Application Software

Application software consists of programs designed to make users more productive and assist with personal tasks.           
Types of software :

• Open source software

- Created by unpaid volunteers 
- Freely
- Examples : Shareware , Freeware , Web application

• Proprietary software

- Privately owned and limited to a specific vendor of computer model
- Paid / license

Web Browser

• Allows user to access and interact with software from any computer or device that is connected to the Internet
• Example :

- Google chrome
- Firefox
- Opera

Word Pracessing

• Allows users to create and manipulated documents
• Example :

- Microsoft Office Word
- OpenOffice.org Writer

Spreadsheet

• Allows users to organize data in rows amd columns and perform calculations
• To create personal profiles, budget summaries, income statement or calculate students marks.
• Example :

- Microsoft Office Excel

- OpenOffice.org Calc

Presentation

• Allows users to create visual aids for presentations to communicate ideas, messages and other information to a group
• To create a presentation for teaching, marketing or tourist information
• Example :

- Microsoft Office PowerPoint

- OpenOffice.org Impress

Database

• Collection of data organized in a manner that allows access, retrieval and use of that data 
• Allows user to create, access and manage a database
• To create student database, employees database or book database
• Example :

- Microsoft Office Access

- OpenOffice.org Base

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