AOL Quiz

1. Bob Egan is the owner of Bob Egan’s Electric Razors Company (BEER).  BEER buys their stock of electric razors from a number of manufacturers.  BEER sells their electric razors to the public through their on-line web site.  In the event that there is a high probability of electrical shock while using one of these razors the manufacturer will contact BEER who in turn must contact the purchaser.  You have been retained to create a way for BEER to know which customer have purchased which razors.  What technology would be best to use for this task?

A) A word processor like WordPerfect or MS Word

B) A spreadsheet like Excel or Lotus 123

C) A statically package like SPSS or Minitab

D) A presentation application like PowerPoint or Slide Share

E) A database application like MYSQL or Access

2. You have done such a good job that Bob now would like you to do another task for his business.  He has the monthly sales figures and the monthly net income for the last two years from his accountant.  He needs an estimate of BEER’s net income for the next year since he is considering expanding his warehouse space.  He wants to be able to see the estimates given different growth assumptions.  What technology would be best to use for this task?

A) A word processor like WordPerfect or MS Word

B) A spreadsheet like Excel or Lotus 123

C) A statically package like SPSS or Minitab

D) A presentation application like PowerPoint or Slide Share

E) A database application like MYSQL or Access

3. Now that Bob knows that he will not have enough money to expand next year he is thinking about creating a “dog and pony show” to present to a group of venture capitalists.  He is hoping to attract an investor to get the money needed to expand.  The setting will be a small conference room that has complete technology available.  He will prepare the script and wants you to create the visuals to support his talk.  What technology would be best to use for this task?

A) A word processor like WordPerfect or MS Word

B) A spreadsheet like Excel or Lotus 123

C) A statically package like SPSS or Minitab

D) A presentation application like PowerPoint or Slide Share

E) A database application like MYSQL or Access

4. Wanda Isaac is starting her own business called Wanda Isaac’s Needed Essentials (WINE) dealing with specialized women’s accessories.  She will be solely an online Web based company.  She needs you to design her Web site from the home page down.  What technology would be best to use for this task?

A) A word processor like WordPerfect or MS Word

B) A spreadsheet like Excel or Lotus 123

C) A statically package like SPSS or Minitab

D) A presentation application like PowerPoint or Slide Share

E) A database application like MYSQL or Access

5. Customers doing business with WINE will need what technology to view WINE’s web site and do business at the site.

A) A word processor like WordPerfect or MS Word

B) A spreadsheet like Excel or Lotus 123

C) A statically package like SPSS or Minitab

D) A presentation application like PowerPoint or Slide Share

E) A database application like MYSQL or Access

6. Wanda also wants you to create an electronic filing system to organize her customer data such as names and phone numbers that allows for easy sorting and retrieval.  What technology would be best to use for this task?

A) A word processor like WordPerfect or MS Word

B) A spreadsheet like Excel or Lotus 123

C) A statically package like SPSS or Minitab

D) A presentation application like PowerPoint or Slide Share

E) A graphics application like Adobe Photoshop or Corel DRAW

7. Wanda wants to target specific customers that are interested in her product lines.  She has found a large database of customer data demographic and preference data for products similar to hers.  She wants you to analyze the data and determine what factors will most likely identify customers for her products.  What technology would be best to use for this task?

A) A word processor like WordPerfect or MS Word

B) A spreadsheet like Excel or Lotus 123

C) A statically package like SPSS or Minitab

D) A presentation application like PowerPoint or Slide Share

E) A graphics application like Adobe PhotoShop or Corel DRAW

8. Susan Williams Italian Lite Lunches (SWILL) caters to the noon lunch clientele in downtown businesses and offices.  She currently takes orders over the telephone and has the meals delivered by a carrier service.  As her business has grown she cannot keep up with the phone orders so she would like an automated way for customers to place their orders using the internet.  What technology would be best to use for this task?

A) A graphics application like Adobe PhotoShop or Corel DRAW

B) A browser application like Internet Explorer or Google Chrome

C) A web site design application like Visual Studio or FrontPage

D) A database application like MYSQL or Access

E) A web site application like WordPerfect or MS Word

9 In order to increase sales for SWILL, Susan wants you to create a simple one page flyer to advertise her business.  No pictures or “fancy” stuff just the contact information and a list of catered lunches available.   The flyer will be reproduced by a local print shop.  What technology would be best to use for this task?

A) A word processor like WordPerfect or MS Word

B) A spreadsheet like Excel or Lotus 123

C) A statically package like SPSS or Minitab

D) A presentation application like PowerPoint or Slide Share

E) A graphics application like Adobe PhotoShop or Corel DRAW

10 Susan needs more money to expand SWILL so she wants to apply for a bank loan.  The bank needs to see SWILL’s financial position, profit and loss, income and expenses, etc.  What technology would be best to use for this task?

A) A word processor like WordPerfect or MS Word

B) A spreadsheet like Excel or Lotus 123

C) A statically package like SPSS or Minitab

D) A presentation application like PowerPoint or Slide Share

E) A graphics application like Adobe PhotoShop or Corel DRAW