Application software

• What is development tools?


  Tools for programmers who are modifying or creating software
• What does IDE stand for and what does it mean?


  Integrated development environment ajd its a software used to create and edit programs
• What are the tools for IDE?


  Complier, debugger and translator
• What is the role of a translator?


  To convert one type of language into another.
• What is the role of a debugger?


  To display errors and test code
• What is CAD/CAM an example of?


  Business software
• What does CAD//CAM stand for and what does it mean?


  Computer aided design/ computer aided manufacturing and its a type of design packages used to design and construct products. Workers such as doctors and manufactures use this.
• Is project management a type of development tool or a business software and what does it do?


  Business software and it allows teams of workers to collaborate and divide projects into manageable tasks.
• What type of software is databases and spreadsheets?


  Productivity software
• What can database and spreadsheets do?


  Can store both numerical and text data for analysis.
• give examples of database and spreadsheets?

  Financial spreadsheets of a company' profit this year and simple database.
• What is microsoft access an examp;e of?


  Database software that uses tables.
• What is excel an example of?


  Spreadsheet
• give the similarities and differences of database and spreadsheets?

  They can be stored alphabetically and by numbers. However graph can be created from spreadsheet to visualise data.
• Explain the importance of database and spreadsheets?


  Records can be locked, meaning only one person can make edits. The edit will be saved before the person unlocks the file, which will stop data being incorrectly overwritten and ensures that the data in the spreadsheet or database is up to date.