EDPM- Application software

Question 1

Name ALL the types of application software

Answer 1

*word processing
* spresheets
* accounting programs@
* stock control@
*database management@
*presentation software @
*desktop publishing@
*graphics software
* communications programs
*utilities
*integrated software

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Question 2

what is application software

Answer 2

performs a specific function or task

Question 3

Describe word processing programs

Answer 3

enables the users to edit, create, print and format document such as papers, reports and letters

better than type writing as it gives the opportunity to use fonts and effects and tools as well ask grammer checks and thetharus

allows for error changes without redoing the whole document

Question 4

Describe spreadsheet

Answer 4

allows users to add, subtract and perform other calculations on rows and columns of numbers.

formulate figures automatically

used to produce bills, income statements and balancing sheets

Question 5

Describe accounting programs

Answer 5

designed to keep and organise financial information

E.g payrolls, sales and purchase ledgers

Question 6

Describe accounting programs

Answer 6

designed to organize and keep financial information.

E.g employee payrolls, sales and purchase ledgers and bank transition records

Question 7

Describe stock control

Answer 7

allows businesses to keep organized records of the quantities of items they have in stock

Question 8

Describe Database managment

Answer 8

allows users to store, organize, manipulate, retrieve, display and print large collections of data and information.
also allows us to enter retrieve and update data in organized and efficient manners

e.. personnel files, mailing lists and catalogues

Question 9

Describe presentation software

Answer 9

allows users to create documents called slides which can be used to make presentations.

contain text, pictures, sound animations and movie clips

multimedia projectors are used to project the presentation directly from the computer.

Question 10

describe desktop publishing

Answer 10

are used for the design layout and printing of publications such as books, newpaper, flyers and newsletter

Question 11

Graphics software

Answer 11

allows artists to make pictures and engineers and achitects to create designs

Question 12

Communication programs

Answer 12

allows for computers to talk to each other.

some com programs are used to send electronic mail(emails) to chat with other computers

Question 13

Utilities

Answer 13

intended to recover data and manipulate disk files.

e.g anti virus programs- designed to search and remove viruses.

Question 14

Describe Integrated software

Answer 14

combines a number of application software to make a single application package

this enables data to be transferred easily from one application to another.