Vocabulary 1.1

5 Written Questions

1. A Microsoft application that allows a user to create word processing documents.
2. Software used to create, edit, proofread, format and print documents on a computer.
3. An Internet browser developed by Microsoft.
4. Software used to create and manipulate spreadsheets electronically.
5. A Microsoft application that allows a user to create presentation documents used to display information to enhance the flow of information, such as while giving a speech.

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. The three-letter addition to the name of a file indicating the type of application that produced the document.
   1. program
   2. extension
   3. multitasking
   4. beta software
2. A Microsoft application that allows users to create spreadsheet documents.
   1. Microsoft Excel
   2. Microsoft Word
   3. Microsoft Access
   4. Microsoft Windows
3. An early version of a software program that is often provided free to users to test for bugs before the program is sold to consumers.
   1. database software
   2. beta software
   3. Microsoft Word
   4. presentation software
4. A Microsoft application used to create a database.
   1. Microsoft Windows
   2. Microsoft Excel
   3. Microsoft Access
   4. Microsoft Word
5. An organized list of instructions that tell the computer exactly what to do -- synonymous with software, synonymous with application.
   1. beta software
   2. program
   3. multitasking
   4. extension

5 True/False Questions

1. Microsoft Windows → An operating system created by the Microsoft Corporation.

   True        False

2. presentation software → Software used to create highly stylized images for slide shows and reports.

   True        False

3. multitasking → The simultaneous running of two or more programs.

   True        False

4. database software → An early version of a software program that is often provided free to users to test for bugs before the program is sold to consumers.

   True        False

5. operating system → An organized list of instructions that tell the computer exactly what to do -- synonymous with software, synonymous with application.

   True        False