Transcript L4 Types Of Software

GCSE Information and
Communications Technology
Assessment
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The course is split into 60%
coursework and 40% exam
You will produce coursework in year 10
and 11 – each worth 30%
You will have two coursework lessons
per week – one with Mr Hewitt and one
with Mr Nicoll
You will have one theory lesson per
week with Mr Hewitt
Types of Applications
Software
Mr Hewitt
What is applications software?
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Applications software
‘software designed to carry out user related
tasks’
Today we will look at applications packages
‘off the shelf software packages designed
for a specific function’
Word processing Software e.g. Microsoft
Word is an example of an applications
package
Applications packages
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List as many application packages as you
can. (do not use brand names)
Word processing
Spreadsheets
Databases
DTP, drawing and graphics
Web design software
Modelling packages
Before we continue:
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Think of a definition for each of the
following:
Word processing
Spreadsheets
Databases
DTP
Drawing / graphics
Web Design
Modelling
Word Processing Software
‘a program that can
be used to enter,
edit, format, store
and print
documents’
Letters
Articles
Questionnaires
Memos
Worksheets
Uses of a Word Processor
Books
Brochures
What can word
processors be used
for?
newsletters
Reports
Essays
leaflets
Spreadsheets
‘display numerical
data in a grid or
columns and rows’
What can a
spreadsheet be
used for?
statistics
Display
Company
Information
Perform calculations
Spreadsheets
Manipulate data
Graphs
and charts
Accounts
and finance
Databases
‘an organised
collection of data’
What can a database
be used for?
‘Databases allow data
to be stored and
accessed quickly and
easily’
electronic filing
cabinets! - useful for
holding, entering and
searching for company
information such as
customer records and
reservations
Desktop Publishing
‘allows production of documents with
combined pictures and text’ – It is more
presentation oriented then word processing
software’
What are its uses?
Production of newspaper reports, leaflets
and posters
Drawing and Graphics
‘Allow creation and manipulation of images’
What can they be used for?
Simple drawing and editing of images using
a paint package, to full scale design work
using more sophisticated packages.
Web design software
‘used for designing web pages by
enabling the user to produce HTML
scripts’
Modelling
‘Modelling software enables the user to
create a model or simulation of the real
world and then identify the effects of
changing variables’
What can it be used for?
Many uses – modelling the economy, 3D
architects models, Computer games,
population growth, nitrogen cycle – anything
with variables
GCSE Requirements
For each package mentioned you need:
 To understand the theory
 To be able to use certain features
We will spend the next half term going
through these packages