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Objectives Overview

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Objectives Overview

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Application Software
Application software consists of programs designed to make users more productive and/or assist with personal tasks

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Available in a variety of forms:

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System software serves as the interface between the user, the application software, and the computers hardware
Utility programs

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Business software is application software that assists people while performing business activities

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Word processing software allows users to create and manipulate documents Clip art is a collection of electronic drawings, photos, and other images
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Additional word processing features include

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Developing a document

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Spreadsheet software allows users to organize data in rows and columns and perform calculations

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A function is a predefined formula that performs common calculations

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Charting depicts data in a spreadsheet in graphical form

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A database is a collection of data organized in a manner that allows access, retrieval, and use of that data
Database software allows users to create, access, and manage a database

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Presentation software allows users to create visual aids for presentations to communicate ideas, messages, and other information to a group
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Note taking software is application software that enables users to enter typed text, handwritten comments, drawings, or sketches anywhere on a page

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A software suite is a collection of individual programs available together as a unit A personal information manager (PIM) is application software that includes
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Scaled down versions of software are available to work with smart phones and other mobile devices

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Enterprises typically require special computing solutions for various functional units

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Graphics and Multimedia Software

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Graphics and Multimedia Software

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Graphics and Multimedia Software

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Web page authoring software helps users of all skill levels create Web pages that include multimedia and interactive content

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Software for Home, Personal, and Educational Use

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Software for Home, Personal, and Educational Use

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Software for Home, Personal, and Educational Use

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Software for Home, Personal, and Educational Use

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Web Applications
A Web application is a Web site that allows users to access and interact with software from any computer or device that is connected to the Internet

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Web Applications

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Application Software for Communications

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Learning Tools for Application Software

Online Help is the electronic equivalent of a user manual You can ask a question or access the Help topics in subject or alphabetical order
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Web-based Help provides updates and more comprehensive resources to respond to technical issues about software

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Web-based training is a type of CBT that uses Internet technology and consists of application software on the Web Distance learning (DL) is the delivery of education at one Page 176 Discovering location while theComputers 2011: Living in a Figure 3-46 Digital World Chapter 3

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Summary

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