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Lecture 4
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Application Software
Application Software
What is application software?

Programs that
perform specific
tasks for users
 Also called a
software
application or an
application
 Why used:
To assist with
graphics and
multimedia
projects
To facilitate
communications
As a
productivity/
business tool
To support
household activities,
for personal
business, or for
education
Application Software
What are categories of application software?
Productivity Software
What is productivity software?

Software
that assists
people in
becoming
more
effective
and
efficient
while
performing
daily
activities
Presentation
Graphics
Word Processing
Personal Information Manager
Spreadsheet
Software Suite
Database
Project Management
Accounting
Productivity Software
What is word processing software?


Allows users
to create and
manipulate
documents
that contain
text and
graphics
One of the
most widely
used types of
application
software
printed
document
document displays
in word k
processing
window
Productivity Software
What is clip art?
A
collection
of drawings,
diagrams, and
photographs
that you can
insert into
documents
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Productivity Software
What is a major advantage of using a word
processor?
 You
can easily
change what you
have written
The house was deep in a
secluded
secluded
remote part of the
woods. The trees
surrounded the porch in
a protective circle.
Small clusters of pink
and white flowers lined
the walk leading up to
the door.
find or
search
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replace
Productivity Software
What is a spelling checker?
 Reviews
the
spelling!
reviews
reviews the
the
spelling
spelling of
of
individual
inividal words
words
inividal
p. 3.9
Productivity Software
What are the stages of developing a document?
editing
process of making
changes to a document’s
existing content
formatting
creating
changing the appearance of
a document
developing the document by
entering text or numbers,
inserting graphical images, and
performing other tasks using
an input device
saving
printing
process of copying a document
process of sending a file to a
from memory to a storage
printer to generate output on a
medium such as a floppy disk or
medium such as paper
p. 3.10
hard disk
Productivity Software
What is the clipboard?
A
temporary storage location used for cut,
copy, and paste
Copy
Cut
duplicate a portion
of the document and
store it on the
Clipboard
Remove a
portion of the
document and
store it on the
Clipboard
Paste
Place items stored on
the clipboard into the
document
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Productivity Software
What is a file?



A named collection of data, instructions, or information
Each file has a name
file name on
title bar
The title bar of a
document window
usually displays the
file name
Productivity Software
What is voice recognition?
 The
computer’s capability of distinguishing
spoken words
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Step 6:
1:
2:
3:
5:
Say,
“Algerian”
say,
Say,
Say,
Say,
“Forty
“Voice
“Green”.
“Dictation”
Eight”
Command”
Say,and
Then
“Font”.
and
tothen
instruct
then
say,
to instruct
“End”.
say,“Font
the
“Font
the
Size”.
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program
youyou
will
Color”.
will
be dictating.
be issuingSay,
commands.
“Car for
Say,
sale”.
“Center”.
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Productivity Software
What is spreadsheet software?

Allows you to
organize data in
rows and columns
 Performs
calculations on this
data
 Rows and columns
collectively called a
worksheet
Productivity Software
What is a database?

A collection
of data
organized in
a manner
that allows
access,
retrieval, and
use of that
data
Productivity Software
What is database software?
 Also
called a database management system
(DBMS)
 Allows you to create, access, and manage a
database
add, change,
and delete data
sort and
retrieve data
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create forms
and reports
using the data
Productivity Software
What is presentation graphics software?

Allows you to create documents called presentations
Productivity Software
What is a software suite?
A
collection of individual applications sold as
a single packages
 Two major advantages
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ease of use
lower cost
Productivity Software
What is project management software?
 Allows
you to plan, schedule, track, and analyze
the events, resources, and costs of a project
Productivity Software
What is accounting software?


Helps companies record and report their financial
transactions
Newer
packages
support
online direct
deposit and
payroll
services
Graphics and Multimedia
Software
What are some
popular
graphics and
multimedia
software
products?
Computer-Aided Design
(CAD)
Desktop Publishing
(Professional)
Paint/Image Editing
(Professional)
Video and Audio Editing
Multimedia Authoring
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Web Page Authoring
Graphics and Multimedia
Software
What is computer-aided design (CAD)?
A
program
that assists a
professional
in creating
engineering,
architectural,
and scientific
designs
Graphics and Multimedia
Software
What is desktop publishing software
(professional)?

Enables
professional
designers to
design and
produce
sophisticated
documents that
contain text,
graphics, and
brilliant colors
Graphics and Multimedia
Software
What is paint/image editing software
(professional)?
 Used
to create
and modify
graphical images
 Sometime called
illustration
software
Graphics and Multimedia
Software
What is Web page authoring software?
 Helps
users
create Web
pages
Software for Home, Personal,
and Educational Use
What software
products are
available for
home,
personal, and
educational
use?
Integrated Software
Personal Finance
Legal
Tax Preparation
Desktop Publishing
Paint/Image Editing
(Personal)
Clip Art/Image Gallery
Home Design/
Landscaping
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Software for Home, Personal,
and Educational Use
What is integrated software?
 Software
that combines applications, such as
word processing, spreadsheet, and database
into a single, easy-to-use package
Applications use a
similar interface
and share common
features
Applications typically do
not have all the
capabilities of standalone productivity
software applications
Each application is
available only through
the integrated software
package
Less
expensive
Software for Home, Personal,
and Educational Use
What is legal software?
 Assists
in
preparation of
legal documents
 Provides legal
advice to
individuals,
families, and small
businesses
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Software for Home, Personal,
and Educational Use
What is desktop publishing software (personal)?

Easy-tounderstand
DTP software
designed for
smaller-scale
desktop
publishing
projects
Software for Home, Personal,
and Educational Use
What is home design/landscaping
software?

Assists with the design or remodeling of a home,
deck, or landscape
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Software for Home, Personal,
and Educational Use
What is entertainment software?
 Interactive
games
 Videos
 Programs
designed to
support a hobby
or provide
amusement and
enjoyment
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Communications Software
What software facilitates communication?

E-mail

Web browsers

Chat rooms

Newsgroups

Instant messaging

Groupware

Videoconferencing
E-mail
Newsgroup
Instant
messaging
(IM)
Videoconference
or
electronic
mail
Web browser
Also called
a room
discussion
Real-time
communications
Groupware
Chat
A Transmission
meeting
between
two or more
of
messages
or that
browser
services
notifies
you
geographically
separated
people
via
a
computer
network
Online
area
on
the
Web
where
A software
application
Permits
users
to chat
with
when
one
or
more
people
who
use
a
network
or
the
Internet
such
as
a
local
area
users conduct
written
discussions
Allows
you
totheof
that
helps
groups
each
other
via
are
online
to transmit
audio
and
video data
network
orand
the Internet
about
a particular
subject
access
view
people work
together and
computer
Allows
you
to
exchange
can program
make
ayou
video
Web
pages
on
the
E-mail
software
lets
YouHome
use
ausers
software
called
share
information
over
a
messages
or
files
with
Some
support
voice
chats
telephone
call
where
both parties
create,
send,
receive,
Internet
a newsreader
to
participate
in a
network
them
or
join
a
private
chat
and
videoas
chats
see
each
other
theyand
talk
forward,
store,
print,
newsgroup
roommessages
delete e-mail
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Applications on the Web
What is a Web application?

A software application that exists on a Web site
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