Discovering Computers

Enhanced Edition ©2017

Tools, Apps, Devices, and the Impact of Technology

Chapter 4
Programs and Apps
Objectives Overview

Describe how an
Identify the Differentiate
operating system
general categories among the ways
interacts with
of programs and you can acquire
applications and
apps programs and apps
hardware

Identify the key

Identify key
features of
features of
graphics and
productivity
multimedia
applications
applications

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Objectives Overview
Identify the
Identify the
purpose of
uses of
software used
personal
in
interest
communication
applications
s
Identify the key
features of file,
Identify the key
disk, and
features of
system
security tools
management
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tools
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Programs and Apps
• A program, or software, consists of a series of related
instructions, organized for a common purpose, that
tells the computer what tasks to perform and how to
perform them
• An application, or app, sometimes called application
software, consists of programs designed to make users
more productive and/or assist them with personal tasks
• An operating system is a set of programs that
coordinates all the activities among computer or mobile
device hardware
– Tools and activities
– System software
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Programs and Apps

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Programs and Apps

• Software is available in a variety of

forms:
Web
Retail Custom
app

Mobile Mobile Sharewa

app web app re

Freewar Open Public

e source domain
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Productivity Applications

• Productivity applications can assist you

in becoming more effective and efficient
while performing daily activities at work,
school, and home
Word Presentatio Spreadshee
Database Note taking
processing n t

Calendar
Project
and contact Personal
manageme Accounting Legal
manageme finance
nt
nt

Document
Tax Enterprise
manageme
preparation computing
nt
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Productivity Applications

• With productivity applications, users

often:

Create Format Distrib

Edit a Save a
a a ute a
project project
project project project

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Productivity Applications

• Word processing
software allows
users to create and
manipulate
documents
• A major advantage of
using word
processing software
is that it enables
users to change their
written words easily
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Figure 4-5
Productivity Applications

• Presentation
software allows
users to create
visual aids for
presentations to
communicate
ideas, messages,
and other
information to a
group
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Productivity Applications

• Spreadsheet software allows users to

organize data in columns and rows and
perform calculations on the data

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Productivity Applications

• A database is a collection of data organized

in a manner that allows access, retrieval, and
use of that data
– Database software allows users to create,
access, and manage a database

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Productivity Applications

• Note taking software is an application that

enables users to enter typed text, handwritten
comments, drawings, sketches, photos, and
links anywhere on a page

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Productivity Applications

• Calendar and contact management

software is an application that helps
you organize your calendar, keep track
of contacts, and share this information
with other users

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Productivity Applications

• A software suite is a collection of individual

related applications available together as a
unit
• Project management software is an
application that allows a user to plan,
schedule, track, and analyze the events,
resources, and costs of a project

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Productivity Applications

• Accounting software is an application

that helps businesses of all sizes record
and report their financial transactions

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Productivity Applications
• Personal finance software is a simplified
accounting application that helps home users and
small/home office users balance their checkbooks,
pay bills, track personal income and expenses, verify
account balances, transfer funds, track investments,
and evaluate financial plans

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Productivity Applications

• Legal software is an application that

assists in the preparation of legal
documents and provides legal
information to individuals, families, and
small businesses

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Productivity Applications

• Tax preparation software is an

application that can guide individuals,
families, or small businesses through
the process of filing federal and state
taxes

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Productivity Applications

• Document management software is an

application that provides a means for sharing,
distributing, and searching through
documents by converting them into a format
that can be viewed by any user

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Productivity Applications

• A large organization, commonly referred

to as an enterprise, requires special
computing solutions because of its size
and geographic distribution
Engineering or
Human
Accounting product Manufacturing Marketing
resources
software development software software
software
software

Software for
Customer
Distribution information
Sales software service
software technology
software
staff

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Graphics and Media Software
Computer-aided
design (CAD)
software
Desktop
publishing
software

Paint/Image
editing software
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Graphics and Media Software

Photo editing
and photo
management
software

Video and
audio editing
software
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Graphics and Media Software
• Multimedia authoring
software allows users to
combine text, graphics,
audio, video, and
animation in an interactive
application
• Website authoring
software helps users of all
skill levels create
webpages that include
graphics, video, audio,
animation, and special
effects with interactive
content
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Graphics and Media Software
• A media player is a
program that allows you
to view images and
animations, listen to
audio, and watch video
files on your computer
or mobile device
• Disc burning software
writes text, graphics,
audio, and video files on
a recordable or
rewritable disc

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Personal Interest
Applications

Entertainm
Lifestyle Medical
ent
application application
application
s s
s
Convenienc
Education
e
application
application
s
s
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Communications Applications

Online
Blog Browsing Chat
Discussion

Internet Instant
Email File Transfer
Phone Messaging

Mobile Videoconfere
Web Feeds
Messaging nce

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Security Tools

• A personal firewall is a security tool

that detects and protects a personal
computer and its data from
unauthorized intrusions

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Security Tools

• An antivirus program protects a

computer against viruses by identifying
and removing any computer viruses
found in memory, on storage media, or
on incoming files

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Security Tools

• Spyware is a type of program placed on a

computer or mobile device without the
user’s knowledge that secretly collects
information about the user and then
communicates the information it collects to
some outside source while the user is online
• Adware is a type of program that displays an
online advertisement in a banner or pop-
up or pop-under window on webpages,
email messages, or other Internet services
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Security Tools

A spyware remover is a type

of program that detects and
deletes spyware and similar
programs
An adware remover is a
program that detects and
deletes adware
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Security Tools

Web
Anti-spam
filtering
programs
software
Pop-up
Phishing and pop-
filters under
blockers
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File, Disk, and System
Management Tools
• A file manager is a tool that performs
functions related to file management

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File, Disk, and System
Management Tools
• A search tool is a
program, usually
included with an
operating system, that
attempts to locate a
file, contact, calendar
event, app, or any
other item stored on
your computer or
mobile device based
on criteria you specify

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File, Disk, and System
Management Tools
• An image viewer is a
tool that allows users
to display, copy, and
print the contents of a
graphics file, such as
a photo
• An uninstaller is a
tool that removes a
program, as well as
any associated entries
in the system files

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File, Disk, and System
Management Tools
• A disk cleanup tool searches for and
removes unnecessary files

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File, Disk, and System
Management Tools
• A disk defragmenter is a tool that
reorganizes the files and unused space on a
computer’s hard disk so that the operating
system accesses data more quickly and
programs run faster
– Defragmenting

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File, Disk, and System
Management Tools

A screen saver is a tool that causes a display

device’s screen to show a moving image or blank
screen if no keyboard or mouse activity occurs for a
specified time

A file compression tool shrinks the size of a file(s)

A PC maintenance tool is a program that identifies

and fixes operating system problems, detects and
repairs drive problems, and includes the capability of
improving a computer’s performance
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File, Disk, and System
Management Tools
• A backup tool allows
users to copy, or back
up, selected files or
the contents of an
entire storage medium
to another storage
location
• A restore tool
reverses the process
and returns backed up
files to their original
form
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Summary

Role of the
Programs and
operating system Features of a
apps available for
and the various variety of
computers and
ways software is applications
mobile devices
distributed

Security tools and

file, disk, and
Communications
system
applications
management
tools

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