57. . Mike Antonucci is a college instructor who wants to use computer software to organize information about student grades on tests and papers, and compute the total and percentage grades earned by each student at the end of the semester. Mike wants to record all of the grade information in an electronic equivalent of a worksheet complete with formulas that will allow the program to do all of the computations. The type of software best suited to Mike's needs is a(n):

A) graphics program. C) desktop publishing software.

B) integrated software package. D) spreadsheet program.

58. . Network computing systems are also known as:

A) mainframe systems. B) database systems. C) inner-nets. D) client/server systems.

59.. Joan Carlson is a marketing manager for a chain of clothing stores. She recently received a ewsletter that contained some timely and reliable information about trends in men's clothing for next season. Unfortunately, Joan's store sells only women's clothes. The information in the newsletter was not useful to Joan because it lacked:

B) accuracy. C) relevance. D) selectivity.

60. Software programs that search thousands of news sources and send customized news to a user's computer desktop are examples of:

A) push technology.

B) wide-area network search and retrieval (WANSAT) technology.

C) targeted information provider (TIP) technology.

D) filtered information forwarding (FIF) technology.

64. The LIFO method of inventory valuation assumes that the first merchandise sold is:

A) the first merchandise purchased by the business. C) determined by customers, not accountants.

B) the most recent merchandise purchased by the firm. D) the merchandise acquired at the lowest cost.