Chapter 5
Application Software: The Key to Digital Productivity
Chapter Outline
5.1 Software’s Role in the
World of Computing
Key Terms
application software
5.2 The Many Types of
Application Software
Productivity Software: Getting
Work Done
productivity software
Word Processor Software
word processor software
Spreadsheet Software
spreadsheet software
Database Software
database software
Presentation Software
presentation software
Calendar, Organizer, and
Contact Management
Software
calendar software
organizer software
contact management
software
Graphics, Multimedia, and Web
Pages
graphics software
desktop publishing (DTP)
software
photo editing software
screen capture software
multimedia software
animation software
audio software
podcast
video software
web authoring software
entertainment software
Entertainment and Personal Use
Software Gets Professional
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Study Questions
How is application software different
from system software?
What were some of the early application
software programs?
What tasks can you accomplish with
today's application software?
How is today's application software
different from early versions?
What types of applications are considered
productivity software?
How is productivity software bundled and
sold to consumers?
What features are included in today's
word processor applications?
What do spreadsheet applications do?
What are some examples of spreadsheet
software packages in the marketplace?
What does database software do?
What does it offer that spreadsheet and
word processor software do not?
What are some examples of presentation
software in the marketplace?
On what concept is presentation software
based?
What are some examples of calendar
software?
What features are combined in organizer
software?
What does contact management software
do?
Who might use contact management
software?
What does graphics software do?
Who uses graphics software?
What are some examples of graphics
software in the marketplace?
What categories of software are included
in multimedia software?
How is multimedia software used?
Where might you see the results of
multimedia software?
What types of software are produced for
entertainment and personal use?
What specific business needs are
addressed by professional software?
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Chapter Outline
Financial Applications
Key Terms
Business Processes
Industry-Specific Software
Custom and Enterprise
Software
Mobile Applications
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5.2.1
5.3 Developing and Delivering
Software
Developing Software
How Software Is Delivered to
You
Packaged and Downloaded
Software
Cloud Computing
edutainment
web-based training
software development life
cycle (SDLC)
alpha version
beta version
release to manufacturing
(RTM) version
bug
Study Questions
What are some examples of financial
software programs?
What features do these programs have?
What types of software help with
business processes?
What are some examples?
What types of industries have software
specially designed for them?
What are some examples of enterprise
software?
What software companies are in this
market?
Who is likely to use enterprise or custom
software?
What types of software are available as
mobile applications?
How can software help you learn?
How has software development and
delivery changed in recent years?
What is the software development life
cycle? What are the six phases
identified in the text?
What versions are involved in software
testing?
How was software delivered in the past?
packaged software
software suite
web-based software
cloud computing
software as a service
(SaaS)
Software Pricing
Freeware and Shareware
freeware
shareware
Open Source Software
source code
open source software
Getting a License
The Cost of Software in the
Cloud
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How has the packaging of software
changed over the years?
What is a software suite?
How is software purchased and delivered
online?
Why was this impractical in the past?
What is cloud computing?
How does software as a service (SaaS)
work?
What are the different software pricing
models?
What is the difference between freeware
and shareware?
What "hidden costs" are sometimes
associated with freeware?
What is the open source movement?
How does open source software work?
How do software licensing agreements
work?
How does pricing work in a cloud
computing model?
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Chapter Outline
Take the Next Step: Activity
5.3.1
Take the Next Step: Activity
5.3.2
Spotlight on the Future
Podcast: Will Paying for
Software Become a Thing of
the Past?
Key Terms
software on demand
cloud storage
GNU General Public
License
5.4 Software Working Together
Importing and Exporting
export
import
rich text format (RTF)
comma-separated-values
(CSV) format
Converting Handwritten Notes
and Speech to Text
handwriting recognition
software
speech recognition
software
Embedding and Linking
Content
object linking and
embedding (OLE)
embedded object
shared feature
Using Shared Features
Take the Next Step: Activity
5.4.1
Take the Next Step: Activity
5.4.2
file extension
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Study Questions
How do I access my software using cloud
computing?
How did the open source movement
evolve?
Why aren't more people flocking to free
and open source software (FOSS)?
How will the rise of mobile phones as
computing devices affect FOSS?
What will the future of FOSS look like?
How can content created in one
application be used by another
application?
Why would you want to import and
export data to and from applications?
What file formats are commonly used to
exchange data?
How are these formats different from one
another?
What devices use handwriting recognition
software?
How does speech recognition software
work?
What are some drawbacks to handwriting
and speech recognition packages?
What is OLE?
Where is OLE used?
What are some examples of shared
features?
How do I print from Word into
PowerPoint and then from PowerPoint
into Word?
How do you identify the format that a file
is saved in?
Chapter 5 Study Notes
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