1. PowerPoint Presentation to Accompany Application Software Chapter 2 Visualizing Technology Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall3333

2. Objectives 1.Identify the types and uses of business productivity software. 2.Identify types and uses of personal software. 3.Assess a computer system for software compatibility. 4.Compare various ways of obtaining software. 5.Discuss the importance of cloud computing. Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

3. Objective 1: Overview Making Business Work 1. Identify types of business productivity software 2. Identify the uses of business productivity software Key Terms  Word processor  Cell and spreadsheet  Field, record, and database  Document management system  Office application suites  PIM (personal information manager)  Project management software  WYSIWYG Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

4. Business Productivity Software Office Suites Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall  A computer is a programmable machine that converts raw data into useful information.  Programming – applications software – is what makes a computer a flexible and powerful tool.  Companies large and small rely on computers for virtually every aspect of running a business.  Most businesses depend on a variety of software applications to complete tasks.  The most commonly used application software in business is an office application suite.  These suites include several applications that are designed to work together to manage and create different types of documents and include features that allow multiple users to collaborate.

5. Business Productivity Software Office Suites Office Applications Suites:  Microsoft Office  Apple iWork  Apache OpenOffice.org  Google Docs Applications:  Word processing  Spreadsheet  Database  Presentation  Personal information manager (PIM) software Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

6. Business Productivity Software Word Processing Create, edit, and format documents  Apache OpenOffice.org Writer  Google Docs Document Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Microsoft Word iWork Pages

7. Business Productivity Software Word Processing  An application that is used to create, edit, and format text documents.  The documents can also contain images.  Standard features include:  What you see is what you get (WYSIWUG)  The layout on the screen shows the document layout as it would appear when printed. Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

8. Business Productivity Software Word Processing  Standard features include:  Formatting styles  Text style  Font  Color  Size  Alignment  Spelling (and grammar) checkers  Includes the ability to have custom dictionaries  Graphics  The ability to insert and format images Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

9. Business Productivity Software Word Processing  Standard features include:  Text organization tools  Tables  Bullets  Lists  Statistics  Includes such features as word count and reading level  Content guide  Footnotes  Indexes  Tables of content Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

10. Business Productivity Software Word Processing  Standard features include:  Page layout  Headers and footers  Page numbers  Margins  Mail merge  The ability to generate mail labels or form letters for lists of people.  Businesses take advantage of more advanced features – track changes, mail merge, and document protection – to create many kinds of business documents. Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

11. Business Productivity Software Spreadsheet Create electronic worksheets composed of rows and columns  Microsoft Excel  iWork Numbers  Google Docs Spreadsheets  Apache Open Office.Org Calc Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

12. Business Productivity Software Spreadsheet Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall  A spreadsheet application creates electronic worksheets composed of rows and columns.  Spreadsheets are used for applications such as:  Budgeting  Grade books  Inventory  They are useful for managing business expenses, payroll and billing.

13. Business Productivity Software Spreadsheet Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall  Spreadsheets are critical to researchers in the natural and social sciences as a statistical analysis tool.  The intersection of a row and column is called a cell.  Cells can contain numbers, text, or formulas.  Three-dimensional spreadsheets can have multiple worksheets that are linked together, making them flexible and powerful.

14. Business Productivity Software Spreadsheet Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall  Spreadsheet applications have the ability to create charts or graphs to visually represent data.  Spreadsheets are good at organizing data so it can be sorted, filtered, and rearranged.

15. Business Productivity Software Presentation Create electronic presentations  Microsoft PowerPoint  Apple iWork Keynote  Apache OpenOffice.org Impress  Google Docs Presentations Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

16. Business Productivity Software Presentation Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall  A presentation application is used to create electronic presentations.  With presentation software, it’s easy to create the visual aids to present facts, figures, and ideas and engage your audience at the same time.  Each slide can contain text, graphics, videos, audio, or any combination of these aids.

17. Business Productivity Software Presentation Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall  Good design principles for presentations include:  Using easy-to-see color schemes and large font sizes  Limiting the amount of text on each slide  Limiting the use of slide transitions and animations  Using images to enhance your words

18. Business Productivity Software Database Organize collected information  Microsoft Access  Apache OpenOffice.org Base  Google Docs Form Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

19. Business Productivity Software Database Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall  A desktop database program can be used alone or as part of a larger enterprise database system.  A database is a collection of information that is organized in a useful way.  Your telephone book  Email contact list  A library catalog  Patient records in a doctors office  Internet search engines

20. Business Productivity Software Database Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall  A database is a collection of related records organized into a table.  A record in a database contains information about a single entry in the database.  Every record consists of fields of information.  A single piece of information in a record in a database  Name  Address  Email  Phone

21. Business Productivity Software Database Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall  Forms can be created for easy data entry.  Reports can be generated to display selected information.  Queries can be created to pull out records that meet specific criteria.

22. Business Productivity Software Personal Information Manager Manage email, calendar, contacts, and tasks all in one place  May be a stand- alone program or part of an office suite.  Microsoft Outlook Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

23. Business Productivity Software Document Management  Businesses need document management capabilities  The ability to save, share, search, and audit electronic documents throughout their life cycle.  Keeping track of all the documents in a business, ensuring that the right people have access to them, and ensuring that the correct version is available.  Microsoft SharePoint  KnowledgeTree  Alfresco Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

24. Business Productivity Software Project Management  Helps you complete projects, keep within your budget, stay on schedule, and collaborate with others.  Microsoft Project  Basecamp (Web-based) Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

25. Business Productivity Software Other Types of Business Software PROJECT MANAGEMENT  Helps to complete projects  Stay within budget  Stay on schedule  Track collaboration DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT (DMS)  Track all documents in a business FINANCIAL  Track business finances, accounting Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall  Microsoft Project  Basecamp (Web-based)  Microsoft SharePoint  KnowledgeTree  Alfresco  Intuit QuickBooks  Sage Peachtree

26. Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice HallVisualizing Technology Microsoft Office is a full suite, but not every user needs the whole package. Use the Internet to research the MS Office versions available. Create a table of findings. Include a list of applications found in each version, cost, number of licenses available, and any information you deem important.

27. Objective 2: Overview Making It Personal 1. Identify and discuss the uses of personal software options 2. Identify types of open source software and their advantages and disadvantages Key Terms:  Open source  Portable apps Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

28.  Office applications  Finance and tax preparation  Entertainment and multimedia  Video and photo editing  Educational and reference  Portable apps Personal Software Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

29. Personal Software  Word processing  Spreadsheet  Database  Presentation  PIM application Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

30. Personal Software  Office application suites typically include:  Word processing  Spreadsheet  Database  Presentation  PIM applications  Microsoft Office is the leading office application suite available and comes in a variety of versions to fit your personal needs.  For the Mac, the iWork programs—Pages, Numbers, and Keynote—are now sold as individual apps.  Apache OpenOffice.org is another example.  It is downloadable, easy to use, and free. Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

31. Personal Software Open Source Software  Apache OpenOffice (Apacheopenoffice.org) is a free, open source alternative office suite available in Windows, Mac, and Linux versions.  Open source means that the source code is published and made available to the public, enabling anyone to:  Copy  Modify  Redistribute it without paying fees Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

32. Personal Software Open Source Software  Some open source websites ask for donations to support the development of the product.  Apache OpenOffice contains word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, database, and formula writer applications.  It can open and work with documents created in other programs such as Microsoft Office and can save files in its own format or common formats so you can work with your files in other programs and across platforms. Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

33. Personal Software Online Alternative Suites  Microsoft Office Online  Google Docs  Zoho Docs Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Zoho DocsGoogle Docs

34. Personal Software Online Alternative Suites  These free websites offer easy-to-use interfaces, with word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and communication applications.  You access them through a browser and don’t need to install anything on your computer.  You can access and edit your files from anywhere and easily collaborate and share with others. Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

35. Personal Software Online Alternative Suites  Microsoft Office Online includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote.  The free Web Apps are not full-featured versions.  The market for free and inexpensive application software has grown exponentially as computers have become ubiquitous in our lives. Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

36. Personal Software Finance and Tax Preparation  Track of your bank accounts  Monitor investments  Create budgets  File income taxes Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

37. Personal Software Finance and Tax Preparation  Some commercial packages are Intuit Quicken, You Need a Budget (YNAB), and Moneydance.  These programs include advanced features, such as online banking and bill payment, investment portfolio tracking, and budgeting.  You can also generate reports, calculate loan interest, and pay bills.  When tax time comes around, you can easily gather the information you need from these applications. Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

38. Personal Software Finance and Tax Preparation  If you prefer to use an online application, Mint.com has become a popular choice.  Once you enter all your accounts, you can use Mint to track your spending.  Minit also has mobile apps for iOS, Android, and Windows. Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

39. Personal Software Finance and Tax Preparation  Tax preparation software allows you to complete your income tax returns yourself on your computer.  You can file your return electronically or print and mail it.  Previous years’ returns can be imported into a new return, and you can generate year-to-year comparisons.  Tax preparation programs walk you through the process step by step and provide you with suggestions and help throughout. Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

40. Personal Software Finance and Tax Preparation  The two main tax preparation programs are:  TurboTax from Intuit  H&R Block At Home  For simple tax returns, there are free online options.  For more complex returns, you can install the full programs on your computer or use online versions. Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

41. Personal Software Entertainment and Multimedia  Entertainment and multimedia software make our computers fun to use.  There are thousands of programs available to educate and entertain us. Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

42. Personal Software Entertainment and Multimedia  Windows Media Player  Apple iTunes  Winamp Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

43. Personal Software Entertainment and Multimedia  Media management software is what we use to keep track of and play all the multimedia files on our computers.  Music, TV shows, and videos  Media player software are all examples of media management software  With iTunes, you can organize your music and videos and watch TV shows and movies. Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

44. Personal Software Video and Photo Editing Software  Picasa  Apple iMovie  Sony Vegas Movie Studio  Adobe Premiere Elements Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

45. Personal Software Video and Photo Editing Software  Allows you to create masterpieces from your personal photos and videos.  Picasa is a free program that you can download from Google.  One innovative feature is facial recognition.  Picasa learns from the tags you apply to images and makes suggestions when it discovers other images with the same person, making it easy for you to locate pictures of that person later on. Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

46. Personal Software Video and Photo Editing Software  Picasa can also edit your images.  You can crop, straighten, adjust contrast and color, any apply various effects.  Picasa saves your edits in a separate file, and you can always reset the image to its original state.  You can also create some interesting projects using Picasa – screensavers, a gift CD, a movie, a collage.  You can upload your images to Picasa Web Albums right from within the program and share the link with others. Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

47. Personal Software Video and Photo Editing Software  To edit and create the movies you want, you need a video editing program.  Windows Movie Maker is free.  Apple iMovie comes preloaded on Mac computers.  If you want something else, several commercial products are available for about $100.  Two of the most popular are Sony Vegas Movie Studio and Adobe Premiere Elements. Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

48.  Video game sales in 2013 reached $15.4 billion  Computer games sales $220 million  Average age: 31  About 48% are female  System requirements are important Games Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

49. Personal Software Educational and Reference Software  Trip planning  Genealogy  Home and landscape design  Cooking  Art Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

50. Personal Software Educational and Reference Software  Educational and reference software is a broad category of software.  There’s software to study, plan, design, and create just about anything you are interested in. Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

51. Personal Software Educational and Reference Software  Trip Planning  Years ago, when the family planned a vacation, they would go to the store to buy maps, tour books, and yellow highlighters.  We would spend hours mapping out the route, planning our stops based on the often outdated information in the tour books, hoping the food would be decent and the hotel rooms would be clean.  Today, we still spend hours researching and planning out trips, but we use online mapping software, such as Microsoft Streets & Trips or Bing Maps or Google Maps. Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

52. Personal Software Educational and Reference Software  Genealogy  There are many genealogy tools on the market today.  The most popular is Family Tree Maker which integrates with Ancestry.com  For Mac users, there is MacFamilyTree.  You can  Create family trees and slideshows of your photos  View timelines and maps  Search through millions of historical records on the Internet. Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

53. Personal Software Educational and Reference Software  Home and Landscape Design  Free or retail, online or installed on your system, there are programs to help you design and plan all your home improvement projects.  There are several online apps to compare paint colors. Just upload and experiment with the color choices until you find your favorites.  Behr Paint (behr.com)  Sherwin-Williams Color Visualizer (sherwin-Williams.com)  Benjamin Moore Personal Color Viewer (benjaminmoore-com)  Colorjive (colorjive.com) Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

54. Personal Software Portable Apps  Programs that you can carry and run from a flash drive  They need no installation, so you can run them on just about any computer system.  Your settings and data are on your flash drive and when you remove your drive, there’s no personal information left behind.  One place to find portable apps is portableapps.com Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

55. Personal Software Portable Apps  The Portable Apps platform is open source, and the apps are free.  The same apps you use on your computer – Mozilla Firefox, Apache OpenOffice, email clients, games, utilities, and even operating systems – can be run as portable apps. Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

56. Visualizing Technology Use the Internet to learn about Apache OpenOffice.org, then answer the following: Is it available in different versions? What applications are included? How does it compare with MS Office? Does Apache OpenOffice.org offer everything that MS Office does? If not, what is missing?

57. Objective 3: Overview Will It Run? 1. Discuss how to use the Control Panel to find system specifications 2. Discuss the Windows Experience Index and how it can help to determine the software your system can run Key Terms  System requirements  Windows Experience Index Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

58. System specifications: specific hardware and software information about system System requirements: the minimum hardware and software specifications required to run a software application Software Compatibility Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

59. Software Compatibility  System Control Panel  Version  Type of processor  Amount of RAM  Windows Experience Index  Rating system Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

60.  Before you rush out to buy software, you need to document your system specs so you can compare them to the system requirements of the software.  For most software, you’ll need a DVD drive to do the installation.  Most programs are installed on your hard drive.  The amount of drive space required is listed in the system requirements. Software Compatibility System Specifications Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

61.  On non-Windows 8 computers, you need to open the System Control Panel.  Right-click on Computer in the Explorer window and select Properties.  To find this information on a Mac:  Click the Apple menu and then click About This Mac  Click More Info  Click the Storage tab Software Compatibility System Specifications Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

62.  On a Windows 8 computer, you can verify that you have enough free space by simply opening the Computer window by typing computer in the Windows 8 Search box.  Most of the information you need is found on this page:  Operating System version  Processor type and speed  Amount of memory installed Software Compatibility System Specifications Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

63.  The Windows Experience Index is a rating system that assesses these traits as well as your video card performance to determine the types of software that your computer can run.  When you click on the index, it will show you a list of subscores for the components assessed.  Some software packages list Windows Experience Index ratings under system requirements. Software Compatibility System Specifications Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

64.  System requirements for software are usually right on the box or on the publisher’s website.  These are minimum requirements to get the program running, but exceeding the requirements will give you better performance.  These requirements list both the hardware and software specifications the computer must meet in order to run the program. Software Compatibility System Requirements Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

65. Visualizing Technology Research a game that you would like to run on your computer. What are the system requirements for that game? Does your computer meet the minimum requirements to run the game? In what ways does it exceed them?

66. Objective 4: Overview Where to Get It 1. Discover various ways to obtain software 2. Differentiate between proprietary software and open source software licenses 3. Differentiate among retail, freeware, shareware, and donationware software Key Terms  Donationware  EULA (End-user license agreement)  Freeware  Retail software  Shareware Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

67. Obtaining Software  There are many different ways to obtain software.  You can go out to the store and buy it, order it online.  Have it shipped to you.  Download it from a website or app store. Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

68. Obtaining Software  Retail website  Publisher website  Software download websites Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

69. Software Licensing  When you purchase and install software on your computer, you do not actually own the program.  You license the software.  The software is owned by the company that created it.  The end-user-license-agreement (EULA) documents your rights to the software. Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

70. Software Licensing  There are several different software license types.  The end-user-license-agreement (EULA) documents your rights to the software including.  The number of computers you can legally install it on;  The length of time you have access to it. Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

71. Software Licensing  The two most common software licenses are:  Proprietary software license grants a license to use one or more copies of the software.  Ownership of the copies remains with the software publisher.  This is the type of license found on most commercial software.  Is the most restrictive in terms of your right to distribute and install the software. Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

72. Software Licensing  The two most common software licenses are:  Open source software license grants ownership of the copy to the end-user.  The source code for that software must be made freely available.  The end-user has the right to modify and redistribute the software under the same license.  In both cases, there may or may not be a fee for the use of the software. Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

73. Proprietary Software License  Grants a license  Ownership remains with the software publisher  Found on most commercial software  Most restrictive in terms of distribution and installation  Grants ownership  Source code must be freely available  Right to modify and redistribute Open Source Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

74. Software Licensing  Not all proprietary software has a fee, and not all open source software is free.  Retail software – User pays a fee to use the software for an unlimited period of time.  Freeware – Software can be used at no cost for an unlimited period of time.  Shareware – Software is offered in trial form or for a limited period that allows the user to try it out before purchasing a license.  Trialware.  Donationware – This software is a form of freeware where the developers accept donations, either for themselves or for a non-profit organization. Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

75. Software License  Retail : user pays fee to use software for unlimited time  Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, TurboTax  Freeware : can be used at no cost for unlimited period of time  Apple iTunes, 7-Zip, Evernote  Shareware : offered in trial or limited period; allows you to try before you buy  Microsoft, Adobe, Apple  Donationware : developers accept donations  Apache OpenOffice.org Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

76. Software Sources  Software is available in a variety of places.  Where you choose to obtain it will depend on the type of software you’re looking for and the time frame in which you need it.  Retail Brick and Mortar Stores  You can purchase software in specialized computer and electronic stores, office supplies stores, mass merchandise stores, and even drugstores.  The price and variety of programs available in these places will vary widely. Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

77. Software Sources  Retail Websites  You’ll find a much larger selection of software available through online retailers.  Amazon.com  Buy.com  These sites sell software in a box and ship it to you.  Some software may also be available for immediate download.  Online retailers often have a larger selection of software than retail stores and prices are comparable. Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

78. Software Sources  Publisher Websites  When you purchase software directly from the software publisher’s website, you can immediately download it.  The cost can be competitive with retailers. Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

79. Software Sources  Software Download Websites  These websites have vast libraries of freeware and shareware to download.  An advantage to using these sites is that they include editor and user reviews to help you choose the program that is right for you.  These websites test the programs for malicious intent.  cnet.com  tucows.com  zdnet.com  sourceforge.net (open source) Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

80. Software Sources  The Apple App Store is part of OS X and gives you access to thousands of programs, both free and paid, right from your Mac desktop.  Software apps for mobile devices should be downloaded from trusted sources.  When you download software from a website, it’s good practice to back up the downloaded file and license should you ever need to reinstall the program. Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

81.  Publishers websites  cnet.com, tucows.com, and zdnet.com  sourceforge.net  Apple Mac App Store Software Download Websites Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

82. Visualizing Technology Use the Internet to find out what the terms “shrink- wrap license” and “click-wrap license” mean. What are they? How are they alike? Are they legal and binding?

83. Objective 5: Overview Your Head in the Cloud 1. Define cloud computing and discuss its importance 2. Differentiate among Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), and Software-as-a- Service (SaaS) Key Terms  Cloud computing  Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)  Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)  Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

84. Cloud Computing Refers to the Internet Cloud computing takes the processing and storage off your desktop and puts it in the cloud- on the Internet Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

85. Cloud Computing There are three types of services that can be delivered through the cloud. Together, these services can provide a business with an integrated system for delivering applications and content using the cloud. Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

86. Cloud Computing Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

87. Cloud Computing The companies that deliver these cloud services are known as Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) Amazon Google Sun Microsystens Salesforce.com Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

88. Company uses servers in the cloud instead of purchasing and maintaining the hardware Cloud Computing Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall  Saves hardware, software, and personnel costs.  Increases standardization.  Increases efficiency and access to technology  Pay for only what you use  Off-site backup services

89. Cloud Computing Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) Provides a programming environment to develop, test, and deploy custom Web applications Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall  This gives businesses the ability to build, deploy, and manage SAAS applications.  Also makes collaboration easier and requires less programming knowledge.  Three popular PaaS programs are:  App Engine from Google  Force.com from SalesForce  Microsoft Windows Azure Services Platform

90.  The delivery of applications over the Internet, or Web apps Cloud Computing Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall  Email  Word processing  Photo editing  Facebook and Twitter  Online file storage/sharing  Collaboration

91.  Because SaaS is delivered on demand, it’s available anytime from any computer with Internet access  Eliminates the need to apply updates to local software installations  Saves time  Saves money Advantages of SAAS Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

92.  Microsoft Web Apps, Google Docs, and Zoho Docs are all examples of personal SaaS.  For businesses there are more powerful, fee-based tools.  Google Apps for Business and Microsoft Office 365 include collaboration tools, email, calendar, and documents.  Applying an update to an application on each computer can be a costly, time-consuming process.  With a SaaS solution, the updates happen on the remote system and do not impact the local users.  Users will instantly have access to new features as soon as they log into their account on the SaaS site. SAAS Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

93.  For businesses, using the cloud to deliver apps offers several benefits:  A simple and quick way of accessing applications from anywhere;  A relatively small cost per user;  The elimination of the need to maintain and support the applications onsite.  SaaS may not be a term most people use very often, but the services it provides are used every day by individuals and businesses alike. SAAS Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

94. Cost Advantages Visualizing TechnologyCopyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

95. Visualizing Technology Does your school use cloud computing (also known as above-campus computing)? If so, which services do you access from the cloud (for example, email, apps)? Give two examples of your personal use of cloud computing.

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