1. Computers Are Your Future Twelfth Edition*
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Computers Are Your Future Twelfth Edition
Chapter 5: Application Software: Tools for Productivity
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2. Application Software: Tools for Productivity*
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Objectives
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Understand how system software supports application software.
List the most popular types of general-purpose applications.
Discuss the advantages of Web-hosted technology and file compatibility.
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Objectives
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Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of standalone programs, integrated programs, and software suites.
Explain the concept of software versions and software upgrades.
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Objectives
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Understand how commercial software, shareware, freeware, and public domain software differ.
Understand basic concepts of using application software.
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6. General-Purpose Applications*
General-Purpose Applications
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Application software
Any program that gives the user the ability to complete work on the computer
General-purpose applications
Enable users to complete common tasks
Examples: word-processing, spreadsheet programs
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7. General-Purpose Applications*
General-Purpose Applications
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General-purpose application software
Productivity programs
Media and graphic software
Internet-based software
Home and education programs
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8. Productivity Programs*
Productivity Programs
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Productivity programs
Make it easier to do work
Examples
Word-processing software
Spreadsheet or database software
Presentation software
Project management software
Personal information management software
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9. Productivity Programs*
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10. Productivity Programs*
Productivity Programs
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Microsoft Word
Is the most popular Word processing program
Create text-based documents
Letters, and faxes
Newsletters, and brochures
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11. Productivity Programs*
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12. Productivity Programs*
Productivity Programs
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Microsoft Excel
Leading spreadsheet program for business and personal use
Stores and manipulates numbers
Organize, analyze, and graph numeric data
Each file is a workbook holding worksheets with columns, rows & cells
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Productivity Programs
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Microsoft Access
Database management system
A collection of related data
Designed to
Store related data in tables
Create relationships
Electronic equivalent of a file cabinet
Generate forms, queries, & reports
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15. Productivity Programs*
Productivity Programs
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Microsoft PowerPoint
Presentation Graphics Programs
Popular program used to create and deliver presentations
Combine a variety of visual objects to create visually interesting presentations
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16. Productivity Programs*
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17. Productivity Programs*
Productivity Programs
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Microsoft Project
Useful for the management of one or more projects that can vary in complexity
Features include
Visually enhanced timeline emphasizes due dates and deadlines
Team-planning capability
Portfolio manager monitors allocation of scarce resources and current project costs
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18. Productivity Programs*
Productivity Programs
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Microsoft Outlook
Personal information management system
Features include
Conversation grouping
Ignoring conversations
Think before you send feature
Calendar with alarms
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19. Productivity Programs*
Productivity Programs
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Shared Office Interface
Features interfaces similar to Microsoft’s Windows operating systems
Application window
Application workspace
Document
Title bar
Window control buttons: minimize, restore down/maximize, close
Window border
Status bar
Scroll bars and scroll arrows
Ribbon
Tab and contextual tab
Group
Quick Access Toolbar
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20. Productivity Programs*
Productivity Programs
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Microsoft Office 2010
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21. Media and Graphic Software*
Media and Graphic Software
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Media
Refers to the technology used in presenting information including:
Pictures
Sound
Video
Multimedia programs
Enable users to incorporate more than one type of technology
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Media and Graphic Software
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Multimedia and graphics software programs
Professional desktop publishing
Multimedia authoring
Paint, drawing, and animation
Image editing
3D rendering, such as CAD
Audio
Video editing
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23. Media and Graphic Software*
Media and Graphic Software
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Desktop publishing programs
Used to create newsletters, product catalogs, advertising brochures, and other documents requiring unusual design and layout normal word processors do not provide.
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24. Media and Graphic Software*
Media and Graphic Software
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Paint programs
Create bitmapped images (raster graphics)—made up of tiny dots known as pixels
Paint program standard file formats include ,gif, jpeg, png, bmp, tiff
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25. Media and Graphic Software*
Media and Graphic Software
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Drawing programs
Create vector graphics that can be edited and resized without distortion
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Media and Graphic Software
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3D rendering programs
Provide graphic objects with three dimensional effects
Ray tracing
Manipulates variations in color intensity that would be produced by light falling on an object from multiple directions
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
3D rendering programs used by engineers and scientists
Image editors
Advanced types of paint programs
Can change complicated bitmapped objects, including photographs
Can edit, but not create, bitmapped images
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27. Media and Graphic Software*
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28. Media and Graphic Software*
Media and Graphic Software
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Animation programs
Give the ability to create animation from images and run the animation
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29. Media and Graphic Software*
Media and Graphic Software
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Audio software
Used to capture and process sound used in multimedia presentations
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30. Media and Graphic Software*
Media and Graphic Software
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Video editors
Enable the user to:
Modify digitized videos
Cut segments, add transitions
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31. Media and Graphic Software*
Media and Graphic Software
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Multimedia authoring systems
Used to create multimedia presentations
Require a large amount of disk space and memory to run properly
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32. Media and Graphic Software*
Media and Graphic Software
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Web page authoring programs
Professional development tools that have greater scope to create Web pages
Dreamweaver
Flash
Fireworks
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33. Applications that Work through and Run from the Internet*
Applications that Work through and Run from the Internet
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Web-hosted technology
Share files and collaborate
Windows Office Live
Google Docs
Help avoid file incompatibility
Undesirable Internet software
Spyware—monitors your activity
Pop-up—small window that appears in the current browser window
Adware—targets products to your interests
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34. Home and Educational Programs*
Home and Educational Programs
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Home and educational programs
Personal finance and tax preparation software
Home design and landscaping software
Computerized reference software
Multimedia dictionaries
Encyclopedias
How-to guides
Computer games
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35. Tailor-Made Applications*
Tailor-Made Applications
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Tailor-made applications
Software designed for specific businesses or users
Often cost more than general-purpose applications because of their development costs
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36. Tailor-Made Applications*
Tailor-Made Applications
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Custom versus packages software
Custom software
Developed for a user’s specific needs
Necessary when an application is not available
Packaged software
Developed for the mass market
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37. Standalone Programs, Integrated Programs, and Software Suites*
Standalone Programs, Integrated Programs, and Software Suites
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Standalone program
Fully self-contained program
Advantages
Purchased and installed separately
Function by themselves
Disadvantages
Take a lot of storage space
Do not share resources
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38. Standalone Programs, Integrated Programs, and Software Suites*
Standalone Programs, Integrated Programs, and Software Suites
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Integrated programs
Single program that combines the most commonly used functions of many productivity software programs
Example: Microsoft Works
Modules (functions) share the same interface
Lacks features
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39. Standalone Programs, Integrated Programs, and Software Suites*
Standalone Programs, Integrated Programs, and Software Suites
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Software suite (office suite)
Bundle of standalone programs
Word processing
Spreadsheet
Presentation graphics
Database
Personal information
Share common code, drivers, and graphic libraries
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40. System Requirements and Software Versions*
System Requirements and Software Versions
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System requirements
Outline the minimal level of resources that a program requires
Releases of programs are cited by a year or version number.
In a version number, a decimal number indicates a maintenance release.
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41. System Requirements and Software Versions*
System Requirements and Software Versions
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Time-limited trial versions
Offered for commercial programs by software companies
Beta versions
Sometimes available to users
Software is in the final testing stages and may contain bugs.
Access is free.
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42. System Requirements and Software Versions*
System Requirements and Software Versions
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Software upgrading
How software is kept current.
Small fixes to software are called patches.
Large or major fixes to software are called service packs or service releases.
Software can be distributed through the Internet and/or purchased in stores.
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43. System Requirements and Software Versions*
System Requirements and Software Versions
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Documentation
In print or downloaded from the Internet.
Brief tutorials
Read Me files
Help files
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44. Software Licenses and Registration*
Software Licenses and Registration
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Software license
Permits the user to install the program on one computer
Site license
Right to install copies of programs on a precise number of computers
Validate software
Providing a special code or product key before using it
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45. Software Licenses and Registration*
Software Licenses and Registration
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Commercial software
Software that must be purchased
May have a trial period
Examples
Microsoft Office
Adobe Acrobat
Apple iLife
Shareware
You may try before purchasing
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46. Software Licenses and Registration*
Software Licenses and Registration
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Freeware
Free to users as long as users do not sell it to others
Public domain software
Copyright-free software
Users can modify or sell
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47. Installing and Managing Application Software*
Installing and Managing Application Software
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Installing
Moving the software to the hard disk and properly configuring the software
Uninstalling
Takes the program off the hard disk
Launching
Moves it from the hard disk to memory
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48. Installing and Managing Application Software*
Installing and Managing Application Software
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Options
Can be chosen to identify program is run
Defaults
Software settings used by the program unless overridden by the user
AutoSave or AutoRecover
Automatically saves the users work at specified intervals
Exiting
Quitting or closing down an application
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49. Summary Understand how system software supports application software.*
Summary
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Understand how system software supports application software.
List the most popular types of general-purpose applications.
Discuss the advantages of Web-hosted technology and file compatibility.
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50. *
Summary
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Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of standalone programs, integrated programs, and software suites.
Explain the concept of software versions and software upgrades.
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51. *
Summary
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Understand how commercial software, shareware, freeware, and public domain software differ.
Understand basic concepts of using application software.
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52. Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall
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