Transcript Software Applications: Common Features

Software Applications:
Common Features
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A User Interface
Graphical User Interface
Pointer
Menus
Menu Bar
Pull-Down Menu
Dialog Box
Help
Toolbars
Buttons
Chapter 3 Basic Application Software…
Now you can perform operations that trained specialists were
required to perform…with a microcomputer and the
appropriate application software…
Would you like access to free
general -purpose applications
from anywhere in the world?
Imagine accessing your
data files from any
location…..
Now you can have it all
with Web based
applications…..
Word Processors:
Features
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Create text based documents
Word wrap
Editing
Thesaurus
Find and replace
Spelling and grammar
Format, font, font size
Character effects: bold, italic, colors
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Spreadsheets: programs
organize, analyze and graph
numeric data
Workbook Files
Worksheet
Spreadsheet or sheet
Rows
Columns
Text entries or labels
Numeric entry
Formula
Functions
Range
Analytical graphs or charts
What -if analysis
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Database Management System: a
program that sets up a database
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Relational database
Tables
Fields
Query
Forms
Reports
Presentation Graphics:
programs that combine a variety
of objects
• Slides
• AutoContent wizard
• Master slide
A few tips:
Be prepared
Practice and time
Begin and end well
Know when to move
Relax
Integrated Software
Software Suites
• A Single program that provides the
functionality of a word processor,
spreadsheet, database manager, and more.
• Classified as personal or home software.
• Most widely used: Microsoft Works or
Appleworks!
Software Suite
• Productivity Suite AKA business suites
• Personal suite AKA home suites
• Specialized suite- focus on specific
applications such as graphics or finance
• Utility suite-designed to make computing
safer and easier. Example: Norton System
works!
Sharing Data Between
Applications
• Ways to Share data include copy and paste,
object linking and object embedding. Copy
and paste is static. OLE is dynamic.
• Copy and Paste
• Object Linking and Embedding
Summarization…
• As you have seen, with ASP you can access
your data from any Internet connected
computer in the world. This means that if a
computer is lost or damaged, no data or
time has been wasted. And because any
computer that can access the Internet can
connect to an ASP, any platform can be
used. PCs and Apple computers can share
data and applications in the same office!