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Objectives Overview

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Identify the four categories of application software

Differentiate among the seven forms through which software is available

Explain how the operating system and utility programs work with application software

Describe characteristics of a user interface

Identify the key features of widely used business programs

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Objectives Overview

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Identify the key features of widely used graphics and multimedia programs

Identify the key features of widely used home, personal, and educational programs

Discuss the advantages of and ways to access Web applications

Identify the types of application software used in communications

Describe the learning aids available for application software

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Application Software

  • Application software consists of programs designed to make users more productive and/or assist with personal tasks

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To make business activities more efficient

To assist with graphics and multimedia projects

To support home, personal, and educational tasks

To facilitate communications

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Application Software

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Application Software

  • Available in a variety of forms:

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Packaged software

Custom software

Web application

Open source software

Shareware

Freeware

Public-domain software

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Application Software

  • System software serves as the interface between the user, the application software, and the computer’s hardware
    • Utility programs

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Business Software

  • Business software is application software that assists people while performing business activities

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Word Processing

Spreadsheet

Database

Presentation

Note Taking

Personal Information Manager

Business Software for Phones

Business Software Suites

Project Management

Accounting

Document Management

Enterprise Computing Software

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Business Software

  • Word processing software allows users to create and manipulate documents

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Business Software

  • Additional word processing features include

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AutoCorrect

AutoFormat

Collaboration

Columns

Grammar Checker

Ink Input

Macros

Mail Merge

Reading Layout

Research

Search and Replace

Smart Tags

Tables

Templates

Thesaurus

Tracking Changes

Voice Recognition

Web Page Development

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Business Software

  • Developing a document

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    • Enter text and numbers
    • Insert images
    • Perform other tasks

Create a document

    • Make changes to existing content
    • Inserting, deleting, cutting, copying, and pasting

Edit a document

    • Change appearance
      • Font
      • Font size

Format a document

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Business Software

  • Spreadsheet software allows users to organize data in rows and columns and perform calculations

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Business Software

  • A function is a predefined formula that performs common calculations

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PMT

PV

RATE

DATE

NOW

TIME

ABS

INT

LN

LOG

ROUND

SQRT

SUM

AVERAGE

COUNT

MAX

MIN

STDEV

IF

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Business Software

  • Charting depicts data in a spreadsheet in graphical form

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Business Software

  • A database is a collection of data organized in a manner that allows access, retrieval, and use of that data
    • Database software allows users to create, access, and manage a database

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Business Software

  • Presentation software allows users to create visual aids for presentations to communicate ideas, messages, and other information to a group

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Business Software

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Business Software

  • Note taking software is application software that enables users to enter typed text, handwritten comments, drawings, or sketches anywhere on a page

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Business Software

  • A software suite is a collection of individual programs available together as a unit
  • A personal information manager (PIM) is application software that includes

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Appointment calendar

Address book

Notepad

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Business Software

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Project management software allows a user to plan, schedule, track, and analyze the events, resources, and costs of a project

Accounting software helps companies record and report their financial transactions

Document management software provides a means for sharing, distributing, and searching through documents by converting them into a format that can be viewed by any user

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Business Software

  • Enterprises typically require special computing solutions for various functional units

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Human resources

Accounting

Engineering

Manufacturing

Marketing

Sales

Distribution

Customer service

Information technology

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Graphics and Multimedia Software

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Graphics and Multimedia Software

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Computer-aided design (CAD) software

Desktop publishing software

Paint/Image editing software

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Graphics and Multimedia Software

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Professional photo editing software

Video and audio editing software

Multimedia authoring software

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Graphics and Multimedia Software

  • Web page authoring software helps users of all skill levels create Web pages that include multimedia and interactive content

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Software for Home, Personal, and Educational Use

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Personal finance software

Legal software

Tax preparation software

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Software for Home, Personal, and Educational Use

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Personal DTP software

Personal paint/image editing software

Personal photo editing software

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Software for Home, Personal, and Educational Use

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Clip art/image gallery

Video and audio editing software

Home design/landscaping software

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Software for Home, Personal, and Educational Use

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Travel and mapping software

Reference software

Educational software

Entertainment software

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Web Applications

  • A Web application is a Web site that allows users to access and interact with software from any computer or device that is connected to the Internet

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Web Applications

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Application Software for Communications

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Web Browser

E-Mail

Instant Messaging

Chat Room

Text, Picture, Video Messaging

RSS Aggregator

Blogging

Newsgroup/Message Board

FTP

VoIP

Video Conferencing

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Learning Tools for Application Software

  • Online Help is the electronic equivalent of a user manual
  • You can ask a question or access the Help topics in subject or alphabetical order

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Learning Tools for Application Software

  • Web-based Help provides updates and more comprehensive resources to respond to technical issues about software

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Learning Tools for Application Software

  • Web-based training is a type of CBT that uses Internet technology and consists of application software on the Web
  • Distance learning (DL) is the delivery of education at one location while the learning takes place at other locations

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Summary

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How to start and interact with application software

Overview of a variety of business software, graphics and multimedia software, and home/personal/educational software

Web applications and application software for communications

Learning tools for application software and Web-based training

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