Programs designed to make users more productive
application software
Application Software
How is software distributed?
-Packaged software
- Custom software
-Open-source software
-Shareware
-Freeware
mass-produced
Packaged software
performs functions specific to a
business or industry
Custom software
provided for use,
modification, and redistribution
Open-source software
distributed free for trial period
Shareware
copyrighted software provided at no
cost
Freeware
➢ Programs that control
the operations of the
computer
➢ Serves as the interface
between the user, the
application software,
and the computer’s
hardware
system software
How do you start an application?
➢ From the desktop, click the Start button, point to All
Programs, and click the name of the application
➢ The program’s instructions load into memory
➢ A rectangular area of the screen that displays a
program, data, and/or information
window
➢ A special window that provides information, presents
available options, or requests a response
dialog box
➢ Software that assists people in becoming more
effective and efficient
business software
➢ Allows users to create and
manipulate text and graphics
word processing software
is a collection
of graphics
that you can
insert in
documents
Clip art
A name assigned to a specific design of characters
font
indicates the size of the characters in a
particular font in points (a single point is about
1/72 of an inch in height)
Font size
adds
emphasis to a
font such as
bold, italic,
and underline
Font style
➢ Organizes data
➢ Performs calculations and
recalculates when data changes
spreadsheet software
How is a spreadsheet organized?
COLUMNS
ROWS
CELL
➢ _____identified by letters
➢ ____identified by numbers
➢ A ___is the intersection of a
column and row
COLUMNS
ROWS
CELL
➢ A predefined formula
that performs
common calculations
function
➢ Allows you to display spreadsheet data in graphical form
charting
-Allows you to create
and manage data
-Add, change, delete,
sort, and retrieve data
database software
What are the parts of a database?
TABLE
RECORD
FIELD
