Application Software Powerpoint

1. -Programs written to perform specialized tasks for groups or individual people Application Software By James Canavan and Leo Kontoes

2. Why Its Useful Thousands of applications to help people Many applications are for individual people Groupware Facilitates group collaboration Ex. Google Docs Can access software online Gadget or widget Ex. Calendar, calculator, weather reports, etc.

3. Productivity Software Any type of software used to help people be more productive Most popular Example: word processors, spreadsheets, database-management systems, presentation software, and personal information management software.

4. Major Capabilities of Computers Document production Numerical analysis Information management Graphics

5. Productivity Software Software Suite Collection of application software sold as a package Example: Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, OneNote. Publisher, Accounting, Communicator, InfoPath, and Groove

6. Word Processing Software Create formatted text documents Complex or simple Text and photos

7. Word Processing Software

8. Mobile Software Mobile Apps- Software that is designed for smart phones. PIM(Personal Information Management)

9. Mobile Software There’s an App for that!

10. Evolution of Mobile Devices The Internet has changed cell phones forever! Range from 1983-2007

12. New web development technologies(AJAX, Javascript, XML)-Cloud computing

14. Database Software Used to store, manipulate, and manage data. Management of information has become the most valuable capability of computers.

15. Databases come both big and small Industrial Databases (provided by IBM, Oracle, SAP, Etc.) Smaller Scale (Microsoft Access)

16. Presentation Software Provides Slides Present Material without human speaker Communicate Ideas

17. Microsoft Powerpoint

18. Spreadsheet Software Microsoft excell Performs complicated analysis and calculations “What if” analysis Columns and Rows Multiply, average, etc

19. Microsoft Excel

20. Personal Information Software Store and manage info To do lists, appt. calendars, and contact lists PIM Software helps manage daily life Microsoft outlook, Google Calendar, iCal

21. Calendar Software Important to PIM Software

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