Chapter 6

• Application Software


  End user software that accomplishes a variety of tasks
• Three categories of Application Software

  • General-Purpose Application Software
  • Specialized Application Software
  • Mobile Apps
• General-Purpose Application Software


  • Word processor, spreadsheet, DBMS, presentation graphics, communication, and others
• Specialized Application Software


  • Multimedia, Web Authoring, Graphic Programs, Gaming design, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, and others
• Mobile Apps


  Add-on programs for a variety of mobile devices like smartphones or tablets
• Software Suites


  A collection of separate application programs bundled together and sold as a group
• Types of Software Suites

  • Office suites or office software suite / productivity suites
  • Cloud suites or online office suites
  • Specialized suites
  • Utility suites
• Object Linking and Embedding (OLE)


  A feature to dynamically share and exchange data between files
• Copy and Paste


  Sharing data between files by creating a static copy
• Not long ago, trained specialists were required to perform many of the operations you can now do with a personal computer
• Competent end users need to understand the capabilities of basic application software including word processors, spreadsheets, presentation programs, and database management systems
• Retail software


  Mass-produced, copyrighted software that meets the needs of a wide variety of users, not just a single user or company
• Custom software


  Performs functions specific to a business or industry, usually costs more than retail software
• Web app


  An application stored on a web server that you access through a browser
• Mobile app


  An application you download from a mobile device's app store
• Mobile web app


  A web app that is optimized for display in a browser on a mobile device
• Shareware


  Copyrighted software distributed at no cost for a trial period, payment entitles the user to the fully functional product
• Freeware


  Copyrighted software provided at no cost by an individual or a company that retains all rights to the software
• Open source


  Software provided for use, modification, and redistribution, often downloaded from a web server on the Internet at no cost
• Public domain


  Software donated for public use with no copyright restrictions, anyone can copy or distribute it at no cost
• Graphical User Interface (GUI)


  • Displays graphical elements like icons, pointer, windows, menus, toolbars, buttons, and dialog boxes
• Microsoft Ribbon GUI


  • Ribbons, tabs, groups, contextual tabs, galleries, spell checkers, alignment, font and font sizes, tables, reports
• General Purpose Applications


  • Word processor programs
  • Spreadsheet programs
  • Presentation graphics programs
  • Database management systems (DBMS)
  • Browser
  • Communication software
• Word Processor Programs


  • Create text-based documents like memos, letters, faxes, newsletters, manuals, and brochures
• Flyer Features in Word Processors

  • Spell Checker
  • Center-alignment
  • Grammar Checker
  • Fonts
  • Font Sizes
  • Word Wrap
  • Character Effects
• Report Features in Word Processors

  • AutoCorrect
  • Footnote
  • Header or Footer
  • Captions and Cross References
  • Tables
• Spreadsheet Programs


  • Organize, analyze, and graph numeric data
• Sales Forecast in Spreadsheets


  • Worksheets
  • Text entries
  • Functions
  • Cells
  • Formulas
• Data Analysis in Spreadsheets

  • Workbook and worksheets
  • What-if Analysis
• Presentation Graphics Programs


  • Combine a variety of visual objects to create visually interesting presentations
• Presentation Features


  • Document Theme
  • Animation
  • Templates
• Database Management Systems (DBMS)

  • A collection of related data, the electronic equivalent of a file cabinet
• Database Features


  • Primary Key
  • Fields
  • Record
  • Table
  • Form
• Browser


  Special internet software connecting you to remote computers, opening and transferring files, displaying text and images, providing an uncomplicated interface to the Internet and web documents
• Browsers


  • Internet Explorer
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Google Chrome
• Communication Software


  • Blog
  • Browsing
  • Chat
  • Online Discussion
  • Email
  • File Transfer
  • Internet Phone
  • Instant Messaging
  • Mobile Messaging
  • Videoconference
  • Web Feeds
• Graphics Programs


  • Desktop Publishing Programs
  • Image Editing Programs
  • Illustration Programs
  • Image Galleries
• Desktop Publishing Programs


  Also known as Page Layout Programs, mix text and graphics to create brochures, newsletters, newspapers and textbooks
• Desktop Publishing Programs


  • Adobe InDesign
  • Microsoft Publisher
  • QuarkXPress
• Image Editors


  Also known as Photo Editors, editing or modifying digital photographs which consist of thousands of pixels that form images known as bitmaps