Braingle: 'Software Terminology II' Trivia Quiz

Software Terminology II

Software terminology refers to the various terms used while describing different aspects of computer software. Find out how many terms you are familiar with.

Quiz ID:	#3902
Fun:	(2.41)
Difficulty:	(1.19)
Category:	Technology > Computers
Created By:	brainster

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#1 A well-organized, searchable collection of images available for use within an application is called a ________.

Drawing Board
Clip Art Gallery
Clipboard
None of the above

#2 When you use the "copy" command on text or images from one file to paste it to another file, it is temporarily stored in an area of your memory called the ___________.

Clipper
Clipart
Clipboard
None of the above

#3 An image of your computer screen as it looks at a given point in time is called a __________.

Screensaver
Screen
Screenshot
None of the above

#4 In most major software applications, a starting point is provided for creating new documents. All new documents are based on this starting point, which is called a _________.

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#5 Software programs that are written especially to help with the performance of your computer and add more functionality to it are called ___________.

Sweepers
Utilities
Staples
None of the above

#6 A type of virus that causes no direct damage to files on the computer, but slows it down tremendously by replicating itself, possibly even causing your computer to crash, is called a _______.

Spyware
Trojan
Worm
None of the above

#7 Inside most applications, common buttons and icons are grouped into one area which can be accessed easily. This area is called a __________.

Tooltip
Toolkit
Toolbar
Tool

#8 In your Windows computer, there is an area on your taskbar that displays the time and several other icons like your network connections, anti-virus status and instant messaging application icons. This area is called the _ __.

Menu Bar
System Tray
Start Menu
None of the above

#9 Although programmers use English-like languages to write their programs, the computer understands only machine language. What is the name for the set of programs that convert code from programming language to machine language?

Computer
Compiler
Translator
None of the above

#10 When you perform a set of tasks repeatedly in an application, most applications give you the option of saving these tasks as a batch, so that you can issue a single command to run a set of commands. What are these small units called?

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leftclick

posted 854 days ago

As a software engineer I'm really glad I got 10/10 for both of these

drummergirl23

posted 854 days ago

good quiz...even though i got a D+...it was educational if nothing else!

baliset

posted 852 days ago

Rely on someone else to know this stuff, but still a fun quiz.

chosenfew

posted 851 days ago

6 correct out of 10! Good quiz, brainster! Guess I'd better study up!

tngurl

posted 850 days ago

Glad my hubby is a computer tech!! I got 10/10!!! Yeah!!!

sarah7

posted 850 days ago

Cool quiz not as hard as i thought itd be. Good fun

chiliwormeater4

posted 848 days ago

A+ i am a computer expert so this is pretty easy. This was easy for me even though i have never used windows before. I used it today for the first time and did this quiz. I love the macintosh.

Winner4600

posted 837 days ago

9/10... I'm a programmer and graphic designer (student)... but instead of putting "macro", I put "action"!!! (Actions are in Photoshop... ) Great quiz, though!

coolcow35

posted 837 days ago

6/10, it was a fun quiz!

drickanderson

posted 830 days ago

10/10 .....

4demo

posted 828 days ago

5/10 As I can use my computer in what I think is a quite efficient manner, I won't complain. Good quiz and fun and informative!

emoryjim

posted 773 days ago

7/10 -- I call that a win for me!!!!!

Radioguy

posted 762 days ago

Nice quiz

chocolatecake

posted 689 days ago

Fun quiz!

Dackstar

posted 677 days ago

9/10 - missed #9.

nidhikaila

posted 334 days ago

very nice quiz... tho 10 can also be iteration or block.. macro is more application stuff.. but guess that is what u meant!

Paladin

posted 226 days ago

Aced! Fun quiz

dhanish007

posted 216 days ago

A+
fun quiz..

#10 puzzled me for a bit since i knew it was macro but the hint said 6 letters.. then i realised it was macros

bigpat

posted 205 days ago

9/10

#9 is wrong. If you remove the "none of the above" option and put in another random choice then it would only be partially wrong, but as it stands the NOTA option is the correct one.

A compiler turns high level code (java, c++, visual basic, etc.) into Assembly Language, not machine language. An Assembler turns assembly language into machine code (ones and zeros). So with the NOTA option up there it is the technically correct answer, but for general purposes most people would say compiler so whatever.

bigpat

posted 205 days ago

meh, I reread the reference page I was using. Some compilers do turn code into machine language, while others go to assembly first.

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Software Terminology II

#1 A well-organized, searchable collection of images available for use within an application is called a ________.

#2 When you use the "copy" command on text or images from one file to paste it to another file, it is temporarily stored in an area of your memory called the ___________.

#3 An image of your computer screen as it looks at a given point in time is called a __________.

#4 In most major software applications, a starting point is provided for creating new documents. All new documents are based on this starting point, which is called a _________.

#5 Software programs that are written especially to help with the performance of your computer and add more functionality to it are called ___________.

#6 A type of virus that causes no direct damage to files on the computer, but slows it down tremendously by replicating itself, possibly even causing your computer to crash, is called a _______.

#7 Inside most applications, common buttons and icons are grouped into one area which can be accessed easily. This area is called a __________.

#8 In your Windows computer, there is an area on your taskbar that displays the time and several other icons like your network connections, anti-virus status and instant messaging application icons. This area is called the _ __.

#9 Although programmers use English-like languages to write their programs, the computer understands only machine language. What is the name for the set of programs that convert code from programming language to machine language?

#10 When you perform a set of tasks repeatedly in an application, most applications give you the option of saving these tasks as a batch, so that you can issue a single command to run a set of commands. What are these small units called?

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Software Terminology II

#1 A well-organized, searchable collection of images available for use within an application is called a ________.

#2 When you use the "copy" command on text or images from one file to paste it to another file, it is temporarily stored in an area of your memory called the ___________.

#3 An image of your computer screen as it looks at a given point in time is called a __________.

#4 In most major software applications, a starting point is provided for creating new documents. All new documents are based on this starting point, which is called a _________.

#5 Software programs that are written especially to help with the performance of your computer and add more functionality to it are called ___________.

#6 A type of virus that causes no direct damage to files on the computer, but slows it down tremendously by replicating itself, possibly even causing your computer to crash, is called a _______.

#7 Inside most applications, common buttons and icons are grouped into one area which can be accessed easily. This area is called a __________.

#8 In your Windows computer, there is an area on your taskbar that displays the time and several other icons like your network connections, anti-virus status and instant messaging application icons. This area is called the _______ ________.

#9 Although programmers use English-like languages to write their programs, the computer understands only machine language. What is the name for the set of programs that convert code from programming language to machine language?

#10 When you perform a set of tasks repeatedly in an application, most applications give you the option of saving these tasks as a batch, so that you can issue a single command to run a set of commands. What are these small units called?

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#8 In your Windows computer, there is an area on your taskbar that displays the time and several other icons like your network connections, anti-virus status and instant messaging application icons. This area is called the _ __.