiates system software from application software?
- ANSWER- Human Intervention
Which software visually communicates a point? - ANSWER- Presentation
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