M5 Application Software and Software Selection

Application software helps run the computer and coordinates instructions with the hardware.

• True

• False

Two basic types of software are:

• Application Software and Privacy Policies

• Application Software and Software as a Service

• Application Software and System Software

• Software as a Service and Private Software

System software includes types of software such as productivity software, business software, or multimedia software.

• True

• False

All web-based word processing applications are as fully featured as installed versions.

• True

• False

________ applications are software in which the vendor hosts the software online over the Internet and you do not to install the software on your computer.

• Open Source as a Service

• Proprietary as a Service

• Software as a Service

• Webware as a Service

The appropriate software to use for creating research papers is ________ software.

• Database

• presentation

• spreadsheet

• word processing

________ software is used to perform calculations and numerical analyses.

• Personal information manager (PIM)

• Presentation

• Spreadsheet

• Word Processing

Which is true about web-based application software?

• It does not need an Internet connection.

• It is always free.

• It is installed by the computer manufacturer.

• It is stored completely on a web server instead of your hard drive.

All of the following are examples of software suites EXCEPT ________.

• Apache OpenOffice

• Apple iWork

• Microsoft Office

• Microsoft OneNote

Apache OpenOffice is an example of a(n) ________ productivity suite.

• desktop publishing

• open source

• system

• web-based