Critical Thinking Questions Case 4-1

question 113

Multiple Choice

Critical Thinking Questions
Case 4-1
Your friends know that you understand a lot about computers, both the technical details of how they operate as well as information about software. Lately, with all of the concerns about copyright infringement, friends have started to ask you about categories of application software and what each kind permits.
-Christine is looking for desktop publishing software that is available for no cost. She is not concerned if the application is a scaled-down version of the fully functional product. What category of software will you recommend as a good match for her?

• A) web-based
• B) retail
• C) custom
• D) shareware

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Definitions:

Acceptance

The act of agreeing that something is satisfactory or adequate, often referring to the acceptance of hypotheses or theories based on evidence.

Statistic Probability

The likelihood of an event occurring based on the analysis of a set of predefined numerical data.

Null Hypothesis

In statistical testing, it's the presumption that there is no effect or difference among groups or variables being studied.

Probability

A numerical value ranging from 0 to 1, representing the chance of an event's occurrence.