Morley15e PPT Ch06 REV
Morley15e PPT Ch06 REV
Morley15e PPT Ch06 REV
Understanding Computers
Today and Tomorrow
Comprehensive
Chapter 6:
Application Software
Deborah Morley
Charles S. Parker Copyright 2015 Cengage Learning
Learning Objectives
• Commercial Software
– Copyrighted software developed and sold for profit
– Typically comes with a single-user license
• Shareware
– Copyrighted software distributed on the honor system
– Consumers should either pay for it or uninstall it after the trial
period
• Freeware
– Copyrighted software programs that are given away by the
author for others to use free of charge
• Public Domain Software
– Software that is not copyrighted and ownership rights have
been donated to the public domain
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The Basics of Application Software
Mobile Ticketing
– Download ticket to mobile
device to use for
admittance
– Tickets for movies,
sporting events, concerts,
etc.
– Boarding passes
– Custom tickets
• Installed Software
– Must be installed on the
computer before it can
be run
– Can be purchased in
physical form
– Can be downloaded
from the Internet
• Cloud Software
– Is delivered on-demand via the Web
– Also called Software as a Service (SaaS) and cloudware
– Includes free software and fee-based software
– Advantages of cloud software
• Files can be accessed from any computer with an
Internet connection
• Ease of implementation
• Improved collaboration capabilities
• Always working with the most current version of
software
Airline Apps
– American Airlines is issuing media tablets to all cabin
personnel and iPads to all pilots
– Replaces paper manuals and maps
– Expected to be able to provide
passengers with additional services
such as connection and weather
info and food purchases and other
in-flight transactions
• Software Suites
– Collection of software programs bundled together and sold
as a single software package
– Office suites are used by most businesses/individuals to
produce documents and typically include:
• Word processing software
• Spreadsheet software
• Database software
• Presentation graphics-software
– Provide a common interface among programs in the suite
• Editing a Document
– Changing the content of the document, such as inserting
or deleting words
– Insertion point
• Indicates the current location in a document, which is
where the changes will be made
– Typing text inserts the text at the insertion point location
– Delete and Backspace keys delete text
– Text and objects can typically be selected and moved,
copied, deleted, or formatted
• Formatting a Document
– Changes the appearance of the document
• Changes font face, font size, and/or font color
• Changes line spacing or margins
• Adds page numbers and/or borders
• Getting Help
– Often built into the program and typically contains:
• Table of Contents
• Browsing
• Search
– Online help (via manufacturer’s Web site and independent
sites)
– Offline help (periodicals, books, tutorial videos, classes)
1. Software programs that are distributed on the honor system and can
be legally and ethically shared with others to try out the software
are referred to as __________.
a. shareware programs
b. commercial software
c. public domain software
2. True or False: Software purchased via the Internet is always in
downloaded, not packaged, form.
3. A group of related software programs sold together as one unit is
called a(n) __________.
Answers:
1) a; 2) False; 3) software suite
• What Is a Spreadsheet?
– Documents containing a group of numbers and other data
organized into rows and columns
– Spreadsheet software includes the following tools
• Formulas, data analysis tools, charts, and graphs
– Most widely used spreadsheet programs:
• Microsoft Excel
• Corel Quattro Pro
• Apple Numbers
• Creating a Spreadsheet
– Worksheet: a single spreadsheet
– Workbook: a collection of worksheets saved in a single file
– Worksheets are divided into rows and columns
– Cell
• The intersection of a row and a column
• Each cell is identified by a cell address, such as A1
• Cell pointer is used to select a cell
• Cell pointer can be used to select more than one cell
(range or block)
• Function
– A named, pre-programmed formula
– Hundreds of functions that can be used in spreadsheets
Answers:
1) c; 2) False; 3) worksheet
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Database Concepts
• What Is a Database?
– A collection of related data that is stored in a manner
enabling information to be retrieved as needed
– Database Management System (DBMS)
• Software that allows the creation and manipulation of
an electronic database
– Most widely used relational database programs
• Microsoft Access
• Oracle Database
• IBM’s DB2
• Creating a Database
– Database file is created first
• Contains objects, such as tables, forms, and queries
– Tables can then be created
– Typically, the table structure is specified first
– Table structure includes:
• Field name (unique identifying name)
• Data type (text, number, date, object)
• Field size (maximum number of characters)
• Default value (initial content of the field)
– The table is named and saved
– Tables can be created in either Datasheet or Design view
– Reports
• Created when a more formal output is desired
• Associated with either a table or a query
• Data is displayed in the specified location
• Databases and the Web
– Many Web sites use one or more databases to:
• Keep track of inventory
• Allow searching for people, documents, products, or
other information
• Searching for products on a retail store’s Web site
• Place real-time orders
– Slide
• A one-page presentation graphic that can be displayed in a
group with others to form an electronic slide show
– Electronic Slide Show
• A group of electronic slides that are displayed one after the
other on a computer monitor or other display device
– Presentation Graphics Software
• Used to create presentation graphics
– Most common presentation graphics programs
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Corel Presentations
• Apple Keynote
• Creating a Presentation
– Preformatted slide layouts can often be used
– New slides can be added to a new or existing presentation
as needed
– Slides can contain a variety of elements
• Text
• Images
• Charts
• Audio clips
• Video clips
• Finishing a Presentation
– Slide Sorter View
• Shows thumbnails of all slides in presentation
• Used to rearrange the slide order
– Show can be set up to run automatically or manually
– Speaker Tools
• Speaker notes and pens
• Presenter view
• Recorded narration
• Can print the slides to create overhead transparencies
or an audience handout
• Graphics
– Graphical images, such as digital photographs, clip art, scanned
drawings, and original images created using a software program
• Multimedia
– Technically refers to any application that contains more than
one type of media
– Often used to refer to audio or video content
• Large variety of graphics and multimedia software used to:
– Create or modify graphics
– Edit digital audio or video
– Play multimedia files
– Burn CDs and DVDs
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Graphics and Multimedia Concepts
• Media Players
– Programs designed to play audio and video files
• Music CDs, downloaded music, online audio
• Downloaded and online video
– Important to adhere to copyright laws when using digital
music
– Media players include:
• RealPlayer, Apple QuickTime, Windows Media Player,
etc.
Answers:
1) b; 2) False; 3) burning