Ch. 4 Study Guide- Application Software: Programs that Let you Work and Play

Give two examples of image-editing software used by professionals.

1. Adobe Photoshop, and 2. Corel PaintShop Photo Pro

Who uses CAD (or Computer-Aided Designs)?

1. Engineers

What set of software applications would you expect to encounter if you were a person in the career you were pursuing?

Typically, Microsoft Office, but it depends on what career you pursue for what software applications you need to encounter in it.

What does open source mean?

It's free to use with few licensing and copyright restrictions, and anyone using open source software has access to the program's source code. Therefore, open source software programs can be modified by another user and redistributed for free.

What is vertical market software?

a type of software large businesses use tailored to meet needs of specific industries. Ex: property management software for real estate professionals.

What is Open Source Software?

free software available with few license restrictions. Ex: Microsoft Works.

Productivity applications

software included to make it easier for you to complete tasks, like Microsoft Office.

What is vertical market software?

software tailored to meet the needs of a specific industry, like property management software for real estate professionals.

What software can be used to create a simple budget?

Spreadsheet software, like Excel.

Be familiar with cloud computing.

Storing data, files, and apps on Web and being able to access and manipulate this info. Ex: Photos on Facebook.

Be familiar with the various productivity applications and give examples of why they would be used.

1. Software suites- to help you get all of the software programs in the system, like Microsoft Office. 2. Word processing software- to help you edit research papers, class notes, and resumes. Ex: Microsoft Word. 3. Spreadsheet software- to determine statistics, trends of gas prices, etc. Ex: Microsoft Excel. 4. Presentation software- to make it easier for you to display your presentation to the whole class. Ex: Microsoft PowerPoint. 5. Database software-to help you store and organize data in the system, such as what you are trying to do research on. Ex: Microsoft Access. 6. Note-taking software- to make it easier for you to take notes faster, like Microsoft OneNote. 7. Personal Information Manager (PIM) software- to make it easier for you to manage your e-mail, things to do list, contacts, calendar and have it all stored in one place. Ex: Gmail/Google Calendar.

What is the difference between 1. application software and 2. system software?

1. Software you use at home, school, and work. Ex: Connect assignments. 2. communication between the application software and the computer's hard drive device. Ex: Mac OS X (operating system).

What is 1. CRM (Customer Relationship management), and 2. ERP (Enterprise Resource planning)?

1. stores sales and client contact information in one main database, like Michaels. 2. working together to control many "back office" (department of office not usually seen by outsiders) operations and processing functions like billing and production.

If you were a graphic designer at a large publishing house, what set of software application would you expect to encounter?

Adobe Illustrator.

If you were a photographer opening a new business to sell your own photography, what set of software applications would you expect to encounter?

Adobe Photoshop.

If you were a web page designer for a small not-for-profit organization, what set of software application would you expect to encounter?

Adobe Photoshop.

What is web-based application software?

Applications that you can collaborate online with others.

What does CRM stand for and what does it do?

Customer Relationship Management software is software used to store sales and client contact information all in one database, like at Michaels.

What does ERP stand for and what does it do?

Enterprise Resource Planning is used to control many back-office operations and processing functions such as billing, production, inventory management, and human resources

If you were an administrative assistant to a college president, what set of software application would you expect to encounter?

Microsoft Office/Microsoft Publisher.

If you were a construction site manager, what set of software application would you expect to encounter?

Microsoft Project.

If you were a director in charge of publicity for a new summer camp for children, what set of software application would you expect to encounter?

Microsoft Publisher.

What does PIM stand for and what does it do?

Personal Information Manager programs strive to replace the management tools found on a traditional desk, such as a calendar, address book, notepad, and to-do list.

What does SaaS stand for and what does it do?

SaaS stands for Software as a Service, and the vendor hosts the software online and you access and use the software over the Internet without having to install it on your computer

What does PIM (or Personal Info Management) software do?

Used to manage e-mail, contacts, calendar, and tasks in one place. Ex: Gmail and Google Calendar.

What does a wizard do?

Walks you through the steps necessary to complete a complicated task, like Practice buttons on Excel, Word, and PowerPoint assignments.

What are "system requirements"?

minimum standards required throughout the whole computer system in order to function efficiently.