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COMPUTER WHIZ 4 Fazaia Degree College RIsalpur
Whiz’s File
• Chapter 1 Reviewing computers• Chapter 2 Pioneers of Computers• Chapter 3 About the CPU• Chapter 4 Storing Data• Chapter 5 Whiz through Software• Chapter 6 Introducing Spreadsheet• Chapter 7 Programming Languages• Chapter 8 More on Multimedia• Chapter 9 Computer Networks
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CH: 5WHIZ THROUGH SOFTWARE
By: Samina Khan Fazaia Degree College RIsalpur
Contents• Software• Types of software• System Software• Application Software• Word Processing Software• Desktop Publishing Software• Microsoft Excel Software• Database Management Program• Web browser
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Software
System softwar
e
Application
software
TYPES OF SOFTWARE• System software
– Programs that control the overall
system
• Application software– Programs designed to perform
specific tasks
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SYSTEM SOFTWARE
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SYSTEM SOFTWARE
• Programs that control the overall system
• It controls the functioning of the different parts of computer
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OPERATING SYSTEM• Controls and manages the system operations• Examples
– Windows– Unix– Mac os
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APPLICATION SOFTWARE
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APPLICATION SOFTWARE:
Application Software perform specific task.
Application software makes computer popular
and easy to use
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EXAMPLES
• Common application software:
Microsoft Word,
Excel
publisher
Web browsers
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WORD PROCESSING SOFTWARE It is a tool that helps user in creating, editing,
and printing documents.
This is an application software
We write stories ,applications, letters etc in it.
Examples: Microsoft Word
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DESKTOP PUBLISHING
• Uses
– Newsletters
– Greeting cards
– Reports
– Brochures
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ELECTRONIC SPREADSHEETS
• Spreadsheet is used for calculating and
budgeting and organizing data in the form of
numbers, charts and tables
• Made up of rows and columns.
• It enables us to compute large amount of data.
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DATABASE MANAGEMENT• Uses
– Keep record of a large number of related facts
– Store data – Update data– Manipulate data– Retrieve data– Print data in many forms– Report on data in a variety of ways
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BROWSERS• Connect to the Web
• Used to download files
• Used to connect with peoples
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RecapComputer Software
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