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Quiz: Types & Applications

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1.  The software application that is used the most often is _____.

word processing

desktop publishing

spreadsheet

database

graphical presentation

2.  The largest, fastest, most expensive type of computer is the _____ computer.

personal

server

super

main frame

mini

3. A computer which links several PCs together in a network is called a _____.

minicomputer

server

client

main frame

4. To publish a magazine a ________ application would be best.

word processing

desktop publishing

spreadsheet

presentation graphics

5. Julian is a sales rep calling on up to 20 businesses a week. To keep track of his appointments and his clients' addresses and phone numbers, he should use a _____.

personal information manager

database

spreadsheet

project manager

6. Acme Corp. sells 1000 different products to over 20,000 customers. To record the sales and shipments they would use a _____.

word processor

project manager

spreadsheet

database

7. A single application that combines the major features of several types of applications is called _____.

integrated software

a suite

a combo package

high-end

8. Using a word processor you can change _____.

the size of the font

the typeface

the size of the margins

the spacing between lines

all of the above

none of the above

9. The orientation of the page in which the printed lines run the width (8 1/2") of the page is called _____.

landscape

inverted

normal

portrait

10. Input, processing, output and storage are the steps in the _____.

information cycle

information processing cycle

data cycle

data processing cycle