Chapter 5 Application
Software
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
What is application software?
– Application software enables users to perform the
types of activities and work that computers were
designed for.
– Types of application software for business users:
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Types of Application Software
Commercial Application Software
– Packaged software – sold to the public on a
retail basis
– Customized software – created by
programmers to meet a company’s specific
requirements
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Types of Application Software
Other Application Software 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
software allows users to
create impressive, fullcolor documents (like the
ones at right) that
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Text
Drawings
Photographs
Graphical elements
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Productivity Software
Spreadsheet software 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 in 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 – a collection of data organized in
one or more tables consisting of individual
pieces of information
– Field – holds an individual piece of information
– Record – collection of related fields
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Productivity Software
A database management system (DBMS) allows a
user to create and manage a computer database and
to produce reports from stored data.
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Productivity Software
The most popular DBMS
program is the relational
database model.
In a relational database,
tables can be linked in a
way that allows data to
be retrieved from more
than one table.
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Productivity Software
What are the typical features of a database
management system?
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Sort – arranges records in many different ways
Find – locates information in a table
Query – an advanced search of a database
Links – joins tables in meaningful ways that
make sense for a particular business
– Reports – links tables to create a combined
report of their information
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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?
– Software suites consist of integrated software
programs sold as a single package that are
designed to work well together.
– Information can be copied and pasted between
programs.
– Information can also be linked through object
linking and embedding (OLE).
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Productivity Software
Project management
software is widely used to
plan construction
projects and to track
schedule and budgets.
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Software for Household Use
• Personal finance software assists users with
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Paying bills
Balancing checkbooks
Keeping track of income and expenses
Maintaining investment records
• Tax preparation software helps users to
– Analyze federal and state tax status
– Prepare and transmit tax returns
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Software for Household Use
• Legal software helps analyze, plan, and
prepare legal documents.
• Entertainment software includes games,
videos, and music that provide fun and
challenges.
• Educational and reference software includes
encyclopedias, dictionaries, and tutorials.
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Graphics and
Multimedia Software
• Painting and Drawing Software
– Painting programs create, edit, and color
images in a bit-map format.
– Drawing programs use lines, curves, and other
features to draw images that can be easily
modified.
• Image-editing programs allow a user to
touch up, modify, and enhance image
quality.
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Graphics and
Multimedia Software
• Video and audio editing software allows
users to create and modify recorded video
and audio clips.
• Web authoring software helps users develop
Web pages without learning Web
programming.
• Computer-aided design (CAD) software
helps users to create architectural,
engineering, product, and scientific designs.
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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.
– Microsoft Internet Explorer
– Mozilla Firefox
• Search engines search, locate, and retrieve
information from various Web sites.
– Yahoo!
– Google
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Communications Software
• Instant messaging
software enables
people to communicate
with other users over
the Internet in real
time.
• Text messaging allows
people to send quick,
short messages via cell
phones.
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Communications Software
• Groupware allows people to share
information and collaborate on projects.
• Webconferencing software allows online
meetings between two or more participants
at different locations using computer
networks.
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On the Horizon
Based on the information in this chapter and
your own personal experience, what do you
think is on the horizon?
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