PowerPoint Presentation to Accompany Chapter 2 Application Software

PowerPoint Presentation to Accompany Chapter 2 Application Software

Objectives 1. Identify Types and Uses of Business Productivity Software 2. Identify Types and Uses of Personal Software 3. Assess a Computer System for Software Compatibility 4. Compare Various Ways of Obtaining Software 5. Discuss the Importance of Cloud Computing 6. Install, Uninstall, and Update Software Copyright 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. 2

I d e n t i f y Ty p e s a n d U s e s o f B u s i n e s s Productivity Software Objective 1 Copyright 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. 3

Making Business Work Office Application Suites Include several applications designed to work together Enable collaboration Save files in multiple formats Objective 1 Copyright 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. 4

Making Business Work Word Processing Creates, edits, and formats documents Creates and edits documents Formatting text Spelling and grammar checkers Graphics – insert and format images Text organizational tools – tables and lists Page layout – headers, footers, page numbers and margins Objective 1 Copyright 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. 5

Making Business Work Spreadsheet Creates electronic worksheets composed of rows and columns The intersection of a row and column is a cell A statistical analysis tool Creates charts or graphs Sorts, filters, and rearranges data Can be customized Objective 1 Copyright 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. 6

Making Business Work Presentation Creates electronic presentations that enable the displaying of facts, figures, and ideas on slides Creates, edits, and rearranges slides that contain Text Video Graphics Audio Slide transitions Animation Uses easy to see color schemes and large font sizes Contains design templates with predefined colors, fonts, and layouts Objective 1 Copyright 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. 7

Making Business Work Database Creates and manages a collection of related records organized into one or more tables Creates and edits tables consisting of records and fields Produces forms for easy data entry Generates reports to display selected information Creates queries to pull out records that meet specific criteria Objective 1 Copyright 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. 8

Making Business Work Personal Information Manager A personal information manager (PIM) manages your email, calendar, contacts, and tasks – all in one place Shares calendars Facilitates scheduling meetings Objective 1 Copyright 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. 9

Making Business Work Other Types of Business Software Financial Software Helps keep track of expenses and taxes Tracks invoicing, payroll, and inventory Generates reports and graphs Objective 1 Copyright 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. 10

Making Business Work Other Types of Business Software Document Management Software Keeps track of all documents in a business Ensures that the right people have access to correct versions of files Project Management Software Helps to complete projects while keeping within budget, staying on schedule, and collaborating with others Objective 1 Copyright 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. 11

Identify Types and Uses of Personal Software Objective 2 Copyright 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. 12

Making it Personal Individuals can choose between commercial and open source software Commercial Software Expensive Sold as suites or individual applications Open Source Software No fee Source code is published and made available to the public Anyone can copy, modify, and redistribute it without paying fees Objective 2 Copyright 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. 13

Making it Personal Personal Software Word processing Spreadsheet Database Presentation Personal information management (PIM)application Objective 2 Copyright 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. 14

Online Alternative Suites Free websites that offer easy-to-use interfaces with word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and communication applications Access through a browser No installation necessary Access and edit files from anywhere Collaborate and share files Objective 2 Copyright 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. 15

Making it Personal Finance and Tax-Preparation Track your bank accounts Monitor investments Create and balance a budget File income taxes Objective 2 Copyright 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. 16

Making it Personal Entertainment and Multimedia Video and Photo Editing Software Edit, crop, and straighten images Adjust contrast and color Apply special effects Media Management Keeps track and plays music, TV shows, and videos on a computer Objective 2 Copyright 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. 17

Making it Personal Entertainment and Multimedia Games Simulations played by 59% of Americans 48% are female Objective 2 Copyright 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. 18

Making it Personal Educational and Reference Software to study, plan, and design anything of interest to you Trip planning Genealogy Home and landscape design Portable Apps Programs that can run from a flash drive No need to install The portable apps platform is open source Obje ctive 2 Copyright 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. 19

Assess a Computer System for Software Compatibility Objective 3 Copyright 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. 20

Will It Run? Your System Specs Specific hardware and software information about a computer system Objective 3 Copyright 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. 21

Will It Run? System Requirements Minimum hardware and software specifications the computer must meet to run the program Objective 3 Copyright 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. 22

Compare Various Ways of Obtaining Software Objective 4 Copyright 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. 23

Where to Get It Licensing Proprietary License Open Source License Grants a license Ownership remains with the software publisher Found on most commercial software Most restrictive in terms of distribution and installation Objective 4 Grants ownership Source code must be freely available Can be modified and redistributed Copyright 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. 24

Where to Get It Free or Fee Four models for software distribution: Retail: user pays fee to use software for unlimited time Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, TurboTax Freeware: can be used at no cost for unlimited time Apple iTunes, 7-Zip, Evernote Shareware: allows you to try before you buy Microsoft, Adobe Donationware: developers accept donations Apache OpenOffice Objective 4 Copyright 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. 25

Discuss the Importance of Cloud Computing Objective 5 Copyright 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. 26

Cloud Computing Takes processing and storage off desktop and puts it in the cloud Companies are known as Cloud Service Providers (CSP) Objective 5 Copyright 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. 27

Discuss the Importance of Cloud Computing Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) The use of servers in the cloud Reduces the cost for hardware, software and personnel Objective 5 Copyright 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. 28

Discuss the Importance of Cloud Computing Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) Provides an environment to develop, test, and deploy custom web apps Facilitates collaboration between developers Objective 5 Copyright 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. 29

Discuss the Importance of Cloud Computing Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) The delivery of applications over the Internet – or web apps Most visible to users (access to email and Facebook) Objective 5 Copyright 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. 30

Install, Uninstall, and Update Software Objective 6 Copyright 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. 31

Install, Uninstall, and Update Software Install Copying files to a computer that may alter settings and create new files Uninstall Proper removal of files, folders, and settings associated with a program Update Editing software already installed to add features, fix a bug, improve compatibility, or increase the levels of a game Objective 6 Copyright 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. 32

Questions Copyright 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. 33

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