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WorksheetsSDD Year 11 Chapter 01-02 Quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
1. Claiming source code written by somebody else is your own work is an example of which of the following?
Copyright infringement
Reverse engineering
Plagiarism
Software piracy
These are all legitimate search engines, except...
Yahoo
Archie
Microsoft
What is the difference between CLI and GUI?
GUI is more commonly used today, but CLI is still used for automated tasks
CLI is more commonly used today, but GUI is still used for automated tasks
GUI is used by closed operating systems like Apple, CLI is used by Microsoft
CLI is used by closed operating systems like Apple, GUI is used by Microsoft
Relative and absolute referencing is a
concept that is present in:
word processor software
spreadsheet software
presentation software
multimedia software
What works does intellectual property cover?
Software
Books
Music
All of the above
Which of these is not covered by copyright?
Shareware
Commercial
Public Domain
Freeware
Which licence agreement can be distributed, but cannot be modified or reverse engineered?
Commercial
Public Domain
Shareware
Freeware
A software product that where the code
is developed collaboratively and is
freely available to all is likely to be
covered by a:
Creative commons licence
Commercial licence
Site licence
Open source licence
Which term defines the process of decompiling of software?
Interpreting
Translating
Backwards compiling
Reverse engineering
These are all issues related to consistent user interface, except...
Having a quick response time
Using color approriately
Using font appropriately
Providing "undo" or "back" buttons
Which feature/trait listed makes the software application easy to use?
Tabbed dialogue bars
Creative and fancy icons
2 seconds of response time
More than 50% whitespace
What skills are important in the SDD cycle?
communication, creativity, collaboration
interpersonal, problem-solving, structural
goal-oriented, technical, self-motivated
leadership, routinity, design
Which of these is an example of cultural inclusivity?
Speech generation features
Options for date and time format
Economically feasible pricing
Braille utilities
In the software development process, quality is a measure of ...
a cost benefit analysis
the amount of functionality the
product has
how well the product meets the
needs of the users
how many users download or buy the software
Which of these only contain input devices?
CD, DVD, hard disk
keyboard, monitor, scanner
mouse, barcode reader, microphone
printer, USB, RAM
These are data collected by the mouse, except...
The position on the screen
The state of each button
The scroll wheel events
The direction of the movement
The diagram above shows the workings of a ______
scanner
laser printer
inkjet printer
liquid crystal display
Which interface can send and receive video and audio and can control connected devices?
DVI
VRAM
VGA
HDMI
The storage that remains when the
power is turned off is known as
primary storage
secondary storage
permanent storage
control storage
What are the five functions performed by hardware devices?
hardware, software, data, personnel, procedures
input, output, storage, data, control
input, output, processing, control, storage
input, output, hardware, software, data
What organises and controls the hardware and
other software used by the system?
application software
operating system
utilities
artificial intelligence
An Apple OS operating system is considered
single-user, single-task
single-user, multi-task
multi-user, single-task
multi-user, multi-task
What is the difference between off-the-shelf and COTS applications?
Off-the-shelf is pre-packaged, COTS is used for clients with particular needs
Off-the-shelf is sold for individuals, COTS is sold for businesses
Off-the-shelf is used for unlimited users, COTS is used for limited users
They are the same!
What programming language approach responds to certain occurrences in a program?
high-level
sequential
event-driven
declarative
Which of these are characteristics of compilers? You can choose more than one.
Fast execution
Translates the entire source code into object code
Translates code line by line
Needs to have a copy of the interpreter
What are the steps of the fetch-execute cycle?
Fetch, execute, decode
Fetch, decode, execute
Fetch, execute, decode, store
Fetch, decode, execute, store
What is the name of the process given to turning source code into machine code?
Decompilation
Interpretation
Compilation
Reverse Engineering
A program with a graphical user-interface offers its user the choice of setting a default value for output. The four alternatives are: to the screen, to the printer, to a text file, or to a spreadsheet file. The most appropriate element to present this choice is
menu bars
dialogue boxes
radio buttons
appropriate control keys
A program halts whilst executing with a syntax error message. What type of translator is being used?
Compiler
Assembler
Interpreter
Virtual machine
Which language can be understood by the CPU?
High-level language
Imperative language
Assembler language
Machine language
