Software Vocabulary

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  1. Spyware on your computer can:
  2. Your answer:
    cause the computer to operate more slowly.
    affect a program's performance.
    make the computer vulnerable to Internet based attacks.
    all of the above.


  3. (Fill in the blank) ____________ is available to you at no initial cost, but if you keep it, you are supposed to pay the author for it.
  4. Your answer:
    application software.
    freeware
    shareware
    corning ware


  5. In order to legally install Microsoft Word on your computer, you must purchase a software ______________. (Fill in the blank)
  6. Your answer:
    update
    plugin
    license
    peripheral


  7. Information that is left on your hard drive by a website is called a:
  8. Your answer:
    freeware
    cookie
    plugin
    flash drive


  9. Which of the following is not a valid extension for a graphics file?
  10. Your answer:
    .wav
    .tif
    .psd
    .jpeg


  11. Choose the correct statement.
  12. Your answer:
    files can share the same name within a directory.
    a file can contain multiple folders.
    a folder can contain other folders.
    a file can contain multiple files.


  13. Which is legal?
  14. Your answer:
    download and install freeware.
    loan a copy of MS Word to a friend for installation.
    burn a CD copy of MS Word for a friend to install.
    install one software license of MS Word on five different computers with a single license.


  15. Which of the following is not a sound or audio file extension?
  16. Your answer:
    .snd
    .jpg
    .au
    .wav


  17. What might you learn from a file's extension?
  18. Your answer:
    A. the type of software that was used to create it.
    B. the file type (text, image, sound etc.).
    C. the date it was created.
    A and B


  19. A keyboard is an example of a/an:
  20. Your answer:
    input device
    peripheral
    output device
    1 and 2


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