Chapter 3 Application Software Types of Application Software

Chapter 3 Application Software

Types of Application Software Business Graphic and Multimedia Home Communications

Software Distribution Packaged • Mass produced copyrighted retail software Custom • Performs functions specific to a business or industry.

Software Distribution contd. Shareware • Copyrighted software that is distributed free for a trial period. Freeware • Provided at no cost but is copyrighted Public-domain • Is not copyrighted and is for public use

Business Programs Word Processing Software • • • Create Edit Format Spreadsheet Software • Microsoft® Excel Database Software • Microsoft® Access

Business contd. Presentation Graphics Software Personal Information Manager(PIM) • • Microsoft® Outlook Palm Desktop All can be purchased in a Software Suit

Other Business Programs Project Managing Software • Microsoft® Project Accounting Software • Intuit Quick. Books®

Graphics and Multimedia Programs Computer Aided Design(CAD) Software • Helps user create engineering, architectural, and scientific designs.

Graphics contd. Desktop Publishing(DTP) Software • Helps user create documents with text, graphics, and many colors.

Graphics contd. Image editing Paint Video editing Audio editing

Graphics contd. Multimedia Authoring and Web Page Authoring combine multiple forms of graphic multimedia.

Home, Personal, and Educational Programs Integrated Software • Combines application software into a single easyto-use package. • Ex. Microsoft® Works Personal Finance Software • Helps home and small office users balance checkbooks, pay bills, track income and expenses, etc. • Ex. Intuit Quicken®

Home contd. Legal Software • Ex. Broderbund Family Lawyer® Tax Preparation • Ex. H&R Block Kiplinger Tax. Cut® Personal DTP Paint/Image Editing Software Clip Art/Image Gallery

Home contd. Educational & Reference Software • Computer-based training (CBT) Entertainment Software

Other forms of Application Software Communication • E-mail • Chat rooms • Instant messaging • Video Conferencing/ Telephone Calls Web • Web Based Training(WBT) • Can be used for Distance Learning(DL) • Ex. Mapquest

Application Software contd. Learning Aids • Online help: electronic equivalent of a users manual. • Wizards: automated assistant that helps a user complete a task

Companies on the Cutting Edge • • • Realizing Potential with Business Software Began in 1975 MS-DOS Windows Office Suit dominates the application software market Internet Explorer Xbox game system

Companies on the Cutting Edge Apple Computer • • Introducing Innovative Technologies Founded 1976 Apple II: first mass marketed personal computer Power Macintosh i. Mac, i. Book, i. Pod, etc.