Application Software
Magister of Electrical Engineering
Udayana University
September 2011
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• Application software
• to solve a particular problem,
• to perform useful work on specific tasks,
• or to provide entertainment
– Commercial software
• Proprietary software, packaged software
• Copyrighted
• Single-user licenses: one copy of the software
license and use this software in a single machine
• Site licenses: multiple usage in a certain area such
as a company.
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– Public-domain software
• Not copyrighted. copy it for free
• Often available through sites on the Internet
• may be duplicated by anyone
– E.g. government-developed programs for the general
public and programs donated by the original creator. E.g.
America Online, CompuServe, Prodigy, and so on.
– Shareware
• Copyrighted software that is distributed free of charge but
requires users to make a monetary contribution to continue
using it
• Primarily distributes through the Internet
• free software for a trial period, usually a 30-day trial
• technically you are not supposed to duplicate and distribute
it.
– An example of freeware is Mosaic.
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– Freeware
• Copyrighted software that is distributed free of
charge, most often over the Internet
• E.g. Linux
• Custom software
• It is created by software engineers/programmers
• Companies need software written specifically for
them, to meet unique needs
• Software
• Tutorial
• Documentations
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Programs that perform specific tasks for users
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• What is system
software?
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Programs that control
the operations of the
computer
Serves as the interface
between the user, the
application software,
and the computer’s
hardware
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Business Software
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Software that assists
people in becoming more
effective and efficient
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•Popular word processing features
AutoCorrect
Columns
AutoFormat
Grammar
Checker
Tracking
Changes
Ink Input
Reading
Layout
Mail Merge
Smart Tags
Collaboration
Tables
Macros
Research
Templates
Voice
Recognition
Thesaurus
Web Page
Development
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• What is voice recognition?
 The computer’s
capability of
distinguishing
spoken words
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• What is spreadsheet software?
– Organizes data
– Performs calculations and
recalculates when data changes
= A1+B2 (*C12)
= D1+E2 (*F12)
= SUM (C12:Y12)
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How is a spreadsheet
organized?
Columns identified by letters
 Rows identified by numbers
 A cell is the intersection of a
column and row
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• What is database software?
Allows you to create
and manage data
Add, change, delete,
sort, and retrieve data
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• What are the parts of a database?
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A table contains records
A record is a row in a
table that contains
information about a
given person, product,
or event
A field is a column in
a table that contains
a specific piece of
information within
a record
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• How do you extract information from a
database?
Run queries to
retrieve data
Can be sent as a
report to the printer
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• What is presentation graphics
software?
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Used to create visual aids for
presentations
A presentation is sometimes called
a slide show
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• What is note taking software?
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Enables users to enter
typed text, handwritten
comments, drawings, or
sketches anywhere on the
page
Notes are organized like a
notebook
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• What is PDA software?
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Allows PDA (Personal
Digital Assistant) users to
create documents, take
notes, manage budgets, view
photographs, and more
Most include personal
information manager
(PIM) software
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Calendar, address book,
synchronization with
desktop computer
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• What is a software suite?
A collection of individual
applications sold as
a single package
Two major advantages:
lower cost
ease of use
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• What is project management software?
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Allows you to plan, schedule, track, and analyze
the events, resources, and costs of a project
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• What is accounting software?
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Helps companies
record and report
their financial
transactions
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Graphics and Multimedia Software
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• What is computer-aided design (CAD)?
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Software that allows you to create engineering,
architectural, and scientific designs
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• What is desktop publishing software?
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Enables you to design and produce sophisticated
documents that contain text, graphics,
and brilliant colors
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• What is paint/image editing software?
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Used to create and
modify graphical
images
Sometimes called
illustration
software
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• What is video and audio editing software?
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Video editing software allows you to modify a
segment of a video, called a clip
Audio editing software allows you to modify
audio clips
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• What is multimedia authoring software?
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Allows you to combine
text, graphics, audio,
video, and animation
into an interactive
presentation
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What is Web page authoring software?
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Allows users of all skill levels to create Web pages
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Some application software programs include Web page
authoring programs
video
audio
graphical
images
animation
organize
manage
maintain
Web pages
and/or
Web sites
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Software for Home, Personal, and Educational
Use
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Application Software for
Communications
Web
browsers
E-mail
FTP
Chat rooms
Newsgroups
Video
conferencing
Instant
messaging
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• What is Web-based training (WBT)?
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Self-directed, self-paced
instruction on a topic
on the Web
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Distance learning (DL) is
the delivery of education
at one location while the
learning takes place at
other locations
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Learning Aids and Support Tools for
Application Software
• What is a wizard?
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An automated assistant that helps you complete a task
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Contact Management
Application
• Manage bussines contacts and tasks
– Address book, calendar, time planner,
appointment book, notepad for things to do,
journals of entries, e-sticky notes, e-mail, etc.
• E.g. Ms. Outlook and Act
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Large Scale Computer
Applications
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Online banking
E-commerce
Remote access for employee
Stock exchange deals
E-taxes
Storing cencus information
Coordination between military
Maintaining the energy grid
Maintaining patients record
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Other Applications
• Games
– Some games are simplistic programs
– Some games are rather complex and
sophisticated system
• Ms. Flight Simulator
• Reference Tool
– Encyclopedia
• Ms. Encarta
– Road atlases
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• Virus and Antivirus Programs
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Detect and remove virus
New virus releases almost everyday
Upgrade antivirus
Don’t confuse between programming bugs and a
virus
• Utilities Program
– Not to allow creating new data
– Allow to manipulate existing data
• Compress files
• Change the shape and size of mouse pointers
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Summary of Application
Software
Application software
Software for communications
Business software
Applications on the Web
Graphics and multimedia software
Software for home, personal,
and educational use
Learning aids and support tools
within an application
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