..Adeyinka Chap 03 Application Software

Adeyinka Chap 03 Application Software

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APPLICATION SOFTWARE
APPLICATION SOFTWARE – this is a program designed to make user more productive, and/or assist them with personal task. application software help to create letters, memos, and reports etc.
THE USES OF APPLICATION SOFTWARE
(1) to make business activities more efficient
(2) to assist with graphic and multimedia project
(3) to support home personal and educational tasks
(4)to facilitate communication
Categories of application software
APPLICATION SOFTWARE CAN BE CATIGORISE INTO FOUR GROUPS
(1) BUSINESS APLICATION SOFTWARE --- this is an application software that assist people in becoming more effective and efficient when performing their day to day activities.eg accounting software,personal information, and the document management
(2)GRAPIC AND MULTIMEDIA SOFTWARE – this are sophisticated software that allow them to work with graphic and multimedia .this software include desktop publishing printing image ,editing photo editing video etc
(3)HOME PERSONAL EDUCATION -- this software provide valuable and through information for all individual popular reference soft ware including encyclopedias dictionaries health media guide
(4) COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE this is a software that transmit information from the encoder which is the sender to the decoder which is the reliever
CHAPTER THREE PRESENTATION BY OMOSUWA .ADEYINKA .O
TYPES OF APPLICATION SOFTWARE
Date base software - this is a structural collection of data it help the user to store retrieve from data base
Word processing software –it enable user to credit and edit document e.g. ms word word pad note pad
Spread sheet software - this software allows users to perform calculation
Presentation software –this is used to display information in form of slide show
MULTIMEDIA SOFTWARE – this allows users to create and play audio video e.g. real and media player
THE ROLE OF SYSTEM SOFT WARE
system software serve as an interface between the user application software and the computer hardware, the user does not communicate directly to the hardware e.g. when the user instruct the application soft ware to print a document, the application send the print instruction to the system software which in turn send the print instruction to the hard ware.
WORKING WITH APPLICATION SOFTWARE
To work or use the application software ,you must instruct the operating system to start the program e.g. you click the all program command and on the start menu then all programs listed is displayed on the start menu. then click the program name on the menu the action instruct the operating system to start the programs, instruction load from a storage menu e.g. when you click print the accessories lead window loads the print program instruction from the computer hard ware disc into the memory.
QUESTION What are the types of application software ?