Application softwares

APPLICATION SOFTWARES

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COMPUTER SOFTWARE

APPLICATION SOFTWARE'S

SYSTEM SOFTWARE'S

• Application software is all the computer software that causes a computer to perform useful tasks beyond the running of the computer itself.

• A specific instance of such software is called a software application, application or app.


TYPES OF APLLICATION SOFTWARES


DATABASE WORKERPRESENTATION GRAPHIC SUITEMULTIMEDIA SOFTWARE

SPREADSHEET SOFTWAREWORD PROCESSING SOFTWARE

TYPES OF APLLICATION SOFTWARES


DATABASE WORKERPRESENTATION GRAPHIC SUITE

MULTIMEDIA SOFTWARE

SPREADSHEET SOFTWARE

WORD PROCESSING SOFTWARE

Allows users to create, edit and print documents. Example: MS Word, Word Pad etc.

Allows users to create document and perform calculation stimulating a paper accounting worksheet Example: Excel, Lotus1-2-3 etc.

SPREADSHEET SOFTWARE

DATABASE WORKER

PRESENTATION GRAPHIC SUITE

MULTIMEDIA SOFTWARE

ALLOWS USERS TO CREATE AUDIO AND VISUAL PRESENTATIONS, SLIDE SHOWS ETC. EXAMPLE: MS POWER POINT

ALLOWS MULTIPLE USERS TO STORE, ACCESS RAND PROCESS VAST AMOUNT OF DATA. EXAMPLE: MS ACCESS, MYSQL, ORACLE ETC.

DATABASE WORKER

ALLOWS USERS TO CREATE IMAGE, AUDIO, VIDEO ETC. EXAMPLE: REAL PLAYER, MEDIA PLAYER ETC.

MULTIMEDIA SOFTWARE

• INSTALLATION IN NUMBER OF COMPUTERS IS SPECIFIED BY THE SOFTWARE VENDOR/PRODUCER. USER ONLY BUYS THE LICENSE TO USE IT. USER DOES NOT BUY THE SOFTWARE.

COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE (PAYWARE):

• MAY BE FREE OF CHARGE OR THE SOFTWARE COMPANY MAY CHARGE A NOMINAL FEE. USERS CAN DOWNLOAD THESE KINDS OF SOFTWARE FROM THE INTERNET.

SHAREWARE:

• SOFTWARE THAT ARE GIVEN AWAY FOR FREE BY THE VENDOR/PRODUCER. EXAMPLE: REAL PLAYER TRIAL VERSION, MP3 PLAYER TRIAL VERSION ETC.

FREEWARE:

OWNERSHIP RIGHTS AND DELIVERY METHODS

INSTALLED SOFTWARE:

Software you buy from market or download from the Internet to your computer. The software is physically installed in your

computer and runs from your Hard Drive. Usually these kinds of software are wrapped

inside a CD case when you buy it from market. Example: MS Office, Games etc.

INSTALLED VS. WEB-BASED SOFTWARES:

WEB BASED SOFTWARE: Software that are run from the Internet.

Example: Online games, Virus protection software that you download from Internet etc.

SOFTWARE SUITES: Related software programs are sometimes sold bundled together as a software suite. Example:

MS Office. When you purchase MS Office license you basically purchase the right to install and use MS Word, MS Excel, Power Point, and

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