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Intro to Computer Science
Application Software
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Application Software
The programs we install on our computers and use on a daily basis are application software. I’m using presentation
software right now to create this file.
Also open on my computer is a web browser, a poker game, and a syncing program for my PDA.
We were young, but we had good advice, good ideas, and lots of enthusiasm.
Bill Gates
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What is Software?
Software are programs that are are used to perform some task. Store customer
information Calculate salaries
by division Design company
logos Play games and many more
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Software and Programs
Software is generally a collection of programs. Microsoft Word software includes programs for
installation, spell check, format conversions, etc.
Some programs are meant to be launched by the user and some programs are meant to be launched by the software (other programs).
In addition to programs, software can be made up of many other files, including data files.
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Computer Programmers
Computer programmers write the programs that make up the software product. They use C, C++, C# (C-Sharp),
Java, VB, PHP, Perl, and many more.
Programming languages are used by humans, but computers must convert these high-level languages into machine language with special programs: Compilers Interpreters
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Two Main Types of Software
Application Software The various
programs we install on the computer to do the things we want to do. Business Graphics Home/Personal Educational Communications Entertainment
System Software The software used
by the computer to manage all of the various hardware components and installed application software Windows Mac OS X Linux UNIX
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Categories of Application Software
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Forms of Distribution
Packaged software Custom software Shareware,
distributed free for trial period
Freeware, copyrighted software provided at no cost
Public-domain software, freeware with no copyright restrictions
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Learn Online
Visit http://sourceforge.net/ and http://www.opensource.org/ What is open source software? What are key benefits to users
of open source software? If you choose to use open
source software, are you limited to just a few different programs?
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Starting Application Software
Click the start button on the Windows taskbar, then use the cascading menus to find the application.
Click the quick start button the taskbar.
Double-click an icon on your desktop.
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Business Software
Software that assists people in becoming more effective and efficient. Particularly with
the tasks commonly performed at work
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Business Software:Word Processing
Used to create and manipulate documents Memos Reports Essays Books
Current WP programs have features that help users create other types of documents. Brocures, Flyers Web pages
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Business Software:Spreadsheets
Used to organize data in rows and columns. Numeric data
can be calculated using built-in and custom formulas.
Tabular data can be turned into a chart.
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Business Software:Database Management
Used for managing large quantities of data. A table contains records A record is a row in a
table that contains information about a given person, product, or event
A field is a column in a table that contains a specific piece of information within a record
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Business Software:Presentations
Creates visual aids for presentations
Presentation software displays multimedia in slide-by-slide fashion
Microsoft’s PowerPoint is the gold-standard for presentation software.
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Business Software: Personal Information Manager
Software tool for managing… calendars contacts e-mail tasks/to-do lists appointments
Mobile users can have PIM software installed on a notebook computer or PDA.
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Business Software:PDA Software
PDA users will dock their PDA regularly so that the most recent changes can be synced up with their desktop computer. PDA use has grown for
many businesses. McDonald’s uses them
in the drive-thru to take orders when lines are long.
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Business Software:Software Suites
A collection of individual programs sold as one package. Many of the business
software categories in the presentation are sold in Microsoft Office.
Suite software has built-in features for integration with the other suite programs.
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Learn Online
Visit office.microsoft.com/ What is the Visio program used
for? In which category would you place this software?
What’s the difference between MS Office Professional and Small Business editions?
What is Microsoft Producer?
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Business Software:Project Management
Allows users to plan, schedule, track, and plan the events, resources, and costs of a project. Consider getting a
project manager certification along with your degree
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Business Software:Finance and Accounting
Used by businesses to plan and track all types of financial transactions. Businesses will also
use this software to produce invoices.
A customer database can be linked to track outstanding balances.
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Graphics and Multimedia Software
Software titles specializing in producing / editing professional graphics photos for print
and web publishing architectural
drawings video editing
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Multimedia Software:Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
Used to create engineering, architectural, and scientific designs Complex objects
are drawn with CAD software for preliminary testing, structural analysis, and cost analysis
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Multimedia Software:Desktop Publishing
Used for all types of print media layout designs newspapers magazines compact disc
artwork signs /
advertisements book covers
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Multimedia Software:Graphic Design / Image Editing
Professional graphic design programs offer more features than basic photo editing software multiple layers
editing conversion from
raster to vector image slicing and
quality control
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Multimedia Software:Video / Audio Editing
Allows users to work with video frame by frame apply audio tracks image touch-ups add text/graphics control speed
(frame rate) cut frames and
splice frames together
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Multimedia Software:Web Page Authoring
At a basic level, allows a user to create web pages using a design view and/or HTML code view Top authoring software
like Macromedia’s Dreamweaver integrate well with graphics (Fireworks) and animation (Flash) programs for stylish web sites.
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Learn Online
Visit www.macromedia.com What is ColdFusion? What is RoboHelp? What is Contribute?
Visit www.adobe.com What is After Effects? What is Dimensions? What is InDesign? What is Streamline?
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Home and Personal Software
Types of programs often used by individuals at home. Scaled-down versions of
many popular business software programs are made for home users. personal finance tax planning image editing desktop publishing database management
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Home/Personal Software:Software Suites
A package of software covering a variety of topics popular for home use image editing personal finance road maps word processor
and spreadsheet encyclopedia
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Home/Personal Software:Personal Finance
Software for managing home finances checkbook
balancing account balances loan management tax planning investment tracking financial
statements
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Home/Personal Software:Tax Preparation
Allows a user to enter the financial information or import it from personal finance software
The tax prep software figures the best way to file to create the smallest tax liability
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Home/Personal Software:Image Editing
Provides users with easy-to-use interface for importing images from a digital camera. color adjustment cropping / resizing special effects printing
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Home/Personal Software:Reference Software
Volumes of a traditional encyclopedia are accessed via several CDs. In addition to text,
software encyclopedias include color photos, audio clips, and video.
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Educational Software
In addition to basic reference software, a user can install software at home to learn a new skill.
Using text, audio, and video, you can learn… to play guitar to speak German to knit to breed fish
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Communications Software
Software that allows communication between two or more people via the computer e-mail instant messaging video conferencing chat rooms newsgroups
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Application Software on the Web
Software that is run off a web server online software
doesn’t require the user to install anything on their computer
Faster Internet connections make this type of software more popular tax planning health management photo management games
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Learn Online
Do some research online about web-based communication What other e-mail programs can be
used besides MS Outlook? How can a user manage AIM, MSN
Messenger, and Yahoo messenger accounts with one tool/interface?
What’s an RSS/News reader?
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