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application software Flashcards

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Programs designed to make users more productive

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application software

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  • Programs that control the operations of the computer
  • Serves as the interface between the user, the application software, and the computer’s hardware
  • Also called “Operating System” or O/S
  • Windows, UNIX, Linux
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system software

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How do you start an application

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  • From the desktop, click the Start button, point to All Programs, and click the name of the application
  • The program’s instructions load into memory
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A rectangular area of the screen that displays data and information

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window

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A window that provides information, presents available options, or requests a response

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dialog box

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6
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Software that assists people in becoming more effective and efficient

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business software

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Allows users to create and manipulate text and graphics

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word processing software

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A name assigned to a specific design of characters

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font

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specifies the size of the characters in a particular font in points (a single point is about1/72 of an inch in height)

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Font size

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adds emphasis to a font such as bold, italic, and underline

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Font style

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  • Organizes data
  • Performs calculations and recalculates when data changes
  • Charting (graphing) capabilities
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spreadsheet software

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How is a spreadsheet organized?

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  • Columns identified by letters
  • Rows identified by numbers
  • A cell is the intersection of a column and row
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13
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A predefined formula that performs common calculations

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function

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14
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Allows you to display spreadsheet data in graphical form

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charting

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  • Allows you to create, access, and manage data
  • Add, change, delete, sort, and retrieve data
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database software

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16
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How do you extract information from a database?

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  • Run queries to retrieve data
  • Can be sent as a report to the printer
17
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  • Used to create visual aids for presentations
  • A presentation is sometimes called a slide show
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presentation graphics software

18
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  • Enables users to enter typed text, handwritten comments, drawings, or sketches anywhere on the page
  • Notes are organized like a notebook
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note taking software

19
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Allows PDA users to help users organize personal information

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Personal Information Manager software

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What can you do with PDA business software?

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  • Create documents and worksheets
    -Manage databasesand lists
  • Create slide shows
  • Take notes
  • Manage budgetsand finances
21
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A collection of individualapplications sold asa single package

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software suite

22
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Two major advantages of software suite:

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lower cost and easy to use

23
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Allows you to plan, schedule, track, and analyze the events, resources, and costs of a project

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project management software

24
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Helps companies record and report their financial transactions

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accounting software

25
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Provides a means for sharing, distributing, and searching through documents by converting them into a format that can be viewed by any user

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document management software

26
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A large organization requires special computing solutions because of its size and large geographical distribution
Each functional unit has/may have specialized software requirements

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enterprise computing software

27
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Software that allows you to create engineering, architectural, and scientific designs

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computer-aided design (CAD)

28
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Enables you to design and produce sophisticated documents that contain text, graphics, and many colors

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desktop publishing (DTP) software

29
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Used to create and modify graphical images
Sometimes called illustration software

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paint/image editing software

30
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allows you to modify a segment of a video, called a clip

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video and audio editing software

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Allows you to combine text, graphics, audio, video, and animation into an interactive application

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multimedia authoring software

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Allows users of all skill levels to create Web pages

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web page authoring software

33
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A software application that obtains information from the Web

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Web application

34
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Electronic equivalent of a user manual

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Online Help

35
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A Web site providing help to the user (often accessed from Help button or special link

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Web-based Help

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Self-directed, self-paced instruction on a topic on the Web

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Web-based training (WBT)

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