Program and Applications Flashcards
Are complex programs designed to be used with a mouse and keyboard. They require a fair amount of system resources and they perform a wide range of functions.
Applications (or Application software)
It is an example of an application program; you can use it to navigate the web, download files, play videos, send and receive email, chat with friends, check the weather, look up directions, print a map, perform banking transactions, make online purchases, and the list goes on and on.
Web Browser
It is introduced in Computing Fundamentals, including how to obtain, install, and manage application programs.
Software
This application enables you to create, edit, save, format and print documents. Most word processing programs also allow you to insert pictures and other objects. You can use a word processing application to create letters, memos, invoices, faxes, articles, and sometimes basic Web pages, newsletters, forms, brochures, or flyers.
Word processing
It is a word processing application that you can use to type and format text and images for a variety of documents. Advanced features help you create tables, indices, and outlines.
Microsoft Word
Popular word processing applications
- Microsoft Word
- Word Perfect
- Pages for Mac
By Corel.
It was one of the first highly successful word processors for DOS and Windows based systems, and it has also been available for a wide variety of operating systems.
Word Perfect
By Apple.
It is a powerful word processor that you can use to create documents on Mac and on iOS devices. Design tools allow you to create charts, tables, bi-directional text and more.
Pages for Mac
This program enables you to manipulate large amounts of text and graphics that require a specialized page layout or structure, and then send the finished product to be printed by a dedicated printing service.
Desktop publishing (DTP)
Produced by Microsoft and included in some Microsoft Office suites.
It is an easy to use, lightweight alternative to professional layout software such as Adobe InDesign or QuarkXPress, and is well suited for home users and small businesses. It includes typography tools and a large selection of templates.
Microsoft Publisher
Produced by Adobe Systems.
It can be used to create posters, flyers, brochures, magazines, newspapers, and books. It can also publish content suitable for tablet devices in conjunction with Adobe Digital Publishing Suite.
Adobe InDesign
released by Quark, Inc.
Individual designers and large publishing houses use BLANK to produce a variety of layouts, from single-page flyers to multimedia projects for magazines, catalogs and newspapers.
QuarkXPress
Released under the GNU General Public License as free software. Scribus is a page layout program for Linux, FreeBSD, PC-BSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, OpenIndiana, Debian GNU/Hurd, Mac OS X, OS/2 Warp 4, eComStation, Haiku and Windows.
Scribus
Performs mathematical calculations, help you analyze data, and produce graphs, charts, and diagrams. If you need to track numbers or analyze information for trends or patterns, a spreadsheet is a good choice.
Spreadsheet programs
Popular spreadsheet programs
- Microsoft Excel
- Quattro Pro
Produced by Microsoft.
It is part of the Microsoft Office suite. It is a spreadsheet application that runs on Windows, Mac OS X, Android, and iOS. It features calculation, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language called Visual Basic for Applications.
Microsoft Excel
Produced by Corel. Quattro Pro is a spreadsheet program sold by Corel, and often packaged as part of the WordPerfect Office suite.
Quattro Pro
It is the process of communicating through visual elements such as typography, color, space, and images. Graphic designers use various methods to create and combine words, symbols, and images to create a visual representation of ideas and messages.
Graphic design
It is used to create page layouts, logos, branding, posters, billboards, web site graphics and more.
Graphic design software
Popular graphic design/image editing applications
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photshop
- Microsoft Paint / Fresh Paint
Programs automate much of the process and help you keep your images, pages, and other elements organized and accessible.
Web development
Popular web development packages
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- Microsoft Visual Studio
- Microsoft Web Matrix
By Adobe Systems.
It is a software program for designing web pages, and is a full featured HTML web and programming editor.
Adobe Dreamweaver
By Microsoft. It is a complete set of development tools for building ASP.NET Web applications, XML Web Services, desktop applications, and mobile applications.
Microsoft Visual Studio
It is a free, cloud-connected website builder and HTML editor for Windows. It includes built -in templates, coding, customization, and publishing capabilities all in one place.
Microsoft Web Matrix
It refers to the process of manipulating video images. Decades ago, video editing was performed on expensive video editing machines; but video editing software is now widely available for personal computers.
Video editing
Popular video editing applications
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Sony Vegas Pro
- iMovie
It is a timeline-based video editing software application that runs on Mac and Windows. It supports a wide variety of video and audio file formats, and is integrated with other applications in the Adobe Creative suite.
Adobe Premier Pro
It features real-time multitrack video and audio editing and allows you to add complex effects such as surround sound. Up to version 10, Vegas Pro runs on Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.
Sony Vegas Pro
iMovie is a video editing application that runs on OS X. It imports video footage from video cameras via USB or FireWire, or it can import video and photo files from a hard drive. Once you import, you can edit photos and video clips, add titles and themes, make color corrections, and add music. It includes video enhancement tools that let you add transitions such as fades and slides.It
It allow you to share information in the form of a slide show. These types of applications include a slide editor that allows you to create and add text to slides, as well as features that allow you to insert and manipulate graphic images.
Presentation programs
Popular presentation applications
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Keynote for Mac
Part of the Office Suite, It is a slide show presentation program that allows you to create slides and presentations, embed images, audio and video, create speaker notes and print audience handouts. It is integrated with other applications in the office suite, allowing you to create tables and spreadsheets from within the application.
Microsoft PowerPoint
It is Apple’s equivalent to Microsoft PowerPoint. Like PowerPoint, it includes integrated chart and table tools, and allows you to add transitions and special effects. It also includes graphics tools and templates.
Keynote for Mac
These are applications (both the lightweight and the more complex variety) that run on the World Wide Web. These apps do not run directly on a device nor do they require installation;
Web apps
Microsoft calls their web apps “BLANK” and some users refer to web apps as software as a service (SaaS)
Online apps
It is discussed in Computing Fundamentals; another well-known and widely used platform for web apps is Google Drive.
Microsoft OneDrive
Productivity apps that Google provides as a suite that are linked to its online storage service
- Google Docs
- Google Sheets
- Google Slides
An online word processor that lets you create and format text documents and collaborate with other people in real time.
Google Docs
An online spreadsheet app that lets you create and format spreadsheets and simultaneously work with other people.
Google Sheets
An online presentation app that lets you create and edit slides, and insert images and video.
Google Slides
Different platforms utilize different app stores:
- Google Play Store
- App Store
- Window Store
- Appstore (for Android via Amazon)
- Blackberry World
It is operated by Google. Android phones and Google TV devices include access to the Play Store.
Google Play Store
It is operated by Apple. Apps can be downloaded directly to iOS devices such as iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad tablet.
App Store
This app store is operated by Microsoft. You can get apps for your Surface Pro or Windows.
Windows Store
This is an app store for Android devices, operated by Amazon.com.
Appstore
This is an app store for BlackBerry devices.
Blackberry World
It is a unified communications service that lets you participate in text messaging, voice and video chats.
Google Hangouts
It is a communications application that lets you exchange texts, images, video and audio, and conduct free phone calls and video conferences.
LINE
It is used to exchange texts, images, video and audio, and conduct free phone calls and video conferences.
Skype
This is a word processing app developed for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. It runs on the OS X and iOS operating systems.
Pages
These are mobile Microsoft Office apps that allow you to access, view and edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents on your phone or tablet.
Office Mobile
This mobile app brings Microsoft Word to your mobile device.
Word
It aggregates (group together) news and information and present them to you on your device whenever you launch the app.
Content Apps
Brings news headlines, alerts and stories to your mobile device.
CNN
Also brings news headlines, stories and video clips to your device.
Fox News
Displays local weather and traffic conditions and news headlines
Brings content from the New York Times newspaper to your device.
New York Times
Use this app to view Wikipedia articles on your phone or tablet. Apps are available for Android, iOS, Windows, and FireFox OS.
Wikipedia Mobile
Use this app to access free educational content right on your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch
iTunes
Creativity apps that allow you to be creative or to use tools in a creative manner.
- Afterlight
- Draw Something
- Smart Tools
This is an image editing app that can shoot and edit images with this photo editor app.
Afterlight
This app is a game in which players take turns drawing a picture to represent the guessword for his/her partner to guess.
Draw Something
This app lets you use your smart phone as various types of tools, such as a level, a flashlight, a ruler, magnetic field detector, and so on.
Smart Tools
Are websites you can join to connect with people and share pictures, video, or text about yourself, your interests, and your thoughts.
Social media (or social networking) sites
Facilitate the streaming and playing of audio content on your device.
Audio Apps
It is a social networking app designed for sharing photos and videos from a smartphone. Everyone who creates an account has a profile and a news feed, and when you post a photo or video, it will be displayed on your profile.
Provides spoken audio entertainment through digital audiobooks, radio, and TV programs and audio versions of magazines and newspapers.
Audible
Use this app to stream “radio station style” music from Pandora’s servers.
Pandora
Use this app to stream TV shows, clips, movies and other streaming media from Hulu.com.
Hulu
Use this app to stream movies and TV shows which offers Internet video-streaming service to users in over 40 countries.
Netflix
Use this app to watch and broadcast live video from your iPhone, iPad or Android phone to broadcast on Wi-Fi networks.
Ustream.tv
Use this app to view, rate, share, upload and comment on videos on the video sharing web site.
YouTube
