1. Application Software CSCI-N 100 Department of Computer and Information Science

2. Application Software Computer software that employs the capabilities of a computer directly to a task that the user wishes to perform System software typically not in the performance of tasks that benefit the user Typical examples of software applications Word processors Spreadsheets Media players Database Presentation

3. Application Software Standalone Individual applications designed for a single purpose  Photo editing  Games Integrated programs Several individual programs combined  Accounting software Databases Spreadsheets  Publishing software Word processing Graphics editing

4. Application Software Software suites Two or more standalone programs integrated Data entered in one program can be inserted into others (object link embedding)  Word processing  Databases  Spreadsheets  Presentation programs

5. Application Software Multiple applications bundled together as a package are sometimes referred to as an application suite Microsoft Office OpenOffice.org StarOffice (Sun Microsystems) Lotus (IBM)

6. Application Software Types of copyrighted software User cannot copy, alter, or use software on more than one computer Commercial software  Buy before using Shareware  Try it before you but it Freeware  Free but cannot be copied and sold

7. Application Software Public domain software Not copyrighted No restrictions Time-limited trial version Free installation Expires when trial period ends Beta version Preliminary version being tested Copy protected Has protective measure to prohibit unauthorized copies

8. Software Licenses Single user Gives user right to install and run program or software on only one computer Site license Can install software or program on more than one computer

9. Word Processors - Formatting documents Spell checker Grammar checker Font Size Style Paragraph style Paragraph alignment Headers and footers Graphics Tables Search and replace

10. Spreadsheets – “What-if…” Workbook Worksheet Columns – A to IV Rows – 1 to 65,536 Column + Row = Cell Cell can contain Text, number, formula Math operators +, -, *, / Built-in functions Relative reference Absolute reference Charts/Graphs

11. Databases - Table Record Data types Text Numeric Date/time Yes/no Field Field properties

12. Presentations – slide shows Business meeting Class presentation Combine Text Graphics/clip art Sound

13. Other software Graphic Paint Photo editing Drawing 3-D graphics CAD

14. Other software Music Sound editing CD ripping Audio encoding MIDI Video Educational/Reference Entertainment