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IT101 - 8 - Week 4 Notes

This document provides an overview of various types of programs and applications including productivity apps like word processing, presentation, and spreadsheet software. It discusses operating systems and their functions such as managing programs, memory, and devices. Specific operating systems are mentioned for desktops, servers, and mobile devices. Productivity applications can help users be more efficient in daily tasks at work, school, and home. Security programs like antivirus software help protect against computer viruses.

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IT101 - 8 - Week 4 Notes

This document provides an overview of various types of programs and applications including productivity apps like word processing, presentation, and spreadsheet software. It discusses operating systems and their functions such as managing programs, memory, and devices. Specific operating systems are mentioned for desktops, servers, and mobile devices. Productivity applications can help users be more efficient in daily tasks at work, school, and home. Security programs like antivirus software help protect against computer viruses.

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IT101 – 8 – Week 4

Programs and Apps: Productivity, Graphics, Security, and Other Tools

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
o Tools and utilities
o System software
- Word processing software allows users to create and manipulate documents
o Microsoft Word
o People use word processing software to develop documents such as letters, memos,
reports, mailing labels, and newsletters
- Presentation software allows users to create visual aids for presentations to communicate
ideas, messages, and other information to a group
o Microsoft PowerPoint
o Presentation software provides tools for creating slides with content arranged in a
variety of formats
- Spreadsheet software allows users to organize data in columns and rows and perform
calculations on the data
o Microsoft Excel
o With spreadsheet software, you create worksheets that contain data arranged in
columns and rows, and you can perform calculations on the data in the worksheets
- A database, sometimes called a database management system, is a collection of data
organized in a manner that allows access, retrieval, and use of that data
o Database software allows users to create, access, and manage a database
- Note-taking software is an application that enables users to enter typed text, handwritten
comments, drawing, sketches, photos, and links anywhere on a page
o Microsoft One Note
o With note-taking software, mobile users can handwrite notes, draw sketches, insert
photos and links, and type text.
- Calendar and contact management software helps you organize, keep track of contacts,
and share this information with other users
- 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
- Accounting software is an application that helps businesses of all sizes record and report
their financial transactions
o Accounting software helps businesses record and report their financial transactions
- 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

Productivity Applications

- Productivity applications can assist you in becoming more effective and efficient while
performing daily activities at work, school, and home
o Word processing
o Presentation
o Spreadsheet
o Database
o Note taking
o Calendar and contact management
o Project management
o Accounting
o Personal finance
o Legal
o Tax preparation
o Document management
o Support services
o Enterprise computing
- With productivity applications, users often:
o Create a project
o Edit a project
o Format a project
o Save a project
o Distribute a project

Security and 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
o Avast
o Avira
o Windows Bit Defender
o Microsoft Security Essentials
Operating Systems: Managing, Coordinating, and Monitoring Resources

Operating Systems

- Manages the operation of the computer system


- Functions of an Operating System
o Start and shut down a computer or mobile device
o Provide a user interface
o Manage programs
o Manage memory
o Coordinate tasks
o Configure devices
o Monitor performance
o Establish an internet connection
o Provide file management and other device or media-related tasks
o Updating operating system software
o Control a network
o Administer security

Operating System Functions

- A User Interface (UI) controls how you enter data and instructions and how information is
displayed on the screen
- With a Graphical User Interface (GUI), you interact with menus and visual images
- In a Command-Line Interface (CLI), a user types commands represented by short keywords
or abbreviations or presses special keys on the keyboard to enter data and instructions

Desktop Operating Systems

- A desktop operating system is a complete operating system that works on desktops, laptops,
and some tablets
o Windows
o MacOS
o UNIX
o Linux
o Chrome OS

Server Operating Systems

- Server operating systems are specifically designed to act as a server


o Windows Server
o MacOS Server
o UNIX
o Linux
Mobile Operating Systems

- The operating system on mobile devices and many consumer electronics is called a mobile
operating system and resides on firmware
o Android
o iOS
o Windows (Mobile Edition)

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