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Chapter 03

The document provides an overview of application software, including its various forms and functions, such as business software, graphics and multimedia software, and web applications. It highlights the importance of software in enhancing productivity and assisting with personal tasks, as well as the role of system software as an interface between users and hardware. Additionally, it discusses learning tools for application software, including online help and web-based training.

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Chapter 03

The document provides an overview of application software, including its various forms and functions, such as business software, graphics and multimedia software, and web applications. It highlights the importance of software in enhancing productivity and assisting with personal tasks, as well as the role of system software as an interface between users and hardware. Additionally, it discusses learning tools for application software, including online help and web-based training.

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Discovering Computers

Fundamentals,
2010 Edition
Living in a Digital World
Objectives Overview

See Page 107 Discovering Computers Fundamentals, 2010 Edition 2


for Detailed Objectives Chapter 3
Objectives Overview

See Page 107 Discovering Computers Fundamentals, 2010 Edition 3


for Detailed Objectives Chapter 3
Application Software

• Application software consists of programs


designed to make users more productive and/or
assist with personal tasks

Page 108 Discovering Computers Fundamentals, 2010 Edition 4


Chapter 3
Application Software

Page 108 Discovering Computers Fundamentals, 2010 Edition 5


Figure 3-1 Chapter 3
Application Software

• Available in a variety of forms:

Pages 108 - 109 Discovering Computers Fundamentals, 2010 Edition 6


Chapter 3
Application Software

• System software serves as the interface between


the user, the application software, and the
computer’s hardware
– Utility programs

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click Chapter 3, Click Web
Link from left navigation,
then click Antivirus Programs
below Chapter 3
Pages 109 – 110 Discovering Computers Fundamentals, 2010 Edition 7
Figure 3-2 Chapter 3
Application Software

Page 111 Discovering Computers Fundamentals, 2010 Edition 8


Figure 3-3 Chapter 3
Business Software

• Business software is application software that


assists people while performing business activities

Page 112 Discovering Computers Fundamentals, 2010 Edition 9


Chapter 3
Business Software

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

Page 113 Discovering Computers Fundamentals, 2010 Edition 10


Figure 3-5 Chapter 3
Business Software

• Developing a document

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click Chapter 3, Click Web
Link from left navigation,
then click Word Processing
Software below Chapter 3
Page 114 Discovering Computers Fundamentals, 2010 Edition 11
Chapter 3
Business Software

• Spreadsheet software allows users to organize data in


rows and columns and perform calculations

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click Chapter 3, Click Web
Link from left navigation,
then click Spreadsheet
Software below Chapter 3
Page 115 Discovering Computers Fundamentals, 2010 Edition 12
Figure 3-7 Chapter 3
Business Software

• Charting depicts data in a spreadsheet in graphical


form

Page 116 Discovering Computers Fundamentals, 2010 Edition 13


Figure 3-8 Chapter 3
Business Software

• 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

Page 116 Discovering Computers Fundamentals, 2010 Edition 14


Figure 3-9 Chapter 3
Business Software

• Presentation software
allows users to create
visual aids for
presentations to
communicate ideas,
messages, and other
information to a group

Page 117 Discovering Computers Fundamentals, 2010 Edition 15


Figure 3-10 Chapter 3
Business Software

• Note taking software is application software that


enables users to enter typed text, handwritten
comments, drawings, or sketches anywhere on a
page

Page 118 Discovering Computers Fundamentals, 2010 Edition 16


Figure 3-11 Chapter 3
Business Software

• A software suite is a collection of individual


programs available together as a unit
• A personal information manager (PIM) is
application software that includes

Page 118 Discovering Computers Fundamentals, 2010 Edition 17


Chapter 3
Business Software

Pages 118 - 119 Discovering Computers Fundamentals, 2010 Edition 18


Figures 3-12 – 3-14 Chapter 3
Business Software

• Enterprises typically require special computing


solutions for various functional units

Page 119 Discovering Computers Fundamentals, 2010 Edition 19


Chapter 3
Graphics and Multimedia Software

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click Chapter 3, Click Web
Link from left navigation,
then click Graphics Software
below Chapter 3
Page 120 Discovering Computers Fundamentals, 2010 Edition 20
Figure 3-15 Chapter 3
Graphics and Multimedia Software

Page 121 Discovering Computers Fundamentals, 2010 Edition 21


Figures 3-16 – 3-18 Chapter 3
Graphics and Multimedia Software

Pages 121 - 122 Discovering Computers Fundamentals, 2010 Edition 22


Figures 3-19– 3-20 Chapter 3
Graphics and Multimedia Software

• Web page authoring software helps users of all


skill levels create Web pages that include
multimedia and interactive content

Page 122 Discovering Computers Fundamentals, 2010 Edition 23


Chapter 3
Software for Home, Personal, and
Educational Use

Pages 124– 125 Discovering Computers Fundamentals, 2010 Edition 24


Figures 3-22 – 3-24 Chapter 3
Software for Home, Personal, and
Educational Use

Pages 125 – 126 Discovering Computers Fundamentals, 2010 Edition 25


Figures 3-25 – 3-26 Chapter 3
Software for Home, Personal, and
Educational Use

Pages 126 - 127 Discovering Computers Fundamentals, 2010 Edition 26


Figures 3-27 – 3-29 Chapter 3
Software for Home, Personal, and
Educational Use

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click Chapter 3, Click Web
Link from left navigation,
then click Game Software
below Chapter 3
Pages 127 – 128 Discovering Computers Fundamentals, 2010 Edition 27
Figures 3-30 – 3-32 Chapter 3
Web Applications

• A Web application (Web app) is a Web site that


allows users to access and interact with software
from any computer or device that is connected to
the Internet

Pages 128 – 129 Discovering Computers Fundamentals, 2010 Edition 28


Figure 3-33 Chapter 3
Web Applications

Page 129 Discovering Computers Fundamentals, 2010 Edition 29


Figure 3-34 Chapter 3
Application Software for Communications

Page 130 Discovering Computers Fundamentals, 2010 Edition 30


Figure 3-35 Chapter 3
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

Page 131 Discovering Computers Fundamentals, 2010 Edition 31


Figure 3-36 Chapter 3
Learning Tools for Application Software

• Web-based Help provides updates and more


comprehensive resources to respond to technical
issues about software

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Chapter 3
Learning Tools for Application Software
• 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
location while the
learning takes place at
other locations
Page 131 Discovering Computers Fundamentals, 2010 Edition 33
Figure 3-37 Chapter 3
Summary

Page 132 Discovering Computers Fundamentals, 2010 Edition 34


Chapter 3
Discovering Computers
Fundamentals,
2010 Edition
Living in a Digital World

Chapter 3 Complete

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