Lecture 4 Application Software Application Software What is

Lecture 4 Application Software

Application Software What is application software? Programs that perform specific tasks for users b Also called a software application or an application b Why used: b 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? b 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 b One of the most widely used types of application software b printed document displays in word processing k window

Productivity Software What is clip art? b. A collection of drawings, diagrams, and photographs that you can insert into documents

Productivity Software What is a major advantage of using a word processor? b You can easily change what you have written The house was deep in a 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 p. 3. 9 replace

Productivity Software What is a spelling checker? b Reviews the spelling! reviews the spelling of of individual inividal 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? b. A temporary storage location used for cut, copy, and paste Copy Cut Remove a portion of the document and store it on the Clipboard duplicate a portion of the document and store it on the Clipboard Paste Place items stored on the clipboard into the document

Productivity Software What is a file? A named collection of data, instructions, or information b Each file has a name file name on title bar v The title bar of a document window usually displays the file name b

Productivity Software What is voice recognition? b The computer’s capability of distinguishing spoken words 4: Step 5: 1: 2: 3: 6: Say, “Algerian” “Font Say, “Forty “Voice “Dictation” Eight” Command” Say, and “Font”. and tothen instruct to say, instruct say, the “Font the Say, “Green”. Then say, “End”. Size”. program youyou will Color”. will be dictating. be issuing. Say, commands. “Car for Say, sale”. “Center”. p. 3. 11 Fig. 3 -12

Productivity Software What is spreadsheet software? Allows you to organize data in rows and columns b Performs calculations on this data b Rows and columns collectively called a worksheet b

Productivity Software What is a database? b A collection of data organized in a manner that allows access, retrieval, and use of that data

Productivity Software What is database software? b Also called a database management system (DBMS) b Allows you to create, access, and manage a database add, change, and delete data sort and retrieve data create forms and reports using the data

Productivity Software What is presentation graphics software? b Allows you to create documents called presentations

Productivity Software What is a software suite? b. A collection of individual applications sold as a single packages b Two major advantages ease of use lower cost

Productivity Software What is project management software? b Allows you to plan, schedule, track, and analyze the events, resources, and costs of a project

Productivity Software What is accounting software? b b Helps companies record and report their financial transactions Newer packages support online direct deposit and payroll services

What are some popular graphics and multimedia software products? Graphics and Multimedia Software Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Desktop Publishing (Professional) Paint/Image Editing (Professional) Video and Audio Editing Multimedia Authoring Web Page Authoring

Graphics and Multimedia Software What is computer-aided design (CAD)? b. A program that assists a professional in creating engineering, architectural, and scientific designs

Graphics and Multimedia Software What is desktop publishing software (professional)? b 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)? b Used to create and modify graphical images b Sometime called illustration software

Graphics and Multimedia Software What is Web page authoring software? b 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 Reference

Software for Home, Personal, and Educational Use What is integrated software? b 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? b Assists in preparation of legal documents b Provides legal advice to individuals, families, and small businesses

Software for Home, Personal, and Educational Use What is desktop publishing software (personal)? b Easy-tounderstand DTP software designed for smaller-scale desktop publishing projects

Software for Home, Personal, and Educational Use What is home design/landscaping software? b Assists with the design or remodeling of a home, deck, or landscape

Software for Home, Personal, and Educational Use What is entertainment software? b Interactive games b Videos b Programs designed to support a hobby or provide amusement and enjoyment

Communications Software What software facilitates communication? b E-mail b Web browsers b Chat rooms b Newsgroups b Instant messaging b Groupware b Videoconferencing E-mail Newsgroup Instant messaging Videoconference or electronic mail(IM) 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 You. Home 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 room delete e-mail messages

Applications on the Web What is a Web application? b A software application that exists on a Web site