An introduction about application software and its types.pptx
- 1. Software • Software Piracy • Piracy, in simple terms, is like stealing. But instead of taking physical things, like toys or food, piracy involves taking things that belong to someone else, like movies, music, or software, without paying for them. It's when people copy or share these things illegally, without permission from the creators or owners. • Copyright law Copyright is like a shield that protects creative things you make, like stories, music, and yes, even software. •
- 3. Application Software ⚫Application software consists of programs designed to make users more productive and/or assist them with personal tasks. ⚫Application software has a variety of uses: 1. To make business activities more efficient 2. To assist with graphics and multimedia projects 3. To support home, personal, and educational tasks 4. To facilitate communications
- 4. Application Software ⚫Application software is available in a variety of forms: ⚫packaged ⚫custom ⚫ Web application ⚫Open source ⚫ shareware ⚫freeware ⚫public domain.
- 5. ⚫Packaged software is mass-produced, copyrighted retail software that meets the needs of a wide variety of users, not just a single user or company. Packaged software is available in retail stores or on the Web. ⚫Custom software performs functions specific to a business or industry. Sometimes a company cannot find packaged software that meets its unique requirements.
- 6. ⚫ A Web application is a Web site that allows users to access and interact with software from any computer or device that is connected to the Internet. Many Web sites provide free access to their programs; some charge a fee. Types of web apps i. E-Commerce Applications:Amazon, eBay, and Shopify. ii. Social Media Platforms Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram iii. Web-based Email Clients: these allow users to send, receive, and manage emails through a web browser. Examples include Gmail, Outlook.com, and Yahoo Mail. iv. Online Learning Platforms Coursera, Udemy, and Khan Academy. v. Web-based Games: vi. Communication Tools: Zoom, Skype
- 7. ⚫Shareware is copyrighted software that is distributed at no cost for a trial period. To use a shareware program beyond that period, you send payment to the program developer. ⚫Freeware is copyrighted software provided at no cost by an individual or a company that retains all rights to the software. ⚫Open source software is software provided for use, modification, and redistribution. This software has no restrictions from the copyright holder regarding modification of the software’s internal instructions and its redistribution.
- 8. ⚫Public-domain software has been donated for public use and has no copyright restrictions. Anyone can copy or distribute public-domain software to others at no cost.
- 9. Business or Productivity Software ⚫Business software is application software that assists people in becoming more effective and efficient while performing their daily business activities. Business software includes programs such as word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, note taking, personal information manager, business software for phones, business software suites, project management, accounting, document management, and enterprise computing software.
- 11. Project Management Software ⚫Project management software allows a user to plan, schedule, track, and analyze the events, resources, and costs of a project. ⚫Project management software helps users manage project variables, allowing them to complete a project on time and within budget.
- 12. Accounting Software ⚫Accounting software helps companies record and report their financial transactions With accounting software, business users perform accounting activities related to the general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, purchasing, invoicing, and payroll functions. ⚫Accounting Software also enables business users to write and Print checks, track checking account activity, and update and reconcile balances on demand.
- 14. Document Management Software ⚫Document management software provides a means for sharing, distributing, and searching through documents by converting them into a format that can be viewed by any user. ⚫A popular file format that document management software uses to save converted documents is PDF (Portable Document Format), developed by Adobe Systems.
- 15. Enterprise Computing Software ⚫A large organization, commonly referred to as an enterprise, requires special computing solutions because of its size and large geographic distribution. ⚫A typical enterprise consists of a wide variety of departments, centers, and divisions collectively known as functional units.
- 16. Graphics and Multimedia Software ⚫This software includes computer aided design, desktop publishing, paint/image editing, photo editing, video and audio editing, multimedia authoring, and Web page authoring. ⚫Power users such as engineers, architects, desktop publishers, and graphic artists often use sophisticated software that allows them to work with graphics and multimedia.
- 18. ⚫ Computer-aided design (CAD) software is a sophisticated type of application software that assists a professional user in creating engineering, architectural, and scientific designs. ⚫ Desktop publishing (DTP) software enables professional designers to create sophisticated documents that contain text, graphics, and many colors. Professional DTP software is ideal for the production of high-quality color documents such as textbooks, corporate newsletters, marketing literature, product catalogs, and annual reports.
- 19. ⚫Paint software, also called illustration software, allows users to draw pictures shapes, and other graphical images with various on-screen tools such as a pen, brush, eyedropper, and paint bucket. ⚫Image editing software provides the capabilities of paint software and also includes the capability to enhance and modify existing images and pictures.