Application Software Flashcards
What are word processors?
A program for creating, editing, storing and printing documents
What are some features of word processors?| 6 features
- Mailmerge and merge-print* Text formatting tools* Headers and footers* Find and replace text* Page numbering* Spell check
What are spreadsheets?
Data arranged in a grid containing rows and columns. Each block is called a cell
What are the features of spreadsheets software?| 6 features
- Data sorting* Graphing features* Formula features* Lookup tables* Search and filtering* Import/Export values
What do database management systems allow the user to do?
They allow the user to create large arrays of information. Databases have records(rows) and fields(columns). Each record also has a field containing information unique to it called the primary key
What are the features of database management systems?| 5 features
- Tables* Relationship between tables* Keys/Indexs for lookup* Queries* Complex forms which feed in data to more than one table
What does email software allow the user to do?
They allow users to send electronic mail
What does an email consist of?
Header, which contains the receivers email address and Cc and BCc, and body which contains the actual message
What are the features of email software?| 7 features
- automatic reply* auto-forward* facility to send copies to other people* time stamps* attachements* notificiation if an email can not be delivered* signatures
What is a web browser?
A web browser is a software application used to locate, retrieve and also display content on the WWW, including Web pages, images, video and other files. It makes a request to a web server and displays the resulting information sent
What are the features of web browsers?| 6 features
- Plug-ins* Cookie management* Running script languages* History* Bookmarks* Generate security certificate clues
What is CAD software?
A computer aided design software uses computer systems to assist in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design
What are some features of CAD software?| 6 features
- greater accuracy* Can be 2D or 3D* Images can be viewed from any angle* scaling, reflection and rotation features* libraries of engineering components which can be imported* packages which calculate cost
What is a graphics processing software?
In computer graphics, graphics software or image editingsoftware is a program or collection of programs that enable aperson to manipulate visual images on a computer
What is a toolbar?
A toolbar is a GUI widget on which on-screen buttons, icons, menus, or other input or output elements are placed
