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Chapter 4 Test
1.
What are some good reasons for choosing software productivity tools over non-software tools?
2.
Summarize research findings about how word processing affects students' writing ability.
3.
Though different in some characteristics, software suites and integrated packages are essentially identical in structure.
A.
True
B.
False
4.
Teachers often use spreadsheets to keep and calculate grades.
A.
True
B.
False
5.
Research findings indicate that word processed compositions tend to receive higher grades than handwritten ones.
A.
True
B.
False
6.
Teachers primarily use spreadsheets to help teach mathematical topics.
A.
True
B.
False
7.
Research clearly shows that students who use word processing software progress faster in development of writing skills than students who do not.
A.
True
B.
False
8.
Teaching students the concepts behind organizing and searching for information could be done well with a database activity.
A.
True
B.
False
9.
Web-based software tools allow file sharing between multiple users.
A.
True
B.
False
10.
A limitation of the "Basic Three" software tools is a lack of web-enabled features.
A.
True
B.
False
11.
This is one of the few controversies surrounding use of word processing.
A.
How fast students' 10-finger keyboarding should be at each grade level
B.
If 10-finger keyboarding is more important in language arts than other areas
C.
At what grade 10-finger keyboarding instruction should begin
D.
Whether or not 10-finger keyboarding should be taught at all
12.
What has been a proposed strategy for making sure that students' word-processed compositions are not graded differently than written ones?
A.
Collect data on the degree of the discrepancy and do a statistical adjustment
B.
Have all students do hand-written compositions when they will be graded
C.
Establish rating guidelines and train the raters better before they grade papers
D.
Have all students use word processed compositions when they will be graded
13.
These are used to store data that have been pulled from several databases into a central collection.
A.
Relational database
B.
Merged database
C.
Data warehouses
D.
Data mines
14.
This software is sometimes credited with starting the "microcomputer revolution," since it was the first software package available for home computers.
A.
Word processing
B.
Spreadsheet
C.
Database
D.
Desktop publishing
15.
What is the term for a location in a database for entering a single item of information?
A.
Cell
B.
Row
C.
Field
D.
Record
16.
This is an important kind of relative advantage of using spreadsheets in education.
A.
Helping students understand the power of "information pictures"
B.
Allowing comparisons of information through information searches
C.
Helping students ask "what if?" questions about numerical data
D.
Reducing the amount of numerical data needed for each student
17.
This software is perceived to have had the greatest impact on education and is the most commonly used in education.
A.
Database
B.
Spreadsheet
C.
Desktop publishing
D.
Word processing
18.
An advantage of open-source software is:
A.
It is immune to viruses
B.
It provides easy storage and sorting of documents online
C.
It can provide a free alternative to popular programs
D.
Its portable format makes it accessible and flexible
19.
What is it called when a company sells several separate software tools in the same package?software suite
20.
Which kind of software tool could help a teacher who is a club sponsor keep track of the club's budget?
21.
What is it called when the data in a database can be grouped by desired student characteristics?
22.
What is it called when data are collected from all the information available and searched in a database to see relationships among the data elements?
23.
What is the name for the location for storing one item of information in a spreadsheet?
24.
This newer, more portable format makes software tools even more easily accessible and flexible to use for both teachers and students.
25.
This is an example of free web-based software for word processing, spreadsheets and presentations.
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