1. Lesson 10: APPLICATION SOFTWARE
ICT Fundamentals
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Lesson 10: APPLICATION SOFTWARE
IT101 - Fundamentals of Computer Software
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2. Application Software
software that enables the end-user to perform specific, productive tasks, such as word processing or image manipulation
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3. Productivity Software
ICT Fundamentals
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Productivity Software
designed to help you work more effectively
Used by individuals, businesses, or organizations, the most popular types of productivity software include word processing, spreadsheet, and data management
Office Suite
refers to a number of applications that are packaged together and sold as a unit
includes software you would use to write documents, work with numbers, create graphics, and keep track of data
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4. Software Categories by use:
Groupware
provides a way for more than one person to collaborate on a project
facilitates group document production, scheduling, and communication
Software Categories by use:
Document production software
- used for creating documents such as term papers, software documentation, brochure, newspaper and the like
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5. Document Production Software
Word Processing Software
- has replaced typewriters for producing documents such as reports, letters, papers, and manuscripts
- typically used to create/write correspondence, news stories, research reports, memos, marketing materials
Desktop Publishing Software
– takes word processing software one step further by helping you use graphic design techniques to enhance the format and appearance of a document. E.g. (Adobe PageMaker, Corel, MS Publisher)
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6. Document Production Software (cont..)
Web Authoring Software
– helps you design and develop customized Web pages that you can publish electronically in the internet. E.g. (MacroMedia Dreamweaver, MS Frontpage)
Graphic Software
Paint Software – sometimes called as image editing software to create and edit images.
Photo Editing Software – includes features specially designed to fix poor-quality photos by modifying contrast and brightness, cropping out unwanted objects and removing red eye.
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7. Graphic Software Paint Software
- Helps you create, edit and manipulate images
Paint Software
– sometimes called as image editing software to create and edit images.
Photo Editing Software
– includes features specially designed to fix poor-quality photos by modifying contrast and brightness, cropping out unwanted objects and removing red eye.
3-D Graphic Software
– helps you create a wireframe that represents a three dimensional objects. The wireframe acts much like the framework for a pop-up tent.
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8. Presentation Software
Provides all of the tools you need for combining text, graphics, graphs, animations, and sound into a series of electronic slides
Spreadsheet Software
– performs calculations based on numbers and formulas that you enter.
Statistical Software
– helps you analyze large sets of data to discover relationships and patterns.
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9. Data Management Software
- helps us store, find, organize, update, and report information.
Database
– is a collection of related files.
- provides a flexible way to join and summarize the information in more than one file.
Information and Reference Software
- provides you with a collection of information and a way to access that information
- The most popular software packages in this category are encyclopedias.
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10. Connectivity Software
- connects your computer to a local computer networks or the internet and provides tools that you can use to take advantage of the information and communications they offer
Communication Software – needed for you to browse thru the internet.
Ex. Netscape and Internet Explorer.
Education and Training Software
- it helps you learn and practice new skills
Ex. Typing Master, Math Rabbit
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11. Entertainment Software
- This is commonly known as game software – classified into subcategories such as action, adventure, role playing, puzzles, simulations, and strategies/war games
Accounting and Finance Software
- Helps you keep a record of monetary transactions and investments.
- It helps keep track of bank accounts, investments, credit card balances, and bills.
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12. - Helps organizations efficiently accomplish routine tasks.
Business Software
- Helps organizations efficiently accomplish routine tasks.
Categories:
Horizontal Market Software is any generic software package that can be used by many different kinds of businesses.
Vertical Market Software is designed to automate specialized tasks in a specific market or business, such as construction, health insurance, or used car sales
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