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Application Software
Chapter 5 of Computers: Understanding Technology
William Pegram - September 16, 2009
Importance of Operating System
• Most application software is platform-dependent, i.e. it will run only with a particular operating system and must be modified to work with another operating system
• The modification of application software to work with another operating system is a major endeavor and thus often takes many months, if it occurs at all
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Operating System (cont.)
• For example• Office 2008 for Macintosh was released January 15,
2008 whereas Office 2007 for Windows was released January 30, 2007
• Quicken, the popular personal finance software, runs on Windows only although a Macintosh beta version is available
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Operating System (cont.)
• For this reason, the choice of an operating system will determine the range of application software choices available
• Thus, many people choose Windows machines because there is more application software than with Mac
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Categories of Application Software
• Individual application software
• Workgroup, collaborative software
• Vertical application software – complete package of programs designed to work together to perform core business functions
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Categories of Application Software
• Packaged software – the manufacturer owns the copyright and licenses it to the individual, often sold to the public on a retail basis
• Customized software
• Shareware and freeware, including open-source software (owned by the developer, but programming code made available free to the general pulbic)
William Pegram - September 16, 2009
Application Software for Individual Use
• Productivity Software
• Software for household use
• Graphics and multimedia software
• Communications software
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Productivity software
• Word processing• Desktop publishing• Spreadsheet• Database• Presentation• Personal information manager• Web publishing• Project management
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Word Processing
• Creating text• Editing text – spelling, grammar checker• Formatting
– Text – font type, size, color, style, leading (space between lines), kerning (space between characters)
– Paragraph – Alignment, double or single-space– Document – page numbers, headers, footers, page
size, margin width
• Saving and Printing
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Word Processing Programs
• Microsoft Word
• Corel WordPerfect
• Lotus (now IBM) WordPro
• Openoffice.org Writer
• Google Docs
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Desktop Publishing
• Microsoft Publisher – part of some editions of Microsoft Office
• Adobe PageMaker (still sold, but not being developed further)
• Adobe InDesign • QuarkXPress• Publisher and PageMaker for home and
small office market, whereas InDesign and QuarkXPress for professional market
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Spreadsheets
• Microsoft Excel (ITE 140)
• Lotus Development (now IBM) 1-2-3
• Corel Quattro Pro
• Openoffice.org CALC
• Google Docs
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Database
• Microsoft Access (ITE 150)
• Lotus Development (now IBM) Approach
• Corel Paradox
• Openoffice.org Base
• Larger applications– Oracle– Microsoft SQL Server– mySQL
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Presentation
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Corel Presentations
• Lotus Development (now IBM) Freelance Graphics
• Openoffice.org Impress
• Google Docs
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Software Suites
• Word processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation typically are purchased as part of an office suite of programs rather than purchased individually
• Suites provide a common user interface (more standardization than just using Windows)
• Suites offer ability to make content from one program available to another, either by pasting or object linking and embedding (OLE) – embedded file can be changed but changes aren’t reflected in original, whereas with linking they are
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Personal Information Manager
• Microsoft Outlook and Palm Desktop
• Helps organize contact information, appointments, tasks, and notes
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Web Publishing
• Adobe Dreamweaver (ITE 170, ITD 210)
• Microsoft Expression Web (successor to FrontPage)
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Project Management
• Project management software is used to manage project so that resources are available when needed
• Microsoft Project
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Software for Household Use
• Distinction: Productivity software can be used for anything whereas the following are for particular uses
• Personal finance – Intuit Quicken, Microsoft Money• Tax preparation – Intuit TurboTax, H&R Block TaxCut• Legal software – Intuit WillMaker Plus• Games and entertainment• Educational and Reference Software – Encylopedias,
dictionaries, and tutorials• Accounting – Peachtree (ACC 215), Intuit QuickBooks
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Graphics and Multimedia Software
• Painting - Paint• Drawing – CorelDRAW, Adobe Illustrator,
Macromedia (now Adobe) Freehand• Image-editing (ITD 112) – Adobe Photoshop,
Macromedia (now Adobe) Fireworks (ITE 170), Adobe Photoshop Elements
• Animation - Macromedia (now Adobe) Flash (ITE 170)
• Video and Audio Editing – Adobe Premiere• Computer-aided design (CAD)
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Communications Software
• Web browsers
• Instant messaging
• Groupware or collaboration software – e.g. company wikis (see Vauhini Vara, “Wikis at Work”, Wall Street Journal, June 18, 2007 , p. R11), Google Docs
• Video conferencing software
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