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Week 9 - Performing Computer Operation

The document provides an overview of various types of application software, including word processors, spreadsheets, presentation software, database management systems, desktop publishing software, web browsers, and graphic design software. It describes the features and examples of each type of software, as well as the processes for saving files and understanding storage devices. Additionally, it distinguishes between primary and secondary storage devices, providing examples of each.

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Week 9 - Performing Computer Operation

The document provides an overview of various types of application software, including word processors, spreadsheets, presentation software, database management systems, desktop publishing software, web browsers, and graphic design software. It describes the features and examples of each type of software, as well as the processes for saving files and understanding storage devices. Additionally, it distinguishes between primary and secondary storage devices, providing examples of each.

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Perfo rm i n g

Com p u t e r
Opera t i o n s
Computer
Ap p l i c a t i o n
Direction: Name 5 icons that you are familiar
with and give a brief description of the icon
that you have chosen.
Application Software is a program or group
of programs designed for end users. Allows
end users to accomplish one or more
specific (non-computer related) tasks.
Examples of Computer Application Software:
 Word processor System
 Spreadsheet  Desktop Publisher
 Presentation Software  Graphic Editor
 Database Management  Web Browser
Word processor is a software program
capable of creating, storing, and printing
documents.
Examples of Word Processor Features:

 Insert text  Page size and margins


 Delete text  Search and replace
 Cut and Paste  Print
 Copy

Word Processor Examples are Microsoft Word, WordPro, AppleWorks and etc.
Spreadsheet is a data file made up of rows and
columns that are used to sort data and allow a user to
manipulate and arrange data easily, commonly
numerical data.
Examples of Features:
 Formulas
 Functions
 Charts
 Cut/Copy/Paste with single cells or ranges of
cells
 Cells formatting
 Cells merging
Spreadsheet Examples are Microsoft Excel, Lotus 1-2-3, Apple
Numbers, OpenOffice Calc.
A presentation program is a software
program that helps create a slideshow that
addresses
Examples of a topic.
Features:
 Insert Slide
 Deletion of Inserted slides
 Allows cut and paste slides in any order.
 Allows duplication content or slide
 Allows you to display the presentation designed in a
slide show system. (View Slide Feature)
 Allows animations and/or sounds manipulations on
objects in the slide.
Presentation Software Example are Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe
Persuasion, Hypercard, OpenOffice Impress and Scala Multimedia
Database Management System (DBMS) Software
A program that controls the organization, storage,
management, and retrieval of data in a database. Users
can create tables, queries, forms and reports.

Database Management System (DBMS) Software


examples are:
 Microsoft Access
 Oracle Database
 MySQL
 FoxPro
Desktop Publishing Software
Used to produce high-quality printed documents
such as magazine, greeting card, posters, etc.
Allows you to use different typefaces, specify
various margins and justifications, and embed
illustrations and graphs directly into the text.

Desktop Publishing Software examples are Adobe


InDesign , QuarkXPress and MS Publisher.
Web Browser
Web browser is a software application used to
locate and display Web pages.

Example: – Internet Explorer (IE), Mozilla Firefox,


Opera and Google Chrome.
Graphic Designer
Graphics software or image editing software is a
program or collection of programs that enable a
person to manipulate visual images on a computer.
Computer graphics can be classified into two
distinct categories: raster graphics and vector
graphics
Raster Graphic Editor
A raster graphics editor is a computer program
that allows users to paint and edit pictures
interactively on the computer screen and save
them in one of many popular “bitmap” or “raster”
formats
Common features:
 Select a region for editing
 Draw lines with brushes of different color, size, shape and
pressure
 Add typed letters in different font styles
 Apply various filters for effects
 Convert between various image formats.
SAVE & SAVE AS
To save file your file, follow the following
procedures:
1) In the File Tab, hover over and click Save As
(saving for the first time and saving to another
file name or another copy), click browse for you
to access the Save As dialog box and it will
appear.
2) In the save as dialog box, you need to have the
following information: File name –is a name
used to uniquely identify a computer file stored
in a file system.
Extension or File name Extension -is the ending
of a file that helps identify the type of file in
operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows. In
Microsoft Windows, the file name extension is a
period that is often followed by three characters but
may also be one, two, or four characters long. Some
of the more common file extensions are listed
below, separated by the types of files the
associated file extensions.
File Location or Path -
defines the location of
a file or folder in a
computer's file
system. Paths are also
called "directory
paths" because they
often include one or
more directories that
describe the path to
the file or folder.
3. After filling in the filename, choosing the file
extension and the location, then click save.
Note:
 Use Save to update the lastly preserved
file with the latest content.
 Use Save As to store a new file or to store
an existing file to a new location with the
same name or a different name.
What is a
Storage
Device?
`A storage device is any hardware capable of
holding information either temporarily or
permanently.
There are two types of storage devices used with
computers:
1) A primary storage device, such as RAM, and
a secondary storage device, such as a hard drive.
2) Secondary storage can be removable,
internal, or external.
 A primary storage device is
a medium that holds
memory for short periods
of time while a computer is
 RAM (random access
running.
memory) and cache are
both examples of a
primary storage device.
A secondary storage
device is a non-volatile
device that holds data
until it is deleted or
overwritten.
Examples of secondary storage:

Hard Disk Drive


USB Thumb Drive

Solid State Drive


Types of SD cards
 SD - 32mm x 24mm x
2.1mm.
 MiniSD - 21.5mm x
20mm x 1.4mm.
 MicroSD - 15mm x
Secure Digital Card (SD Card) 11mm x 1.0mm
Compact Disc (CD)
Floppy Diskette

Digital Versatile
Disc (DVD)

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