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Chapter 4: Programs and Apps

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. What kind of software consists of programs designed to make users more productive and/or assist
them with personal tasks?
a. application c. operating
b. utility d. system
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 152 OBJ: 1

2. Which kind of software can be distributed by anyone to others at no cost?


a. freeware c. shareware
b. public-domain d. open source software
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 155 OBJ: 3
3. Which of the following (with examples such as the bold, italic, and underline shown in the
accompanying figure) adds emphasis to a font?
a. font style c. font face
b. font point d. font weight
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 158 OBJ: 4

4. Which of the following (with examples such as Cambria and Calibri shown in the accompanying
figure) is a name assigned to a specific design of characters?
a. point c. text set
b. font d. iconography
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 158 OBJ: 4

5. In the accompanying figure, 12 point and 28 point are measurements of which of the following?
a. graph scope c. font size
b. data valence d. textual ratio
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 158 OBJ: 4

6. A single point as shown in the accompanying figure is about what fraction of an inch in height?
a. 1/9 c. 1/36
b. 1/18 d. 1/72
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 158 OBJ: 4

7. Which of the following kinds of software allows users to create and manipulate documents containing
mostly text and sometimes graphics?
a. desktop publishing c. image processing
b. contextual d. word processing
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 159 OBJ: 4

8. Which of the following is a collection of electronic drawings, photos, and other images that can be
inserted into documents?
a. clip art c. glossaries
b. graphics checkers d. image repositories
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 159 OBJ: 4
9. Which of the following kinds of software allows users to create visual aids for presentations to
communicate ideas, messages, and other information to a group?
a. desktop publishing c. presentation
b. image editing d. communications
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 160 OBJ: 4

10. When using spreadsheet software like the kind in the accompanying figure, what are the rows and
columns collectively called?
a. workbook c. workload
b. workspace d. worksheet
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 160 OBJ: 4

11. Many worksheet cells like those in the accompanying figure contain a number that can be used in a
calculation. What is the name for this?
a. function c. formula
b. index d. value
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 161 OBJ: 4

12. Which of the following performs calculations on the data in a worksheet like the one in the
accompanying figure and displays the resulting value in a cell?
a. index c. function
b. formula d. ratio
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 161 OBJ: 4

13. Which of the following is a collection of data organized in a manner that allows access, retrieval, and
use of that data?
a. spreadsheet c. database
b. formula d. functional set
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 162 OBJ: 4

14. Which of the following is a request for specific data from a database?
a. query c. resample
b. formula d. function
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 162 OBJ: 4

15. Which of the following kinds of software enables users to enter typed text, handwritten comments,
drawings, or sketches anywhere on a page and then save the page as part of a notebook?
a. sketching c. note taking
b. notebook d. PDA
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 162-163 OBJ: 4

16. Which of the following is a collection of individual programs sold as a unit?


a. software cluster c. software aggregate
b. software suite d. software archive
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 163 OBJ: 4

17. What kind of software assists in the preparation of a will, for example?
a. legal c. document management
b. tax d. financial
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 166 OBJ: 4

18. Which of the following kinds of software provides a means for sharing, distributing, and searching
through documents by converting them into a format that can be viewed by any user?
a. tax preparation c. document management
b. business d. accounting
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 166 OBJ: 4

19. What is the term for a square-shaped coded graphic that corresponds to a web address or other
information?
a. ISBN code c. USPS code
b. bar code d. QR code
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 169 OBJ: 4

20. Which of the following programs allow designers to rotate designs of 3-D objects to view them from
any angle?
a. CAD c. CAM
b. DTP d. DTM
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 170 OBJ: 5

21. Which of the following kinds of software is software that enables professional designers to create
sophisticated documents that contain text, graphics, and many colors?
a. CAD c. CBT
b. DTP d. WBT
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 170 OBJ: 5

22. Which of the following kinds of software is a sophisticated type of application software that assists a
professional user in creating engineering, architectural, and scientific designs?
a. DTP c. CBT
b. CAD d. WBT
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 170 OBJ: 5

23. Designers and graphic artists can print finished publications on a color printer, take them to a
professional printer, or post them on the web in a format that can be viewed by those without what
kind of software?
a. VSP c. ISP
b. DTP d. CAD
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 170-171 OBJ: 5

24. Which kind of software allows users to draw pictures, shapes, and other graphical images with various
on-screen tools such as a pen, brush, and eyedropper?
a. photo editing c. DTP
b. CBT d. paint
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 171 OBJ: 5

25. Which of the following kinds of software provides the capabilities of paint software and also includes
the ability to enhance and modify existing images and pictures?
a. desktop publishing c. image editing
b. illustration d. photo management
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 171 OBJ: 5

26. What kind of software provides the capabilities of adjusting or enhancing image colors, adding special
effects such as shadows and glows, and the like?
a. color library c. image editing
b. multimedia authoring d. professional desktop publishing
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 171 OBJ: 5

27. Which of the following increases or decreases how crisp the objects in a photo appear?
a. sharpness c. brightness
b. crispness d. contrast
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 172 OBJ: 5

28. Which of the following adjusts the difference in appearance between light and dark areas of a photo?
a. sharpness c. brightness
b. crispness d. contrast
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 172 OBJ: 5

29. Which of the following is an example of a photo sharing app?


a. Adobe InDesign c. Adobe Illustrator
b. Autodesk AutoCAD d. Instagram
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 173 OBJ: 5

30. Which of the following kinds of software allows users to modify a segment of a video, called a clip?
a. video editing c. clip management
b. image editing d. illustration
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 173 OBJ: 5
31. What kind of software allows users to combine text, graphics, audio, video, and animation into an
interactive application?
a. multimedia management c. multimedia publishing
b. multimedia authoring d. multimedia editing
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 174 OBJ: 5

32. What kind of software helps users of all skill levels create web pages that include graphics, video,
audio, animation, and other special effects?
a. website management c. website publishing
b. website authoring d. website editing
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 174 OBJ: 5

33. Which of the following kinds of players is a program that allows you to view images and animation,
listen to audio, and watch video files on your computer?
a. compression c. media
b. entertainment d. video
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 175 OBJ: 7

34. What kind of application teaches a particular skill?


a. design c. CAD
b. spreadsheet d. educational
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 176 OBJ: 6

35. Which category of applications allows you to locate a nearby restaurant or check the weather forecast?
a. convenience c. education
b. lifestyle d. geography-based
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 176 OBJ: 6

36. Which of the following is a utility that detects and protects a computer from unauthorized intrusions?
a. personal firewall c. threat neutralizer
b. antihacker d. protection utility
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 179 OBJ: 8

37. Which of the following describes a potentially damaging computer program that affects, or infects, a
computer negatively by altering the way the computer works without the user’s knowledge or
permission?
a. hotspot c. virus
b. file compression utility d. file conversion utility
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 180 OBJ: 8
38. As shown in the accompanying figure, which of the following kinds of program protects a computer
against viruses by identifying and removing any computer viruses found in memory, on storage media,
or on incoming files?
a. hoax c. antivirus
b. secure d. antispyware
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 181 OBJ: 8

39. Which of the following warns that the computer is infected and needs immediate attention?
a. spyware c. FBI consumer alert
b. virus hoax d. web filter
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 181 OBJ: 8

40. Which of the following kinds of programs displays an online advertisement in a banner or pop-up
window on webpages, email, or other Internet service?
a. spyware c. adware
b. phishing d. trojan horse
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 182 OBJ: 8

41. Which of the following kinds of malware is a malicious mobile app that uses a variety of fraudulent
schemes to charge unsuspecting users for premium messaging services?
a. trojan horse c. worm
b. rootkit d. toll fraud
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 182 OBJ: 8

42. An alternative to e-mail filtering is to purchase which of the following kinds of program that attempts
to remove a message before it reaches a user’s inbox?
a. email c. filtering
b. sieve d. anti-spam
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 183 OBJ: 8

43. Which of the following is a scam in which a perpetrator sends an official looking e-mail that attempts
to obtain a user’s personal and financial information?
a. spam c. phishing
b. spit d. spyware
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 183 OBJ: 8

44. Which the following is a filtering program that stops pop-up ads from displaying on web pages?
a. firewall c. pop-up remover
b. pop-up filter d. pop-up blocker
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 183 OBJ: 8

45. Which kind of program attempts to locate a file on your computer or mobile device based on criteria
you specify?
a. search tool c. file manager
b. image viewer d. file finder
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 184 OBJ: 8

46. Which of the following is a utility that allows users to display, copy, and print the contents of a
graphics file?
a. graphics manager c. PNG player
b. JPEG utility d. image viewer
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 185 OBJ: 8

47. Which of the following is a utility that removes a program, as well as any associated entries in the
system files?
a. application remover c. uninstaller
b. application purger d. antiapp utility
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 185 OBJ: 8

48. Which of the following tools searches for and removes unnecessary files?
a. disk defragmenter c. disk cleanup
b. uninstaller d. file manager
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 186 OBJ: 8

49. Which of the following kinds of file utilities shrink the size of a file(s)?
a. unit c. matrix
b. file compression d. conversion
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 187 OBJ: 8

50. In the event a backup file is used, which kind of program reverses the process and returns backed up
files to their original form?
a. restore c. reversal
b. return d. backup
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 188 OBJ: 8

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT
51. Which of the following are uses for application software?
a. to make users more productive
b. to serve as the interface between the user and the computer hardware
c. to assist users with controlling or maintaining the operation of a computer
d. to make business activities more difficult and, therefore, more secure
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 152 OBJ: 1

52. Windows, Mac OS, and which other operating system constitute three desktop operating systems?
a. DOS c. Amazon
b. Linux d. Internet Explorer
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 154 OBJ: 2

53. Which type of software has no restrictions from the copyright holder regarding modifications of the
software’s internal instructions and its redistribution?
a. shareware c. open source software
b. custom software d. system software
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 155 OBJ: 3

54. You compose a new song and you now have exclusive rights to sell your song. Of which of the
following is this an example?
a. trademarking c. private domain
b. intellectual publication d. copyright
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 155 OBJ: 3

55. What is product activation?


a. a technique to ensure software is not installed on more computers than legally licensed
b. the method used by some software companies to guarantee that software purchased on the
web will work on the computer on which the software was downloaded
c. the process of entering registration information so that users of the software will receive
newsletters and other marketing materials regarding purchased software
d. a term used to describe starting application software purchased in a retail store
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 156 OBJ: 3

56. You are an expert in devising product activation schemes for software publishers. Which of the
following is not one of the techniques you have used in the past?
a. You enable the software to be run a preset number of times.
b. You create the application to be available for download only.
c. You write the code to deliver only limited functionality.
d. You devise the code not to function until you activate it via the Internet or by phone.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 156 OBJ: 3

57. When a word processing program user formats a document, what does the user change?
a. the document’s appearance c. the document’s reliability
b. the document’s content d. the document’s clipboard
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 157 OBJ: 4
58. You are working for a book publisher and devising the height of the pages that will be required to print
a given book. The text for the book is about 10 points. What will be the approximate height of each
character in the book?
a. one-half of an inch c. one-sixth of an inch
b. one-third of an inch d. one inch
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 158 OBJ: 4

59. When a document contains text displayed in 10-point Cambria, to what does the 10-point refer?
a. the font style
b. the number of characters that can fit in one linear inch of text
c. the number of colors in which a character can be displayed
d. the font size
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 158 OBJ: 4

60. If someone you know is purchasing word processing software, what features can she expect to find in
the software?
a. wordwrap, spell checker, clip art
b. search and replace, word adjust, collaboration
c. columns, templates, autowrite
d. mail merge, wrapcheck, thesaurus
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 159-160 OBJ: 4

61. In a spreadsheet program, how is data organized?


a. in a notebook containing thousands of pages
b. in columns and cells collectively called a notebook
c. in rows and columns collectively called a worksheet
d. in rows and columns collectively called a spreadsheet
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 160 OBJ: 4

62. You have a new word processing program. Which of the following is least likely to be a feature in the
program's spelling checker?
a. the capability to check the spelling of a specific document section
b. the capability to check for a misuse of homophones
c. the capability to check for contextual spelling errors
d. the capability to check the arithmetic in a table of calculations
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 160 OBJ: 4

63. Your friend has been assigned the task of creating visual aids to communicate ideas, messages, and
other information to a sales group. What type of software should she use to complete this task?
a. information management software c. document management software
b. presentation software d. computer-aided design software
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 160 OBJ: 4

64. When data in a spreadsheet program is changed, what occurs?


a. Nothing; once entered, the data cannot be changed.
b. All calculations can be recalculated.
c. The worksheet is reorganized using preconfigured algorithms to conform to the formatting
and hierarchical requirements of the spreadsheet program.
d. A new version of the spreadsheet is saved automatically so that both the old version and
the new version are available.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 161 OBJ: 4

65. An advertisement on a web site touts that the software for sale enables users to enter typed text,
handwritten comments, drawings, or sketches anywhere on a page and then save the page. What kind
of software is this ad selling?
a. administrative assistant training software c. note taking software
b. database software d. information management software
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 162-163 OBJ: 4

66. Your new calendar application allows you to make sure that your mobile device and your corporation's
server both have the latest version of any updated information. What is the term for this capability?
a. synchronization c. concatenation
b. adjoinment d. reconciliation
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 163 OBJ: 4

67. Which of the following are you, as a marketing manager, most likely to use to schedule the processes
required in a new advertising campaign you are running?
a. personal finance c. calendar management
b. project management d. software suite
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 164 OBJ: 4

68. An engineer who needs to manage new product development might use what type of software?
a. project management software
b. engineering management software
c. product development management software
d. process management software
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 164 OBJ: 4

69. What type of software can your parents use to create a will without visiting an attorney?
a. attorney supernumerary software c. court-documented software
b. legal software d. accounting/tax preparation software
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 166 OBJ: 4

70. If your friend recently has participated in e-filing, what has she been doing?
a. using database software to electronically file all her records
b. creating a file-based system that allows her to produce a transcript and resume and then
send them to potential employers online
c. accumulating digital graphics and photographs for online display
d. filing her state and/or federal tax returns online
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 166 OBJ: 4

71. What kind of file does Adobe Reader allow you to view?
a. FFT c. PDF
b. DOC d. PDT
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 167 OBJ: 4

72. To manage day-to-day interactions with customers, including phone calls and e-mails, what type of
software would a company use?
a. phone call management software with e-mail extensions
b. human interface software
c. customer management software
d. customer service software
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 168 OBJ: 4

73. You need to purchase a new application on behalf of your company, one that will track product
inventory and manage shipping status. Which kind of software will you buy?
a. distribution software c. manufacturing software
b. human resources software d. retail software
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 168 OBJ: 4

74. Which of the following types of software do engineers, architects and scientists use to create designs?
a. computer-aided design software (CAD)
b. augmented design software (ADS)
c. computer-based engineering design software (CED)
d. design and development software (DAD)
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 170 OBJ: 5

75. When you purchase a digital camera, what type of software often is included with the purchase?
a. clip art management software c. reference software
b. paint editing software d. photo editing software
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 172 OBJ: 5

76. As you edit some photos from your summer vacation, you decide to remove a blurry area of one of
your photos. Which tool will you use for this?
a. crop c. compress
b. resize d. contrast
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 172 OBJ: 5

77. As you edit some photos from your summer vacation, you decide to shrink one of your favorite photos
to produce a wallet size. Which tool will you use for this?
a. crop c. compress
b. resize d. contrast
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 172 OBJ: 5

78. As you edit some photos from your summer vacation, you choose to make a beach photo much smaller
in terms of its file size in order to be able to email it to your friends. Which tool will you use for this?
a. crop c. compress
b. resize d. contrast
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 172 OBJ: 5

79. Who can effectively use web page authoring software?


a. high-level web page professional developers only
b. home and small business users only
c. users of all skill levels
d. all users except those who are creating web pages that contain graphical images, videos,
and audio
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 174 OBJ: 5
80. If you follow the advice of your instructor and use CBT to learn about programming languages, how
would you learn?
a. You would access content by teachers from a web site designed to reinforce what you
already know about programming.
b. You would answer a series of questions from your instructor and then, based on your
answers, your instructor would assign books to read and programs to review.
c. Typically you would employ self-paced instruction to use and complete exercises
presented on your computer.
d. You would use simulations.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 174 OBJ: 5

81. Which of the following features is offered by WBT?


a. DTP with online follow-up
b. self-directed, self-paced instruction
c. innovative, state-of-the-art graphical representations of world biology and technology-
related science
d. primary science documentation adapted for web browsers on both PC and Apple
computers
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 174 OBJ: 5

82. You recently lost some files that were important to you so you have resolved to back up the contents of
your hard disk on a series of rewritable DVDs. What kind of software will you use to do this?
a. media player c. disc burning
b. safekeeping d. CBT
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 176 OBJ: 5

83. You have a variety of helpful apps on your smartphone, including ones that allow you to remotely start
your car or calculate a restaurant tip. In which of the following categories do these apps fall?
a. lifestyle c. assistive
b. entertainment d. convenience
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 176 OBJ: 6

84. What is the real-time exchange of messages, files, audio, and/or video with another online user called?
a. text messaging c. mobile inter-communication exchange
b. chat d. instant messaging
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 178 OBJ: 7

85. During the infection stage, what three actions does a computer virus typically perform?
a. infect the system, deliver its payload, multiply
b. attach to email, unleash its payload, delete antivirus files
c. replicate itself, conceal itself, activate when a condition or event occurs
d. conceal itself, replicate itself, release its payload
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 180 OBJ: 8

86. Which of the following terms is used to describe a program that copies itself repeatedly, using up
resources and possibly shutting down the computer or network?
a. a virus c. a Trojan horse
b. a worm d. a rootkit
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 180 OBJ: 8

87. Which of the following terms is used to describe a program that hides in a computer and allows
someone from a remote location to take full control of the computer?
a. a virus c. a Trojan horse
b. a worm d. a rootkit
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 180 OBJ: 8

88. Define the term, payload, as it pertains to computer crime.


a. the money a criminal receives from extortion or other computer crimes
b. the amount of data loss to a company or individual who is a victim of a computer crime
c. the destructive event or prank the virus is intended to deliver
d. the financial burden computer crime places on its victims
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 180 OBJ: 8

89. Which of the following are valid steps toward virus protection?
a. purchase a reputable antivirus program, update antivirus definitions regularly
b. delete a personal firewall, scan your computer for malware
c. open e-mail attachments and then scan them for viruses, install operating system updates
d. stay informed about viruses, never visit web sites unless they are approved by the Virus
Protection Agency (VPA)
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 181 OBJ: 8

90. Antivirus programs look for a specific pattern of virus code. What is this pattern called?
a. virus map c. virus index
b. virus signature d. virus identifier
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 182 OBJ: 8

91. A program has been placed on your smartphone without your knowledge and it is collecting personal
information about you. What kind of application is this?
a. adware c. spyware
b. phishing application d. filter
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 182 OBJ: 8

92. You have received an email that is directing you to a phony website that looks like the website for
your mortgage company. What kind of message is this?
a. pharming c. spam
b. pop-up d. phishing
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 183 OBJ: 8

93. You are using a tool on your computer to organize a variety of files in folders. What is the term for this
kind of tool?
a. file manager c. image viewer
b. search tool d. defragmenter
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 183 OBJ: 9

94. You have created a specific named location on your hard disk to hold some songs you have purchased.
What is the term for this location?
a. file manager c. folder
b. safe spot d. index
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 184 OBJ: 9

95. In reference to search utilities, what does an index do?


a. marks space on the storage medium
b. saves commonly searched for items in a list so that you can revisit them easily
c. contains a list of shortcuts to file locations
d. stores information about a file, including its name, date created, and author name
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 184 OBJ: 9

96. What does a disk cleanup utility do?


a. organizes files into consecutive sectors
b. creates an index of files on the disk
c. searches for and removes unnecessary files
d. provides file management capabilities
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 186 OBJ: 9

97. Why is a fragmented disk slower than one that is defragmented?


a. A fragmented disk contains temporary Internet files and unused program files that need to
be deleted.
b. A fragmented disk contains programs that were deleted using Windows Explorer.
c. A fragmented disk has many files stored in noncontiguous sectors.
d. A fragmented disk has no index.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 186 OBJ: 9

98. What was the original purpose of a screen saver?


a. to prevent images from being permanently etched on a monitor’s screen
b. to protect a computer by requiring a password to deactivate it
c. to prevent access by hackers and avoid viruses
d. to save energy by reducing the monitor activity
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 187 OBJ: 9

99. You have heard that it is possible to improve your computer's performance by storing all related files
for a particular program together. What is the term for this?
a. compression c. defragmenting
b. maintenance d. reoperationalization
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 186 OBJ: 9

100. You are experiencing some problems with your operating system on your desktop and want to repair
some problems with your hard disk. Which of the following will you use?
a. backup tool c. file compression tool
b. PC maintenance tool d. disk defragmenter
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 188 OBJ: 9

TRUE/FALSE

1. To use applications, a computer must be running an operating system.


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Condition of repair.
The premises are in good repair.
Biographical notes.
In 1778 John Boldero was in occupation of the premises. His name
appears in the ratebooks until 1791, when it is replaced by that of Mrs.
Boldero.
The Council’s collection contains:—
[767]Sculptured panel of chimneypiece in entrance hall (photograph).
[767]Ornamental plaster ceiling in front room on first floor
(photograph).
XCII.–XCIII.—Nos. 68 and 84, GOWER
STREET.
Ground landlord and lessees.
Ground landlord, His Grace the Duke of Bedford, K.G. The
lessee of No. 68 is Miss Janet McKerrow.
General description and date of
structure.
Gower Street was formed at the same time as Bedford Square,
and many of the houses on the west side as well as some on the east
still present their original fronts.
No. 68, Gower Street, is provided with a bold and simple
wood door case (Plate 106) of excellent proportions, with Roman
unfluted Doric columns and ornamental fanlight. It is a very good
example of late 18th-century design.
The door case (Plate 106) to No. 84, Gower Street, was of
simple and tasteful design, well adapted for its purpose, and typical
of many others in the neighbourhood.
Condition of repair.
No. 68, Gower Street, is in good repair.
No. 84 was demolished in 1907.
Biographical notes.
The occupants of these two houses during the 18th century were,
according to the ratebooks:

No. 68. No. 84.


1787–93. Thos. Gatteker. 1789–1800. Sir John Scott.
1794–97. T. C. Porter.
1797– Mrs. Peters.
In the Council’s collection are:—
No. 46, Gower Street. Doorcase (photograph).
No. 63, Gower Street. Exterior (photograph).
[768]No. 68, Gower Street. Doorcase (photograph).
[768]No. 84, Gower Street. Doorcase (photograph).
XCIV.—NORTH and SOUTH CRESCENTS and
ALFRED PLACE (Demolished).

The sites of North and South Crescents and Alfred Place,


together with the corresponding portion of the east side of
Tottenham Court Road, belong to the City of London Corporation,
and form a part of the property of which some of the proceeds are by
the Act 4 and 5 William IV., cap. 35 (private), devoted to the upkeep
of the City of London School.
For many years before the passing of the Act an annual sum of
£19 10s. had been paid by the Corporation, out of the rents of certain
lands usually called the estates of John Carpenter, towards the
education and clothing of four boys. These estates were popularly
identified with certain properties in Thames Street, Bridge Street,
Westcheap and Houndsditch, and the North and South Crescents
area in St. Giles-in-the-Fields. Unfortunately, no direct connection
can be traced between the last mentioned property and John
Carpenter, who died about 1441.
It seems probable, however, that this part of the City estates
had a different origin.
In 1567 Lord and Lady Mountjoy sold to Sir Nicholas Bacon
the tithes of two closes in Bloomsbury, known as the Great Close of
Bloomsbury, containing 45 acres, and Wilkinson’s Close, containing
4 acres, together with a third close, having an area of 5 acres, and
being then or lately in the tenure of John Hunt.[769] The tithes are
mentioned in the account of the division of the property of St. Giles’s
Hospital[770] as falling to the share of Katherine Legh (afterwards
Lady Mountjoy), but no reference occurs to the third close, which
nevertheless was most probably obtained at the same time. In 1574
an exchange of land was effected between Sir Nicholas Bacon and Sir
Rowland Hayward and other City dignitaries, whereby the latter
acquired the five-acre close in question.[771] The deed relating to the
exchange does not appear to have been enrolled, and consequently
no particulars are available as to the property which was transferred
to Sir Nicholas Bacon.
The earliest record in the possession of the Corporation
relating to the estate in St. Giles is contained in a rental of 1667,[772]
“The Rentall of the Lands and Tenements, sometimes of Mr. John
Carpenter, sometimes Town Clarke of the Citty of London,” and is as
follows: “Margaret the Relict and Executrix of Richard Reede, late
Margaret Pennell, for a Close with the appurtenances cont. by
estimacon five acres, more or lease, and being in the Parish of St.
Giles-in-the-Fields to him demised for 61 years from Lady-day, 1652,
at £4.” Two other properties included in the rental are described as
having been taken by the Corporation in exchange from Sir Nicholas
Bacon, but it is unfortunate that no such statement is made with
regard to the 5–acre close, as such would have prevented any doubt
as to its identification. Nevertheless, scarcely any doubt is possible.
The rental of 1667 shows that the John Carpenter estate included
property acquired by way of exchange from Bacon, and the
presumption of the identity of the 5–acre close contained in that
exchange with the 5–acre close leased to Richard Reede in 1652 is
practically overwhelming. Moreover, it is difficult to see with what
other land the close could possibly be identified. It is quite certain
that it was not in that part of the parish of St. Giles which lay to the
south of Bloomsbury Manor, for there was in that direction no 5–
acre field, of which the history, as detailed in this volume, does not
preclude the possibility of its being identified with the close in
question. It is moreover fairly obvious that the close could not have
been actually included in the Manor of Bloomsbury, since it was in
the hands of Mountjoy.
We are thus almost bound to identify the latter with the North
and South Crescents estate, which, with one exception (Cantelowe
Close), is the only St. Giles property in the neighbourhood not in the
manor of Bloomsbury.
It may, therefore, be assumed that the connection of the land
with the Carpenter Estate only dates from 1574, and that it was
obtained by the trustees of that estate in exchange for other property.
The land remained unbuilt on until the estate was laid out
early in the 19th century. Although the houses were of no
architectural merit, the plan is by no means uninteresting. It consists
of Alfred Place running parallel with Tottenham Court Road, with a
connecting cross road at either end, crescents being formed in these
opposite the north and south ends of Alfred Place.
It is probable that George Dance, the younger, who was City
Architect at the time, modified his idea for the improvement of the
Port of London in the preparation of this design.[773] The former
scheme is embodied in a coloured engraving[774] by William Daniell,
published in 1802.[775]
All the houses have recently been demolished.
In the Council’s collection are:—
North Crescent—General view (photograph).
South Crescent—General view (photograph).
XCV.—HOUSE IN REAR OF No. 196,
TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD.

The land immediately to the north of the City estate was


formerly a field known as Cantelowe Close. In an inquisition held on
20th May, 1639,[776] it was found that John, Earl of Clare,[777] had died
in possession of, inter alia, a parcel of land in the parish of St. Giles,
called “Cantlowe Close,” containing seven acres.[778] The land seems
to have continued in the Holles family until the death of John Holles,
Duke of Newcastle, in 1711, and then to have passed with most of the
latter’s possessions to his nephew, Thomas Pelham-Holles,
afterwards (1715) Duke of Newcastle, for the plan of the new road
from Paddington to Islington which appeared in the London
Magazine for 1756 marked the field to the north of “The City Lands”
as the “Duke of Newcastle’s.” In 1772 the Duke of Newcastle sold to
the Duchess of Bedford and others, trustees for the late Duke, “all
that close or parcell of ground, scituate in the parish of St. Pancras,
[779]
commonly called ... Cantelowe Close, containing nine acres and a
half or thereabouts.”[780]
In 1776 the trustees granted to William Mace, carpenter, a
lease for 78 years of a portion of the ground “in consideration of the
great expense he hath been at in erecting a farmhouse on part of a
field known as Cantelowe Close, and that he, the said William Mace,
shall build proper and convenient sheds and other outhouses for the
accommodation of 40 cows at the least.”[781] It is therefore clear that
the house was built in or shortly before 1776.
It stood about 150 feet east of Tottenham Court Road. The
exterior (Plate 107) was of stock brickwork, with red brick window
heads. The entrance doorcase was of wood, and above were two
tablets showing that formerly the parish boundary between St. Giles
and St. Pancras passed through the house.
The interior had a decorated wood and composition
chimneypiece (Plate 107) in the north front room on the first floor.
The premises were demolished in 1914.
The Council’s collection contains:—
[782]East front (photograph).
[782]Chimneypiece in front room on first floor (photograph).
INDEX OF NAMES AND TITLES.

Abercorn, James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of, 102


Adam Brothers, 151
Alan, 107
Aldewych, 23, 107
Aldewych (Oldwych) Close, 34, 35, 37, 42, 43, 93, 94, 100, 125
Aldewych Cross, 23
Alfred Place, 186
Allen, John, 3n
Allen, Thomas, 108
Allington, Lady, 102
Allington, Lord, 102n
All Saints’ Church, West Street, 115–116
Almshouses in Monmouth Street, 138
Alsopp, Henry, 18
Ampthill, Henry, 109
Ampthill, John, 109n
Angel, The, 122, 125
Angell, Robert, 13, 14
Antelope Inn, 3
Apsley, Henry, Lord (afterwards Earl Bathurst), 149
Apsley, John, 6, 8n
Apsley, Peter, 6, 7
Archer, J. W., 45, 48, 105
Ardowin, John, 115
Arne, Thomas, 89
Arne, Thomas Augustine, 89
Arthur, John, 92
Arthur Street, 145
Arundell, Thomas Howard, Earl of, 44
Arundell, Thomas, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour, 50
Ashburnham, Francis, 119n
Ashley, Sir Anthony, 7, 9n
Ashley, James, 76, 77
Ashley, Mrs. (formerly Worlidge), 77
Ashlin Place (formerly Paviors Alley), 106, 108
Aspin, William, 89
Aston, Coston, 56
Aubigny, Seigneurs d’ (See Stuart.)
Auchinleck, Alexander Boswell, Lord, 57
Aynscombe, Lily, 84

Back garden, Weld Street, 95n


Bacon, Sir Nicholas, 186, 187
Bacon’s Hotel, Great Queen Street, 84
Bagford, John, 38, 44
Baguley, Mr., 86, 87
Bailey, Anthony, 3n, 9n
Bailey, E. H., 62
Bailey, Jas., 164, 167
Bailie, Jas., 179
Bainbridge (Baynbrigge), Jane, 145n
Bainbridge, Henry, 145
Bainbridge Street, 145
Baines, —, 84
Baker, Ric., 103n
Baker, William, 139
Baltimore (Battimore), Lord, 95, 96
Baltimore, Lady, 96
Banks, Sir John, 7
Banks, Sir Ralph, 7, 8
Bannister, John, 104
Banqueting Hall, Freemasons’ Tavern, 63
Banson, —, 66
Baptist Chapel, Little Wild Street, 99
Barber, Ann, 110
Barber, Thomas, 110
Barber, William, 110
Barbor (alias Grigge), John, 145
Barker, John Raymond, 180
Barker, Thos., 7n
Barkstead, John, 120
Barnard, William, 11n
Barnett, Thomas, 28n
Barnfather, John, 133
Barnfather, Mary, 134
Barnfather, Robert, 134
Baron, John, 125
Barrington, Sir Thos., 39
Bath, Countess of, 75
Bathurst, Henry, 2nd Earl of, 149
Baxter, Nathaniel, 139
Bear, The, Broad Street, 19, 107, 108, 125
Bear Brewhouse, 108n
Bear (Bere) Close, 19, 20, 21, 29n, 30n, 125
Bear Croft, 19
Beauclerk, Lady Diana, 149
Beauclerk, Lord Sydney, 149
Beauclerk, Hon. Topham, 149
Beaufort, Henry, Duke of, 75n
Beaufort House, Chelsea, 53
Beavor, Edward, 75
Beavor, Rhoda (formerly Webb), 75
Bedford, Dukes of, 126
Bedford, Francis Russell, Earl of, 23n, 51n
Bedford, Gertrude, Duchess of, 149, 188
Bedford, Herbrand Arthur, 11th Duke of, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151n,
162, 163n
Bedford, John, 4th Duke of, 149
Bedford Square, 147, 150–184
Bedloe, Mr., 97n
Belasyse, Ann, Lady (formerly Lady Ann Powlet), 137
Belasyse, Ann, Lady (daughter of Sir Robert Crane), 137

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