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Unit 3 – Application Software Flashcards

1
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Software 101

Controls the computer’s resources

(Examples: iOS, Android, Windows)

Made to run on specific types of hardware (Example: You need an Apple phone to run iOS)

A

Operating System (OS):

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Software 101

Allows the user to perform a specific task (Examples: Shazam, Instagram)
Application Software

(Examples: Shazam, Instagram)

Made to run on specific operating systems (Example: Apple software can’t be run on Windows)

A

Application Software:

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Software 101

Locked

(Example: Microsoft)

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Proprietary Software:

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Software 101

You can modify

(Example: UNIX)

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Open-Source Software:

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Open-Source Software: 3 categories of Apps:

installed directly on your computer/device, no internet required to run

(Example: Word)

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Local Apps:

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Open-Source Software: 3 categories of Apps:

Installed to mobile devices and usually require the internet to be fully functional

(Example: Facebook, Instagram)

A

Mobile Apps:

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Open-Source Software: 3 categories of Apps:

Software as a Service, SaaS): Access application over the internet, hosted on a website → no need to install the app

(Example: Gmail)

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Web-based app

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8
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Often comes in Software Suite – Bundled applications to be used together

(Example: Microsoft Office)

A

Productivity

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Productivity

Features:
- Document Design
- Templates and graphics

  • Word
  • Apache Writer
  • Google Docs
  • Zoho Writer

Example:
- Word
- Apache Writer
- Google Docs
- Zoho Writer

Keywords:
- Formatting text
- Find and replace
- SmartArt

A

Word Processing

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Productivity

Features:
Allows for calculations and numerical analysis

Example:
- Excel
- Google Spreadsheets
- ThinkFree Spreadsheet

Keywords:
- Enter text, values, dates, formulas,
functions
- Charts, graphs
- Sparkline

A

Spreadsheet Software

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Productivity

Features:
- Allows you to make high quality
presentations without
a lot of training
- Embed videos, effects,
image

Example:
- PowerPoint
- Keynote
- Google Presentation

Keywords:
- Careful with color
- Bullet points
- Images
- Font size and style
- Animations

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Presentation Software

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Productivity

Features:
- Let’s you store and organize the data, find the data and generate reports

Example:
- Access
- Apache Base

Keywords
- Fields, records, tables
- Filtering
- Group, sort, retrieve
data

A

Database Software

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Productivity

Features:
Helps to organize random bits of information

Example:
- OneNote
- ThinkFree Note

Keywords:
- Tabbed sections
- Add audio and videofrom lectures

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Note-Taking Software

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Productivity

Features:
Manage emails, contacts, calendar and tasks all in one place

Example:
- Outlook
- Gmail
- Yahoo

Keywords:
- Web-based emails
- Calendar
- Contacts
- To-do lists

A

Personal Information Manager Software

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Productivity

Walks you through the steps to complete a task

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Wizard

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Productivity

Predesigned form or design that you simply need to fill in

A

Template

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Productivity

Small program that executes several commands at once (Example: Grades)

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Macro

18
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Productivity

allows you to do accounting

- Intuits Quicken and Mint → market leaders
- For taxes: Intuit’s Turbo

A

Personal Finances:

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Managing Your Software: Licensing vs. Owning Software

Can use but you don’t own the software, they can also rework it
- When you buy a copy of Windows or Mac OS, you DO NOT own it
- You’re provided with a software license (EULA – End User License Agreement), the rights to use
the program
- Windows and Apple still own the software
- They can withdraw your rights to use their program at any time
- Open-Source Software use GNU (General Public License)

A

Licensing

20
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Other terms

Advanced release version of software that is still in development (DRAFT)

A

Beta Version:

21
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Other terms

Final version of software (FINAL)

A

Gold Version:

22
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Other terms

Redistributing modified open-source software under the same public license that the original version was released under (opposite of copyright)

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Copyleft

23
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Other terms

Minimum operation system, processor, memory, hard drive space and peripherals needed to run the software

A

System Requirements:

24
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Other terms

Copies all of the most commonly used files and programs to computer

A

Full Installation:

25
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Other terms

You choose which features to copy, usually to save space

A

Custom Installation:

26
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Other terms

Copyrighted software that you can use for free. Beta software is sometimes distributed in this format to help developers uncover errors

A

Freeware

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Other terms

Software that can be used for a limited time or trial period (30 day trial, then you have to pay)

A

Shareware

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