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A(n) ____________________ is used to make users more productive and/or assist them with personal tasks.

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COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Your friend has been assigned the task of creating visual aids to communicate ideas, messages, and other information to a sales group. What type of software should she use to complete this task?

A) information management software
B) presentation software
C) document management software
D) computer-aided design software

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COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT You have received an email that is directing you to a phony website that looks like the website for your mortgage company. What kind of message is this?

Open source software is copyrighted software that is distributed at no cost for a trial period.

Which of the following kinds of software allows users to modify a segment of a video, called a clip?

Most television shows and movies are created and enhanced using video and audio editing software.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What kind of file does Adobe Reader allow you to view?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT When a word processing program user formats a document, what does the user change?

Critical Thinking Questions Case 4-1 Your friends know that you understand a lot about computers, both the technical details of how they operate as well as information about software. Lately, with all of the concerns about copyright infringement, friends have started to ask you about categories of application software and what each kind permits. Christine is looking for desktop publishing software that is available for no cost. She is not concerned if the application is a scaled-down version of the fully functional product. What category of software will you recommend as a good match for her?

To use applications, a computer must be running an operating system.

Which of the following performs calculations on the data in a worksheet like the one in the accompanying figure and displays the resulting value in a cell?

____________________ software is provided for use, modification, and redistribution and usually can be downloaded from the web at no cost.

In the accompanying figure, 12 point and 28 point are measurements of which of the following?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT If someone you know is purchasing word processing software, what features can she expect to find in the software?

Disc burning software usually includes photo editing, audio editing, and video editing capabilities.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What is product activation?

What kind of software consists of programs designed to make users more productive and/or assist them with personal tasks?

Explain personal finance software.

Which kind of software allows users to draw pictures, shapes, and other graphical images with various on-screen tools such as a pen, brush, and eyedropper?

When you receive a compressed file, you must zip it.