1) Mainframe publishing systems are rapidly being displaced by: A) teletypewriters B) Linotype machines C) Paige Compositors D) personal computers 2) The process of copying a saved version of your document from a floppy or hard disk into the computer's memory is called: A) recovering B) opening C) formatting D) initializing 3) Because memory is not a permanent storage medium, it's important to __________ your work. A) bank B) paste C) save D) open 4) To open a version of a document means to copy it back from: A) printed copy B) floppy disk into the computer's memory C) hard disk into the computer's memory D) Both b and c are correct. 5) A flashing cursor is sometimes called a(n): A) marker B) ready signal C) insertion bar D) prompt 6) When you're typing a sentence on a word processor and you run out of room on a line before completing the sentence (like when typing this sentence), you should: A) press the return key (or enter) and finish the sentence B) press the down arrow key and finish typing the sentence C) choose the "New Line" command and finish typing the sentence D) just keep typing until you finish the sentence 7) When the topmost lines move out of view to make room on the screen for new ones, this is called: A) writing B) refreshing C) positioning D) scrolling 8) When a word processor is described as WYSIWYG, it means that: A) the word processor uses pull-down menus and a pointing device such as a mouse B) the word processor includes grammar and style checkers to improve writing C) the way the document appears on the screen is the way it will appear on paper D) the word processor can be used for desktop publishing applications 9) Selected text appears: A) the same as normal text on the screen B) red on the screen C) highlighted on the screen D) None of the above is correct. 10) Which of the following is a special portion of memory for temporarily holding information for later use? A) Clipboard B) desktop C) CRAM D) workspace 11) What technique is used to move text within some popular word processors? A) Copy-and-Position B) Drag-and-Drop C) Find-and-Replace D) both a and b 12) Which of the following is a type of font that allows more room for wide characters like w's than for narrow characters like i's? A) sans serif B) proportionally spaced C) Courier D) None of the above is correct. 13) Software designed to manipulate and analyze numbers and formulas in rows and columns is called a: A) database management system B) word processor C) mathematics processor D) spreadsheet 14) The software package most suited to helping you decide what to charge club members for dues would be a(n): A) word processor B) outliner C) spreadsheet D) idea processor 15) In a spreadsheet program, a(n) __________ typically appears on the screen as a grid of numbered rows and alphabetically lettered columns. A) cell B) address C) location D) worksheet 16) A box representing the intersection of a row and a column of a spreadsheet is called a(n): A) address B) cell C) field D) matrix 17) A cell can contain: A) a formula B) an alphabetic label C) a numeric value D) All of the above are correct. 18) A rectangular block of cells in a spreadsheet is called a: A) template B) range C) series D) cell grouping 19) Formulas can be constructed with this type of reference so that they can refer to different cells when replicated in other locations. A) relative B) absolute C) dynamic D) mobile 20) Formulas can be constructed with this type of reference so that they do not change when replicated in other locations. A) relative B) absolute C) nonpermanent D) mobile 21) Which of the following is more appropriate when data falls into a few categories? A) line chart B) bar chart C) pie chart D) scatter chart 22) The science of collecting and analyzing data is called: A) marketing B) mathematics C) statistics D) operations management 23) Which of the following make it possible for people easily to store, organize, retrieve, communicate, and manage information in ways that would not be possible without computers? A) databases B) templates C) form letters D) programming languages 24) An hourly wage rate field would be defined as a: A) numeric field B) text field C) logic field D) computed field 25) Locating a group of records from a database that match a certain criterion is called: A) selecting B) searching C) locating D) finding 26) A database can be: A) an electronic version of a recipe file B) an electronic version of a phone book C) an electronic version of an inventory list D) All of the above are correct. 27) A query can be constructed to find: A) the least expensive way to fly from San Antonio to San Francisco on a Friday afternoon B) the names and locations of all patients on the hospital's fifth floor C) all voters who contributed more than $10,000 to last year's legislative campaign D) All of the above are correct. 28) A query can be constructed to find: A) the least expensive way to fly from San Antonio to San Francisco on a Friday afternoon B) the names and locations of all patients on the hospital's fifth floor C) all voters who contributed more than $10,000 to last year's legislative campaign D) All of the above are correct. 29) A general-purpose program or system of programs that can manipulate data in a large collection of files is called a(n): A) database management system B) PIM C) file manager D) SQL 30) Which of the following refers to a database system in which software and data are housed in a single mainframe computer and accessed by users through terminals or personal computers? A) a distributed database B) a relational database C) a centralized database D) a local database 31) When a database stores procedures or instructions along with data, rather than in tables or hierarchies, it is called: A) relational-oriented B) network-oriented C) object-oriented D) query format 32) Freedom from interference in the private sphere of a person's affairs refers to the: A) Fair Credit Reporting Act B) Personal Privacy Act C) Freedom of Information Act D) right to privacy 33) A satellite that hangs in orbit above the earth, allowing electronic signals to be bounced between disparate locations on the earth's surface, is called: A) Sputnik B) a revolutionary satellite C) a communications satellite D) Voyager 34) Sockets that allow information to pass in and out are called: A) ports B) modems C) slots D) network interface cards 35) Which of the following is a hardware device that converts digital data into analog signals that can be transmitted over telephone lines and converts analog signals back into digital data? A) transformer B) network interface card C) codec D) modem 36) The amount of information that can be transmitted in a given amount of time is called: A) transmission load B) bit space C) bandwidth D) service load 37) Which of the following is a network in which the computers are close to each other, usually in the same building? A) WAN B) LAN C) SAN D) MAN 38) Which of the following is an advantage offered by teleconferencing and e-mail for group decision making? A) Teleconferencing and e-mail emphasize the message over the messenger. B) Teleconferencing and e-mail allow decisions to evolve over time. C) Teleconferencing and e-mail make long-distance meetings possible. D) All of the above are correct. 39) When a user posts software on a BBS for others to use, the process is called: A) uploading B) offloading C) downloading D) copying 40) AOL is an example of a(n): A) Internet Service Provider B) on-line database C) bulletin board system D) public domain service 41) Parts field refers to the number of paragraphs in a message A) True B) False 42) Only hypertext links are underlined in Word. A) True B) False 43) Clicking the New button allows you to open an existing document. A) True B) False 44) Pressing the Center button will center the whole document regardless of where you are in it. A) True B) False 45) The block of cells A3:A20 in a spreadsheet is referred to as a series. A) True B) False 46) When a sum function is copied from one cell to another, the result displayed will always be the same. A) True B) False 47) ###### being displayed in a cell implies that the cell is too small. A) True B) False 48) AutoSum refers to adding every Pair of cells and storing the result in the next cell. A) True B) False 49) When copying =$D$3 from D4 to E4, E4 will contain =$E$3. A) True B) False 50) Series is a concept in spreadsheets. A) True B) False