Types of Application Softwares Flashcards
What are application softwares?
Softwares in your computer for undertaking specific tasks
Web browser:
Used for browsing the internet, visiting websites, downloading files
Presentation:
Creating multimedia presentations
Word processor:
Writing text documents such as essays and reports. Normally, these are capable of basic text & image formatting.
Spreadsheet:
Spreadsheets allow for organisation, storage and analysis of data. They are useful for calculating finances and numbers because of the mathematic operations they can perform.
Desktop publishing:
Allows for professional-like advertisements and publications to be created. It is a bit like word processing, but has many more useful features.
Database:
Creating, managing and querying databases, which are persistent storage of data.
Image editing / Graphic software:
Manipulating images and photographs. They can be used to remove imperfections or create something completely new.
Games:
Games are used for entertainment and leisure purposes