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Presentation Overview
• Types of Application Software• Productivity Software• Software for Household Use• Graphics and Multimedia Software• Communications Software
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Types of Application Software
What is application software?– Application software enables users to perform the
types of activities and work that computers were designed for.
– Types of application software for business users:
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Types of Application Software
Commercial Application Software– Packaged software – sold to the public on a
retail basis– Customized software – created by
programmers to meet a company’s specific requirements
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Types of Application Software
Other Application Software Models– Shareware – available for a small
“contribution” fee– Freeware – provided free of charge– Open-source software – code is owned by a
developer, but the public can experiment with it
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Productivity Software
Word processing software allows users to– Create (enter) text– Edit text– Format the document– Save and print the file
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Productivity Software
Desktop publishing software allows users to create impressive, full-color documents (like the ones at right) that include
– Text– Drawings– Photographs– Graphical elements
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Productivity Software
Spreadsheet software allows users to organize, calculate, and present financial, statistical, and other numerical information.
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Productivity Software
What are the features of spreadsheets?– Grids – form columns and rows in a matrix– Number formatting – formats numbers in a
variety of ways– Formulas – process data in cells– Macros – automate complex or repetitive
actions by a set of commands– Charting – makes data easier to read and
understand
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Productivity Software
Database Management– Database – a collection of data organized in
one or more tables consisting of individual pieces of information
– Field – holds an individual piece of information– Record – collection of related fields
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Productivity Software
A database management system (DBMS) allows a user to create and manage a computer database and to produce reports from stored data.
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Productivity Software
The most popular DBMS program is the relational database model.
In a relational database, tables can be linked in a way that allows data to be retrieved from more than one table.
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Productivity Software
What are the typical features of a database management system?
– Sort – arranges records in many different ways– Find – locates information in a table– Query – an advanced search of a database– Links – joins tables in meaningful ways that
make sense for a particular business– Reports – links tables to create a combined
report of their information
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Productivity Software
Presentation graphics software allows users to create computerized slide shows.
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Productivity Software
What are software suites?– Software suites consist of integrated software
programs sold as a single package that are designed to work well together.
– Information can be copied and pasted between programs.
– Information can also be linked through object linking and embedding (OLE).
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Productivity Software
Project management software is widely used to plan construction projects and to track schedule and budgets.
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Software for Household Use
• Personal finance software assists users with– Paying bills– Balancing checkbooks– Keeping track of income and expenses– Maintaining investment records
• Tax preparation software helps users to– Analyze federal and state tax status– Prepare and transmit tax returns
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Software for Household Use
• Legal software helps analyze, plan, and prepare legal documents.
• Entertainment software includes games, videos, and music that provide fun and challenges.
• Educational and reference software includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, and tutorials.
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Graphics and Multimedia Software
• Painting and Drawing Software– Painting programs create, edit, and color
images in a bit-map format.– Drawing programs use lines, curves, and other
features to draw images that can be easily modified.
• Image-editing programs allow a user to touch up, modify, and enhance image quality.
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Graphics and Multimedia Software
• Video and audio editing software allows users to create and modify recorded video and audio clips.
• Web authoring software helps users develop Web pages without learning Web programming.
• Computer-aided design (CAD) software helps users to create architectural, engineering, product, and scientific designs.
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Communications Software
Electronic mail sends and receives messages over a worldwide system of communication networks.
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Communications Software
• Web browsers allow users to move from one location to another on the Web and to access and retrieve Web pages.– Microsoft Internet Explorer– Mozilla Firefox
• Search engines search, locate, and retrieve information from various Web sites.– Yahoo!– Google
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Communications Software
• Instant messaging software enables people to communicate with other users over the Internet in real time.
• Text messaging allows people to send quick, short messages via cell phones.
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Communications Software
• Groupware allows people to share information and collaborate on projects.
• Webconferencing software allows online meetings between two or more participants at different locations using computer networks.