1. 1 Intro to Info Tech Applications Copyright 2003 by Janson Industries This presentation can be viewed on line at: http://web.fscj.edu/Janson/cgs1060/wk04.ApplicationSW.ppt

2. Copyright 2012 by Janson Industries 2 Objectives n Define what application s/w is n Explain the various functional categories n Explain the various forms it comes in n How to work with application s/w

3. Copyright 2012 by Janson Industries 3 Functional Categories n Business, Media, Personal, Communications n These categories may seem overlapping u Can't Word be used for both business and personal u Often there are different versions F Word in a suite vs. stand alone F Office (Home) vs. Office (Professional)

4. Copyright 2012 by Janson Industries 4 Form Categories n Who it's produced for: u Packaged – mass produced for general public u Custom – tailor made by programmers for a particular user n Where it is installed and accessed u On the PC u Web-based F Often apps can be accessed both ways F E.g. Outlook, games

5. Copyright 2012 by Janson Industries 5 Form Categories n Cost & rights u Proprietary: copyrighted & sold for a price u Shareware: copyrighted, free for a trial period & sold for a price (often nominal) u Freeware: copyrighted and free u Open source: copyrighted, users get source code, can change and distribute as they see fit, mostly free u Public domain: free n Can get a lot of these from web sites like u thefreesite.com, tucows.com

6. Copyright 2012 by Janson Industries Print 6 n User, OS and Apps interface User Interface User OS Apps H/W Start Word Copy file Print Save Bold

7. Copyright 2012 by Janson Industries 7 Starting Apps n Most users use the GUI and either u Double click a desktop icon u Select a list item from the Program menu n You can also issue commands through the command line interface

8. Copyright 2012 by Janson Industries 8 Starting Apps n When you run a application in Windows, you are specifying an executable file name n For instance, clicking the IE icon tells Windows to “run” iexplore.exe in C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ u C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe is a fully qualified name

9. Copyright 2012 by Janson Industries 9 Starting Apps n If the fully qualified name is not specified, Windows searches the Environment Variable called PATH for locations to look for it n Let’s prove it. Start the command prompt u Start button, All Programs, Accessories, Command Prompt

10. Copyright 2012 by Janson Industries 10 Running a pgm n In command prompt we specify iexplore.exe u “Not recognized” message n Now specify fully qualified file name (in quotes) u IE started

11. Copyright 2012 by Janson Industries 11 Running a pgm ▮ Now we will set the path value u path = "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\" u In command prompt we specify iexplore.exe F IE started

12. Copyright 2012 by Janson Industries 12 Application Functions n Most provide an easy-to-use GUI n Business apps allow users to create, change, save and print something n What thing depends on the function of the app

13. Copyright 2012 by Janson Industries 13 Business S/W n Word Processing n Create, change, save, print n Documents, magazines, books n Users can change n Appearance (color, font style, bold, margins, etc.) n Called formatting n Content (change text, spell check, grammar check) n Called editing n Can include & manipulate images

14. Copyright 2012 by Janson Industries 14 Business S/W n Spreadsheet n A table that holds text, numbers, formulas and functions n Formulas and functions manipulate the text and numbers and display results in the table n Users can n Create, change, save, and print the spreadsheet

15. Copyright 2012 by Janson Industries 15 Business S/W n Data Base (DB) consists of n Interrelated groups of data n DB Management System (DBMS) n S/W that allows users to n Group and relate huge amounts of data n Input, change, and retrieve data n Create and use many interfaces to the data n Protect the data

16. Copyright 2012 by Janson Industries 16 Business S/W n Presentation S/W n Generally, lets you create a slide show n Slide show includes text and images n Generally, presentation light on text, geared to images n Heavy textual information better presented in document format n Presentation supports the verbal info given by presenter

17. Copyright 2012 by Janson Industries 17 Business S/W n Usually provided in suites n Package of many applications n Like Office2013, OpenOffice, LibreOffice, StarOffice n Besides the four previous types, usually also provides n Calendaring n Email n Address book n Note taking

18. Copyright 2012 by Janson Industries 18 Suites vs. Stand Alone n Buying each app as stand alone more expensive n But if you only need one or two, cheaper to buy stand alone n Standalone often have more functionality n Suite apps interact with each other better than stand alones n Suite calendar works with email and sends note to all meeting attendees

19. Copyright 2012 by Janson Industries 19 Other Business S/W n Project Management u Create tasks: assign time estimates, contingencies, people, and resources u App will check for conflicts and contingencies and assign dates n Accounting Apps u Keep track of all financial txs u Generates reports, legally required documents, cut checks, manage bank accounts

20. Copyright 2012 by Janson Industries 20 Other Business S/W n Large orgs generate tons of documents n Document Management S/W u Converts to a common format u Tracks where each is stored u Provides user access to all u Usually networked based n Enterprise S/W u Provides many business functions u Enables interoperability

21. Copyright 2012 by Janson Industries 21 Graphics S/W n Vast increase in last 10 yrs u CAD – Computer Aided Design u Desktop Publishing u Image Editing u Video and Audio Editing u Web site generators

22. Copyright 2012 by Janson Industries 22 Graphics S/W n A lot of different products, ranging from professional to bare bones n Get some of these with OS u Windows has image editor and painter n Can get free versions that are probably good enough for home usage

23. Copyright 2012 by Janson Industries 23 Personal Use n Suites of business s/w n MS Works usually comes with computer n Has word processor, spreadsheet, image editor n Works not as powerful as Office2013 Professional word processor, spreadsheet, etc. n Works doesn't come with some apps like DBMS

24. Copyright 2012 by Janson Industries 24 Personal Use n Personal Finance u Computerized check book, generate spending reports, tax prep, etc. u Most tie into Internet so you can pay bills online, manage you investments and bank accounts, file taxes electronically, etc. n Legal u Comes with standard legal docs u Wizard to generate customized docs

25. Copyright 2012 by Janson Industries 25 Personal Use n Desk Top Publishing u Create more than docs u Comes with: F Images F Standard layouts Tri-fold brochure, business card, greeting card u Can import images u Lots of image editing capability

26. Copyright 2012 by Janson Industries 26 Personal Use n Graphic, Audio, Video editors n Educational u Reference books F Encarta u Computer based training n Entertainment u Games u Media players u Virtual Reality – climb Mt Everest F http://adventuretravel.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=adventuretravel&cdn=travel&tm=16&gps=418_342_1251_719&f=00 &su=p284.9.336.ip_p531.51.336.ip_&tt=2&bt=0&bts=1&st=14&zu=http%3A//dsc.discovery.com/convergence/everestbeyond/game/ game.html

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28. Copyright 2012 by Janson Industries 28 Communication n Lots of client s/w to communicate over the Internet u Email u Browser u Phone (VoIP – Voice over IP) u Instant Messaging n Business will have more sophisticated u Tele- and Video-conferencing u Chat rooms u Newsgroups/message boards

29. Copyright 2012 by Janson Industries 29 Communication n Virtual Reality u Second Life F Download a Second Life Viewer (client program) F Create an avatar F Interact with other residents Voice chat, IM F Can even create virtual objects, clothes, etc. u IBM uses for teleconferencing

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31. Copyright 2012 by Janson Industries 31 Web-based Apps n A lot of these apps are supplied by a web site u You don't download and install the app on your computer u App is accessed with browser u All created files stored on providers computers n Examples n Google Docs n Yahoo mail n Online classes, web-based training

32. Copyright 2012 by Janson Industries 32 Web-based Apps n Adv of web based? u Many are free u Doesn't take up space on your computer u Upgrades automatically n What are disadvs? n How do you think Microsoft feels about this?

33. Copyright 2012 by Janson Industries 33 Points to Remember n Apps are why you buy a computer n Lots of different kinds and versions n Run on a particular operating system n Trend is towards web-based apps u Internet 2.0