Business Essentials Unit 5 Test

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 makin 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

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)

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

• attahments

• address book

• distribution list

Which software enables users to enter and store their written work as various types of documents?

• database

• presentation

• spreadsheet

• word processing

Bernice received an e-mail with an attachment from an unknown person. She quickly deletes this e-mail because it could contain a/an:

• virus

• address book

• distribution list

• span message

Tina is an architect who works with engineers to create precision drawings and technical illustrations. What type of computer technology does Tina use?

• An expert system

• Networking technology

• Computer aided-design (CAD)

• Voice over Internet Protocol

Which computer technology uses databases of highly skilled knowledge to offer advice or make decisions in such areas as medical diagnosis and stock exchange trading?

• Expert Systems

• Networking technology

• Computer aided-design (CAD)