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This document provides an overview of different types of software and their uses. It discusses system software like operating systems and utilities, as well as application software for tasks like editing photos, writing documents, and more. Specific examples of software types covered include office suites, spreadsheet programs, databases, web browsers, and anti-virus protection. Images and diagrams are included to illustrate concepts like software categories, functions in spreadsheets, and database records and fields. Potential software licensing terms and product activation methods are also summarized.

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This document provides an overview of different types of software and their uses. It discusses system software like operating systems and utilities, as well as application software for tasks like editing photos, writing documents, and more. Specific examples of software types covered include office suites, spreadsheet programs, databases, web browsers, and anti-virus protection. Images and diagrams are included to illustrate concepts like software categories, functions in spreadsheets, and database records and fields. Potential software licensing terms and product activation methods are also summarized.

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For example, you would use an application software to edit a photo or write a
trimester document, but you would use system software to diagnose a problem with
your hard disk or Internet connection.
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Figure 3-1: Different categories of software


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Figure 3-2
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Some most useful OS utilities:


• Back up hard disk * Change the desktop background
• Adjust screen resolution * Adjust mouse and Trackpad sensitivity
• Change keyboard and language * Troubleshoot problems
• Manage user accounts and passwords * Monitor network connectivity
• Uninstall software * Monitor the device’s power setting
• Adjust speaker volume * Check print status
* A PDF reader, such as Adobe Reader, is an essential utility that displays
documents stored in standard PDF files. PDF (Portable Document Format) is a
standard format for exchanging files, so most people will assume that your computer
has PDF capability.
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Figure 3-6: The Windows Device Manager offers access to device drivers. You can
check if they are working and change settings. You can also check the device
driver’s version number and compare it with the most recent version posted online.

Device driver is used by printers, monitors, graphics cards, sound cards, network
cards, modems, storage devices, mice, and scanners.
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Figure 3-7: Popular office suites contain a similar set of modules


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Figure 3-8
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Figure 3-9
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Figure 3-9
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Figure 3-13: You can think of the formula as working behind the scenes to perform
calculations and then to display the result.
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Figure 3-14: Functions are special formulas provided by spreadsheet software

A formula, such as =D4-D4+((D8/B2)*110) can contain cell references (like D4 and


D5), numbers (like 110) and mathematical operators (such as multiplication (*)
and division (/)).
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Figure 3-15
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Figure 3-16: Mathematical modeling software helps you visualize complex formulas.
Here the points from a sphere are graphed onto a plane to demostrate the principles
behind the Astronomical Clock of Prague
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Figure 3-16
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*A database can contain any sort od data, such as a university’s student records, a
library’s card catalog, a store’s inventory, an individual’s address book, or a utility
company’s customers. Databases can be stored on personal computers, network
servers, Web servers, mainframes, and even handheld computers.

*Database software stores data as a series of records, which are composed of fields
that hold data.
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Figure 3-19
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A keyword search, popular with search engines such as Google, is simply a


collection of words relevant to your search:
Summertime song performer < 1990
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Figure 3-21(top): Drawing software provides tools for creating and manipulating
graphics
Figure 3-22(bottom): 3-D graphics software provides tools for creating a wireframe
that represents a 3-D object. Some 3-D software specializes in engineering-style
graphics, while other 3-D software specializes in figures
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Figure 3-24
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DVD authoring software offers tools for creating DVDs with Hollywood-style
menus. Examples of DVD authoring software include Roxio Creator, Ulead DVD
MovieFactory and AppleiDVD
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Figure 3-27
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Figure 3-28
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Figure 3-29: System requirements typically can be found on the software box or
posted on the download site
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Purchasers do not have this right except under the following special circumstances
described by copyright laws:
*The purchaser has the right to copy software from distribution media or a Web site
to a computer’s hard disk in order to install it
*The purchaser can make an extra, or backup, copy of the software in case the
original copy becomes erased or damaged, unless the process of making the backup
requires the purchaser to defeat a copy protection mechanism designed to prohibit
copying
*The purchaser is allowed to copy and distribute sections of a software program for
use in critical reviews or teaching.
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Where is the license?


It can be found in one of the following:
*on the outside of the package
*on a separate card inside the package
*on the CD packaging
*in one of the program files
*at the Software Publisher’s Web site
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After reading the software license on the screen, you can indicate your response by
clicking the relevant button. Your legal right to use the software continues only as
long as you abide by the terms of the software license.
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*GPL (General Public License) was developed for a free operating system called
GNU.
*Product Activation is a means of protecting software from illegal copying by
requiring users to enter a product key or activation code before software can be
used.
*There are many software programs that exist and you can usually find alternatives
with similar features offered under various licensing terms.
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Viruses spread when people exchange infected files on disks and CDs, as e-mail
attachments, and on file sharing networks, social networking sites and download
sites.

Worms can enter a computer through security holes in browsers and operating
systems, as e-mail attachments, and by victims clicking on infected pop-up ads or
links contained in e-mails.
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