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Application Software

This document discusses different types of application software and their features. It describes application software as programs designed to help users perform specific tasks, acting as instructions that direct hardware. Examples provided include Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Photoshop. The document outlines various categories of general purpose application software like enterprise software, information worker software, and educational software. It notes that application software is designed to be close to users, easy to understand but slower than system utilities or operating systems.

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Application Software

This document discusses different types of application software and their features. It describes application software as programs designed to help users perform specific tasks, acting as instructions that direct hardware. Examples provided include Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Photoshop. The document outlines various categories of general purpose application software like enterprise software, information worker software, and educational software. It notes that application software is designed to be close to users, easy to understand but slower than system utilities or operating systems.

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IT TOOLS AND BUSINESS SYSTEM


(including the computer hardware, operating system, application software and
data storage) operates.

 Due to this focus, utilities are often rather technical and targeted at people with
an advanced level of computer knowledge.

 Examples of utility software include,

 Virus scanner - to protect the system from viruses.

 Disk defragmenter - to speed up the hard disk.

 System monitor - to look at the current system resources.

 File managers - to add, delete, rename and move files and folders.

Application Software

 Application software is computer software, designed to help the user to perform


singular or multiple related specific tasks.
 They act as instructions which direct the hardware to perform specific functions.
 Application software cannot be operated unable to run without the operating
system and system utilities.
 Application software can be used as a productivity/business tool; to assist with
graphics and multimedia projects.
 Examples of Application Software
 Microsoft Word
 Microsoft PowerPoint
 Macromedia Freehand
 Adobe Photoshop
 CorelDraw

Note: Above & below mentioned software/Logos are of respective vendors.

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FIG 2.47: Application Software

Types of Application software


 General purpose application software is designed to satisfy common needs of
various businesses such as
 Application suite
 Enterprise software
 Enterprise infrastructure software
 Information worker software
 Content access software
 Educational software
 Simulation software
 Media development software
 Product engineering software
 Application suite
 It consists of multiple applications bundled together.
 They usually have related functions, features and user interfaces, and may be
able to interact with each other.
 Enterprise software
 Enterprise software addresses the needs of an entire organization's
processes and data flow, across most all departments, often in a large
distributed environment.
 Departmental Software is a sub-type of enterprise software with a focus on
smaller organizations and/or groups within a large organization.

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 Enterprise infrastructure software


 It provides common capabilities needed to support enterprise software
systems.
 Information worker software
 Users can create and manage information, often for individual project within a
department, in contrast to enterprise management.
 Content access software
 It is used primarily to access content without editing, but may include software
that allows for content editing.
 Educational software
 It is related to content access software, but has the content and features
adapted for use in by educators or students.
 Simulation software
 It simulates physical systems for either research, training purposes.
 Media development software
 It generates print and electronic media for others to consume, most often in a
commercial setting.
 This includes graphic-art software, desktop publishing software, multimedia
development software, HTML editors, digital-animation editors, digital audio
and video composition, and many others.
 Product engineering software
 It is used in developing hardware and software products.
 This include computer-aided design, computer-aided engineering, computer
language editing and compiling tools, integrated development environments,
and application programmer interfaces.
Features of application software
 Application software is close to users.
 Application software is slow in speed.
 This software is easy to understand and manipulate.
 Application software is easy to design.

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