Transcript Computers: Understanding Technology, 3e

Chapter 5
Application Software
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Presentation Overview
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Types of Application Software
Productivity Software
Software for Household Use
Graphics and Multimedia Software
Communications Software
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Types of Application Software
Types of application software for business users:
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Types of Application Software
What is application software?
– Packaged software – programs sold to the public
on a retail basis
– Customized software – created by programmers
to meet a company’s specific requirements
– Other application 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
Examples of productivity software
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Productivity Software
Word processing software allows users to
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create (enter) text
edit text
format the document
save and print the file
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Productivity Software
Desktop publishing (DTP) software
allows users
to create
impressive
documents
with text,
drawings,
photographs,
and graphic
elements in
full color.
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Productivity Software
Electronic
spreadsheets
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 derived from other 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 – collection of data organized in one
or more tables consisting of individual pieces
of information
– Field – collection of related tables
– Record – collection of related fields
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Productivity Software
Database management system (DBMS)
allows users to
create and
manage a
computer
database and
to produce
reports from
stored data.
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Productivity
Software
Relational
database
allows tables to be
linked and allows
data to be retrieved
from more than one
table.
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Productivity Software
What are the usual features of a database
management system?
– Sort – arranges records in many different ways
– Find – locates information in a table
– Query – uses more advanced features for
searching the database
– Links – joins tables in meaningful ways that make
sense for a particular business
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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?
– integrated software programs designed to work
well together
– information can be copied and pasted, or
– object linking and embedding (OLE) can link
information and change or update it automatically
among the programs
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Productivity Software
Project management software is widely used to
plan construction projects and to track schedules
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, and other financial activity.
– Tax preparation software aids in analyzing
federal and state tax status, as well as prepares and
transmits tax returns.
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Software for Household Use
– Legal software helps analyze, plan, and prepare
legal documents.
– Entertainment software is interactive games,
videos, and music that provide fun.
– Educational and reference software include
encyclopedias, dictionaries, and tutorials.
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Graphics and
Multimedia Software
Painting and Drawing Software
– Painting programs create, edit, and color images
in bit-map form (one bit at a time).
– Drawing programs use lines, curves, and other
features to draw images; enable users to create
images that can be modified.
– Image editing programs allow users to touch up,
modify, and enhance image quality.
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Graphics and
Multimedia Software
– Computer-aided design (CAD) software provide
tools that enable users to create architectural,
engineering, product, and scientific designs.
– Video and audio editing software allow users to
create and modify recorded video and audio clips.
– Web authoring software help users develop Web
pages without learning Web programming.
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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.
Search engines
search, locate, and retrieve information from various
Web sites.
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Communications Software
Instant messaging
software enables
people to communicate
with other users over
the Internet in real
time.
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Communications Software
Groupware
allows people to share information and collaborate
on projects.
Webconferencing software
allows online meeting between two or more
participants at different locations using computer
networks.
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On the Horizon
Based on the information presented in this
chapter and your own experience, what do
you think is on the horizon?
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