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The Softer Side Trivia Quiz

"I'm a software engineer" or "I need the software." What are people talking about when they mean software? Do you know? Take this quiz and find out!

A multiple-choice quiz by Snipercatcher. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Snipercatcher

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
394,951

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
249

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Word processing programs, presentation software and spreadsheet software are examples of which kind of software? Hint

Utility software

All kinds of doohickeys

Primary software

Productivity software

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Question 2 of 10

2. Microsoft's Excel spreadsheet application is one of the most-widely used in the world. What is the name of a similar spreadsheet application, introduced by Apple in 2007? Hint

Numbers

Spreadsheets

Pages

Doodles

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Question 3 of 10

3. What do we call a piece of software that "tells" an operating system how to communicate with the computer's hardware? Hint

A mover

A control freak

A guidewire

A device driver

4. Charlie is giving his girlfriend, Amy, a photo editing software package for her birthday. The package contains a product key with the letters/numbers WHAT-1NTH-EH3CK. Charlie hopes to install that software on his own laptop after Amy installs it on hers. Which of the following is true? Hint

Once Amy has installed and activated the software on one of her devices with this product key Charlie can use this key to install and activate the software on any device he owns, provided he has her permission.

Using this product key Amy can install, activate and use this software on every device she owns (her desktop, laptop, tablet, smartphone etc).

Amy can only use this product key to install and activate this particular software package on one device.

Using this product key anyone can install, activate and use this software on any number of devices anywhere in the world.

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Question 5 of 10

5. Microsoft launched the WordPerfect software package in 1979, then replaced it with Microsoft Word in 1983, rendering it obsolete.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. What are some ways we can use to get software suites such as Microsoft Office or Apple iWork? Hint

They can be downloaded from the Internet

They can come pre-installed in your device

These are all possible ways

They can be installed by means of a disk or thumb drive

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Question 7 of 10

7. Every Microsoft computer comes with a very basic pre-installed version of Microsoft Word. It performs some, but not all of Word's functions. What is it called? Hint

WordBook

WordPad

Word Up

Microsoft Weird

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Question 8 of 10

8. Antivirus, disk formatting and file managing software are examples of which kinds of software? Hint

Productivity software

All kinds of doohickeys

Primary software

Utility software

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Question 9 of 10

9. Many small to medium sized businesses use an accounting software package called QuickBooks. What is the name of its predecessor, introduced by the Intuit company in 1983? Hint

Quicken

Quickie

QuickFix

Bisquick

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Question 10 of 10

10. Microsoft has an application called "Paint," which is a simple version of Adobe's Photoshop editing software and comes pre-installed with every Microsoft computer. What was the name of Apple's pre-installed application that performed basically the same functions? Hint

iPaint

Paintbrush

ApplePaint

Paint by Numbers

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Word processing programs, presentation software and spreadsheet software are examples of which kind of software?

Answer: Productivity software

Adobe Photoshop, Apple Garage Band and Microsoft Powerpoint are all examples of this kind of software, widely available in the 2010s.

2. Microsoft's Excel spreadsheet application is one of the most-widely used in the world. What is the name of a similar spreadsheet application, introduced by Apple in 2007?

Answer: Numbers

"Pages" is Apple's version of Microsoft Word. Apple does not have any software applications called "Doodles" or "Spreadsheets."

3. What do we call a piece of software that "tells" an operating system how to communicate with the computer's hardware?

Answer: A device driver

There is a California-based company called Guidewire Software, Inc. that offers specialized software to insurance companies.

Answer: Amy can only use this product key to install and activate this particular software package on one device.

Sorry, Charlie, no sharing. Once the owner, in this case, Amy, has used the product key to activate the software on ONE of her devices the key can NOT be used to activate the software on any other device, even one that she owns. Charlie will have to buy his own software for his personal laptop.

5. Microsoft launched the WordPerfect software package in 1979, then replaced it with Microsoft Word in 1983, rendering it obsolete.

Answer: False

WordPerfect, which is similar to Microsoft Word, is owned by the Canadian-based Corel Corporation, not Microsoft. WordPerfect was still in use well into the 21st century.

6. What are some ways we can use to get software suites such as Microsoft Office or Apple iWork?

Answer: These are all possible ways

Most software suites or "packages" come pre-installed or can be downloaded from the Internet, although some people still buy "shrink wrapped" software on disks from brick and mortar software stores. These stores are becoming fewer in number, however, due to the popularity of online sales and downloadable software.

7. Every Microsoft computer comes with a very basic pre-installed version of Microsoft Word. It performs some, but not all of Word's functions. What is it called?

Answer: WordPad

WordPad was introduced with Windows 95. It has fewer text and image editing features than Microsoft Word but more than Microsoft Notepad.

8. Antivirus, disk formatting and file managing software are examples of which kinds of software?

Answer: Utility software

KillDisk, Norton Antivirus and Winzip are all examples of utility software. They are not as well-known to the general public as are various types of productivity software such as Microsoft Word or Adobe Photoshop.

9. Many small to medium sized businesses use an accounting software package called QuickBooks. What is the name of its predecessor, introduced by the Intuit company in 1983?

Answer: Quicken

Quicken is still used by individual users but is not recommended for business purposes. Skyler White, a drug kingpin's wife in the AMC TV series "Breaking Bad" extolled the virtues of Quicken although the manufacturer might not be proud of that. Bisquick is a baking mix consisting mostly of flour and baking powder. It is used mainly to make pancakes and biscuits.

Answer: Paintbrush

Apple's Paintbrush replaced the company's MacPaint. Like Microsoft Paint, it could create simple images as well as edit existing ones. According to Wikipedia, the first Paint by Numbers kits were developed in 1950 by engineer Max S. Klein and artist Dan Robbins.

Source: Author Snipercatcher

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