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COMPUTER SOFTWARE

ADVETI-STS-CDU-T3-2011-12

LEARNING OUTCOMES

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2.0 Computer Software. Objective

2.1 Identify how software and hardware work together to perform computing tasks and how software is developed and upgraded.

2.2 Identify different types of application software and general concept relating to application software categories.


WHAT IS SOFTWARE?

• Software - is a collection of computer programs and related data that provides the instructions for telling a computer what to do and how to do it.

• Tow categories of Software: 1. Basic software (System Software) 2. Application Software

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WHAT IS SOFTWARE?

• Classification of Software:

• Commercial software – need to purchase license

• Demo – Demonstration version • Shareware – free to user for a certain

period of time • Freeware - free to use software • Open source – full version of the source

code.

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OS AND APPLICATION PROGRAMS

• Basic software (System Software)– set of

essential programs for the proper functioning of the PC and its peripherals.

• Application Software – these are sets of programs added to the Operating System that carry activities of various kinds for the user..

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SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION

Software distribution - is a collection of software, also referred to as a distribution, which is set of software components built, assembled and configured so that it can be used essentially "as is" for its intended purpose. These include:

1. Software with an individual user license 2. Software to be installed on a network (network license ) 3. Software included with purchase of a computer. 4. Online Application.

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INTERACTION

The user interacts with the PC by using a keyboard and a mouse. This is mainly:

1. Entering Commands 2. Selecting an item from an options menu 3. Clicking on an icon or a button

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DATA PROCESSING

Computer process data doing nothing but using and adhering to a set of rules called algorithms.

Algorithm - s a step-by-step procedure for calculations. Algorithms

are used for calculation, data processing, and automated reasoning.

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DATA OUTPUT

Data output – is the result of the process data. Example of data output. 1. Text file display on the monitor. 2. Number or graphs displayed on the monitor using spreadsheet. 3. Sheet of printer paper. 4. Music and sound in general

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OPERATING SYSTEM

List of some of the major OS available for different application.

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Name Producer Application Windows Microsoft Desktop and server

Mac OS Apple Desktop and server

Unix Bell Laboratories Server

Linux Several Independent producers

Desktop and server

Windows mobile Microsoft Portable devices and cell-phones

Palm OS Symbian Cell- phone, PDA

QNX QNX Devices(Equipmentect..)

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Identify fundamental concepts relating to word processing • Identify fundamental concepts relating to word processing. • Identify fundamental concepts relating to presentation

software. • Identify fundamental concepts relating to databases • Identify fundamental concepts relating to graphics and

multimedia program. • Identify fundamental concepts relating to education and

entertainment programs. • Identify the type and purpose of different utility programs. • Identify other types of software • Identify how to select the appropriate application for a

particular purpose, and problems that can arise if the wrong software product is used for a particular purposes.

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WORD PROCESSOR

• One of the most common kinds of software is word processing. The most common word processing includes:

• Microsoft word • WordPerfect • Lotus Word Pro • OpenOffice Writer

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SPREADSHEETS

• Spreadsheet programs have function able to perform very complex calculations and organize data in a practical and easy manner. The most common spreadsheet are:

• Microsoft Excel • Lotus 1-2-3 • Open Office Calc

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PRESENTATION PROGRAMS

• Programs for presentations allow you to develop and maintain multimedia presentations. The slides created can be used for various purposes such as:

• Training • Publicity • Business planning • Projects (Marketing, commercial, industrial, etc.

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Microsoft PowerPoint OpenOffice Impress

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DATABASES

• A database is an organized collection of data, today typically in digital form. The data are typically organized to model relevant aspects of reality, in a way that supports processes requiring this information .

• Most popular database are:

• Microsoft access • OpenOffice Base

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GRAPHICS PROGRAMS

• Graphics programs - allow you to create images and designs or to modify existing ones.

• Most Graphics programs: • Photoshop • Corel Photo-Paint 9 • Illustrator

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GRAPHICS FORMATS

• There are two different types of graphics format:

1. Bitmaps graphics – represent the whole chart on a map of individual points.

2. Vectors graphics – the graphics file is made up of mathematical statements that once interpreted, allow the program to represent the figure.

Different graphics extension :

• BMP- BitMap • CDR – Corel Draw • DXF – Drawing Interchange Format • GIF – Graphics Interchange Format • JPG – Joint Photographic Expert Group • TIFF – Tagged image File Format

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MULTIMEDIA PROGRAMS

• These programs serve to reproduce, modify or manage any type of media file.

• There are many multimedia programs such as:

1. Sound Recorder 2. Windows media player 3. Windows movie maker 4. Quick Time 5. Shockwave Flash

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PROGRAMS FOR MANAGING EMAIL

• Email programs allow people to write to send message electronically to each other. It also allow to attach files such as:

1. Text file 2. Picture 3. Audio and Video 4. Compressed file To send or received an email you need the following: 1. Email provider 2. Email Account The provider supply these following parameters to configure your account. 1. Address 2. Password 3. Address of the POP server 4. Address of the SMTP 5. Proxy server NNTP

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PROGRAMS FOR MANAGING EMAIL

• Type of email services:

1. Electronic Email – a resident email program that download files locally to your PC

2. Webmail – email by a web services.

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WEB BROWSER

• Browser- are the program used to display internet pages. The operation of a browser is as follows: 1. The user submits a request to the browser by entering a specific URL

that identify the location of a file or web page. 2. The browser connects with the server of the provider hosting the page

that the user wants to see. 3. The server sends the requested information in the form of HTML and

the browser convert it into a web page.

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PROGRAM FOR LEARNING AND ENTERTAINMENT

• Program can be used on the computer for educational and entertainment purposes such as:

1. Computer Base Training (CBT) 2. E-Learning 3. Video Conferencing 4. Webcasting 5. Multimedia Player 6. Media Center

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UTILITY PROGRAMS

• Utility software - is system software designed to help analyze, configure, optimize or maintain a computer.

• Some of the common utility programs: 1. File compression 2. Disk compression program 3. Backup 4. Defragmentation 5. Anti-Virus programs 6. Widget or gadget

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SPECIALIZED SOFTWARE

• This category includes all programs designed to perform tasks, such as managing contacts or accounting programs.

• Some of the specialized software: 1. Accounting software

• Microsoft Money 2. Design Programs

• Autocad • Orcad

3. Programs for creating web pages and internet content

• Adobe Dreamweaver • Adobe Flash

4. Program for project management • Microsoft Project • GanttProject

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SOFTWARE SUITES

A software suite or application suite is a collection of computer programs, usually application software and programming software of related functionality, often sharing a more-or-less common user interface and some ability to smoothly exchange data with each other.

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PROPER USE OF SOFTWARE

In using or chose an application you need to considered the following:

1. Select the right Application.

2. Consider the concept of preserving your investment, in terms of

both training and cost of the application and in terms of the time needed to produce documents using the application.

3. Pay attention to functional aspect of the application itself.

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SHARING DATA

Application programs interact to share the data they generate in different way:

1. Loading and managing the material received form the file created

with another program

2. Copy and Paste command. You use the temporary memory area of PC to save something and then reuse that element in another part of same application or in a different application

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