1. Application Software: Essentials for knowledge workers
Lesson 6
What You Will Learn
The differences between horizontal and vertical applications
The most popular types of horizontal applications
Differences between commercial software, shareware, freeware, and public domain software
The concept of software versions
The advantages and disadvantages of standalone programs, integrated programs, and suites
The concepts and skills of using application software
The advantages of the Web integration

2. What is application software?
Software programs that enable the user to be productive when using the computer
Two categories of application programs:
Horizontal applications
Vertical applications

3. What’s the difference between horizontal and vertical applications?
Horizontal applications- Used across the divisions of a company
Word processors
Spreadsheets
Databases
Vertical applications- Used for a particular line of business
Billing
Tracking inventory
Point of Sale

4. Horizontal Applications

5. Vertical Application

6. What are the types of application software?
Personal productivity
Multimedia/Graphics
Word Processing
Spreadsheets
Address Books
Desktop Publishing
Photo Editing
3D Rendering
Home/Education
Internet
Web Browsers
Personal Finance
Tax Preparation
Desktop Publishing
Reference
Games

7. What are system requirements?
The minimum performance capabilities of a computer system needed to run a program
Platform- PC or MAC
Microprocessor
Drive- 3.5 Floppy or CD-ROM
Ram
Available hard disk space
Minimum System Requirements
IBM Compatible PC with a 486 PC processor or better (Pentium® recommended)
Microsoft Windows® 95
12 MB RAM (16MB recommended)
Hard disk space (standard installation approx. 100MB)
CD-ROM drive (2x or better)
Mouse or other pointing device

8. What is copyrighted software?
Software programs that an individual can not copy, alter or use on more than one computer
Types of copyrighted software:
Commercial- Buy before using it
Shareware- Try it before you buy it
Freeware- Free software but can’t be copied and sold
Non-copyrighted software- Public domain software- No restrictions for using, copying, altering and selling

9. What is a software license?
A copyrighted program gives the user the right to install and use the program on one computer
Installing a program on more than one computer requires a site license

10. Using Applications

11. Using an application program
Install it on the hard drive- Installation utilities guide you through the process; Installation changes the registry of the OS
Register it- This enables the software producer to notify you of bugs and updates (maintenance releases)
Read the documentation or help screens- This informs you on how to use the program
Use an uninstall utility to remove a program from the hard drive- Do not just delete it from your files

12. What is a software version?
Software producers include a version number with their products
Version numbers are used to identify the release of the program being used
Recent releases have numbers greater than earlier releases (Recent Ver. 6.0; Earlier Ver. 1.0)
Whole numbers are major revisions (1.0, 2.0, 3.0, etc.)
Decimal numbers refer to maintenance releases or updates and fixes (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, etc)

13. What’s the difference between standalone programs, integrated programs and software suites?
Standalone programs are individual applications that are designed for a single purpose; Examples: photo editing, encyclopedias and games
Integrated programs are several individual programs combined into one program. Examples: accounting software (databases & spreadsheets), publishing software (word processing & graphics editing)
Software suites are two or more individual programs that are integrated with each other, that is, data entered in one program can be inserted in the others. Example office suites (word processor, database, spreadsheet, and presentation)

14. What is a software suite?
Integrated programs that include two or more individual programs
Integrated by using a management tool to enable access to any of the components
Popular office suites offer a word processor, spreadsheet, database, presentation and other programs
Uses object linking and embedding (OLE) to insert data from one program to another

15. Understanding Windows
TITLE
Click to view features
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DESKTOP B I
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MY DOCUMENTS
TOOLBAR
_________ C
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MY COMPUTER A
SHORT CUT ICONS
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OPEN PROGRAMS D
TASKBAR
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SYSTEM TRAY
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START BUTTON
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QUICKLAUNCH
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16. Understanding Windows
Click to view features
TITLE
START MENU
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USER NAME B G
PINNED ITEMS LIST
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SYSTEM AREA
FOLDERS, SETTINGS,
HELP
MOST FREQUENTLY
USED LIST
_______________ C
ALL PROGRAMS
BUTTON
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SHUT DOWN/RESTART
_______________ E F
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USER LOG OFF

17. Understanding Windows
Click to view features
TITLE
WINDOW
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TITLE BAR
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CONTROL ICON
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SIZING BUTTONS
_______________ A B
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MENU BAR
TOOL BAR
__________ C D
ADDRESS BAR
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ICONS
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SCROLL BAR
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STATUS BAR E F
RE-SIZING TAB
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18. Understanding Windows
Click to view features
TITLE
PULL DOWN MENU
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TOGGLE SWITCH A C
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SUB MENUS B
RADIO BUTTON
______________ D
ELLIPSIS
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19. Understanding Windows
Click to view features
TITLE
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DIALOG BOX
WHAT’S THIS
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TAB A
CHECK BOX
__________ B F
SPINNER
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LIST BOX
TEXT BOX
__________ C
DIMMED
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20. Working with documents
Creating new documents- Start a new blank document or choose a template (formatted model)
Opening an existing document- Loads an already created document into memory; Enables updating or editing the document
Saving the document- Transfers the document from computer memory to a storage device; Enter a filename for the document
Exiting the application program- Closes the program and gives reminder to save work
Shutting down system- Turns computer off properly; Do not turn power off without going through the shutdown process

21. What is web integration?
Applications that enable the user to create documents that are compatible with the formats used on the Internet
Most common format is Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML)
Users can create websites, personal web pages or using a word processor or publishing program

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