Module 3 - Lesson 2: Application Software and Peopleware Flashcards
Is a program that helps to solve and meet user problems and needs directly. is designed to perform specific functions to help the users solve a specific problem or needs for easier performance of the work.
Application Software
The three basic types of application software
Commercial, Shareware, Opensource
This application software comes prepackaged and is available from software vendors and it must be purchased
Commercial Software
Is software that was developed and released for demonstration purposes before their commercial counterparts are sold in the market
Shareware Software
Software is created by generous programmers and released to the public domain for free and for public use.
Opensource Software
This software is for document creation
Word Processor
This software allows users to enter data into rows and columns and perform computations or make graphs based on the data given
Spreadsheets
This software allows users to manage data by organizing these in database tables
Database
Users utilize this software to create presentations that communicate ideas, messages, and other information through a slide show.
Presentation Graphics
This software allows users to maintain
and an address book and appointment calendar to make use of a notepad to
record ideas and reminders
Personal Information Manager Software
This software allows users to plan, schedule, track, and analyze the project’s progress
Project Manager Software
This software allows users to create
engineering, architectural and scientific designs.
Computer-Aided Design
This allows users to design and produce page layout and sophisticated documents.
Desktop Publishing Software
This software allows users to design and produce web pages
Web Page Design Software
This software gives users the capability to modify existing images.
Image Editing Software
This software allows users to modify audio/video segments
Video-Audio Editing
This allows users to create interactive
electronic presentations that can include text, images, video, audio, and animation
Multimedia Authoring Software
Is a combination of different
productivity application software that shares similar features and standard
interfaces
Integrated Software
This software is a program for accountants and bookkeepers. It helps keep track of paying bills, balancing a checkbook,
tracking income and expenses, following investments, and evaluating financial
plans
Personal Finance Software
Is an application software designed to assist in the creation of legal documents and provide legal pieces of advice
Legal Software
As the name implies, is used to edit digital images. There are also software with a collection of clip art and photographs ready for use in all types of documents
Photo-Editing Software
This software assists users in planning
and remodeling
Home Design/ Landscaping Software
This software teaches users to a particular skill and gives lessons about any subject.
Educational Software
This software includes interactive games, videos and other programs designed to support a hobby or provide amusement
Entertainment Software
This software is used to create, send, receive, forward, store, print, and delete electronic mail
E-mail Software
This software is an application used to access and view web pages
Web browser
This software allows a user to connect to a chat room and chat via the computer
Chat Client Software
This program is used to participate in a newsgroup; it is a virtual environment where the conduct of discussion over a particular subject takes place
News Reader Software
This software is used for instant messaging (IM), a real time communications service. It will notify the user when one or more
people are online and then allows the user to exchange messages or files with
them
Instant Messenger Software
This software helps groups of people on a network to work together and share information.
Groupware Software
This software allows a meeting between two or more geographically- separated users. The internet is used for sharing of audio and video data
Videoconference Software
Are the skilled workers in Information Technology field
Peopleware
Major IT Groups:
Management group, Systems and procedures group, Programming group, and the Computer operations group.
An example of this job title is a computer systems manager. The job is to direct and plan programming, computer operations and data processing. Also coordinates the development of computer hardware
systems design and software
Management group
Their job is to analyze, develop and apply principles to produce computer applications and gadgets. They also design programming tools, knowledge-based systems and computer games.
Systems and procedures group
This group is responsible for writing, testing, and maintaining detailed instruction or programs and they are often being referred to by the language s/he knows or the type of environment s/he generally works in
Programming group
The job of this group includes setting up the processor and related equipment, loading and unloading programs and ensuring proper and correct operations of the computer. They are also responsible in the preparation and encoding of documents to transform source document into machine readable and acceptable inputs. Lastly, this group is responsible for the cataloguing, storing, and securing processed storage media like disks and tapes.
Computer Operation Group
