Transcript COMPUTER WS #4

COMPUTER WS #4
Software = programs on your
computer, must have to be
able to do anything!
OPERATING SYSTEM = lets
you use a computer to
access other programs,
without one the computer is
a paperweight
MICROSOFT WINDOWS =
most popular operating
system
Types of Windows
1. Windows 7 (newest
version)
2. Vista
3. Windows XP (what we use
at SV)
4. Others… (YOU PICK)
MICROSOFT OFFICE = group
of programs popular in home
and business applications
WORD = word processing,
the typewriting program
EXCEL = spreadsheets, used
in bookkeeping and
accounting
ACCESS = database, used to
organize information
POWERPOINT =
presentations, can use
pictures or words
OUTLOOK = e-mail, can use
to send and receive
INTERNET EXPLORER OR
MOZILLA FIREFOX =
Internet browser, use to
“surf” the Internet
DREAMWEAVER = web
design, also publish web
sites