Personal Computer and Application Software D.

Multiple Choice Questions 1. Which of the following is not a required part of an information system?
A. People
B. Procedures
C. Internet
D. Data 2. The physical equipment that processes data in order to create information is called the
A. typology
B. compiler
C. hardware
D. software 3. The word "software" is interchangeable with the word
A. procedure
B. application
C. program
D. computer 4. What are the two major software types?
A. System analysis software and data warehousing software
B. Operating system software and utilities software
C. System software and application software
D. Database management software and application software 5. Which of the following is a collection of programs rather than a single program?
A. Procedures
B. System software
C. Hardware
D. Application software

6. "Background" software that helps the computer manage resources is called
A. shareware
B. application software
C. desktop
D. system software 7. Identify the program that coordinates computer resources, provides an interface between users and the computer, and runs applications.
A. Systems software
B. Operating system
C. Application software
D. Device driver 8. Disk Defragmenter eliminates unnecessary file fragments and rearranges files and unused disk space to optimize computer operations. This is an example of which type of program?
A. System software
B. Operating system
C. Application software
D. Utilities 9. System software includes all of the following except
A. Operating systems
B. Device drivers
C. Utilities
D. Browser 10. Which of the following is most likely to be used to monitor manufacturing processes and assembly-line operations?
A. Minicomputers
B. Mainframe computers
C. Supercomputers
D. Microcomputers

11. Desktop, media center, notebook, netbook, tablet PC, and handheld computers are classified as
A. Mainframe computers
B. Supercomputers
C. Minicomputers
D.