IC3 Chapter 7 Understanding Application Software

Database Management System (DBMS)

An application that helps users create and manage databases.

Pixel

An individual colored dot in a raster graphic or on a display screen.

Data Mining

Extracting information from a database to zero in on certain facts or summarize a large amount of data.

Instant Messaging

Sending and receiving short text messages in real-time over the Internet.

Email Application

Software that assists in sending and receiving email.

Accounting Software

Software that enables a small business to manage and track its financial health and transactions.

Tax Software

Software that enables individuals and small businesses to calculate the taxes they owe and file the needed forms with the government.

Personal Finance Software

Software that enables individuals to track and manage their bank account and investments.

Graphics Software

Software that enables you to create and manipulate visual images.

Legal Software

Software that guides the user in creating legally binding contracts and forms.

Application Software

Software that helps a human perform a useful task for work or play.

Desktop Publishing Software

Software that helps create page layouts with text and graphics.

Web Authoring Software

Software that helps create website designs and content.

Groupware

Software that helps people collaborate on business projects and work together in a team environment when they are not physically together.

Reference Software

Software that provides access to established facts and information on a variety of topics.

Educational Software

Software that teaches or trains an individual in a particular type of knowledge or skill.

End User License Agreement (EULA)

The legal agreement between the owner of an application and the user who wants to install and use it.

System Requirements

The minimum hardware required to install and run an application.

Color Depth

The number of bits needed to describe the color of each pixel in a certain display mode, such as 16-bit or 32-bit.

Resolution

The number of pixels that comprise an image horizontally and vertically.

Node

The point of intersection in a diagram or in a database; where several items share a node, the node itself becomes important.

Compression

The process of reducing the size of a data file by encoding information using fewer bits than the original file.

Computer-Aided Design

The process of using computer software to produce technical drawings that include the product's precise scale, simulate its textures, and show it in full three-dimensional detail.

Wireframe

A 3D vector drawing that consists only of drawn lines, without any surface textures applied.

Database

A collection of data stored in a structured format, with the same facts stored about each instance. A database stores data in a way that enables you to search and locate it quickly.

Vector-Based Illustration

A drawing that is constructed of mathematically created lines.

What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG)

A feature in an application that allows users to see their work exactly as it will be when it is distributed to others, such as in print or online.

Raster Graphic

A graphic that consists of a grid of colored pixels that collectively form an image.

Suite

A group of applications by the same manufacturer purchased as a group.

Formula

A mathematical calculation to be performed in an Excel cell. It may refer to other cells for its values.

Videoconferencing

A means of conducting a video conversation remotely using an Internet connection and the webcam or camera on your laptop, phone, or tablet.

Cell

The intersection of a row and a column in a worksheet.

Presentation Graphics Software

A program that combines charts, graphics, and bulleted lists of information as a series of slides that summarize a report or verbal presentation. Microsoft PowerPoint is the most widely used program.

Spreadsheet

A program that presents rows and columns of figures and other items against which time and other variables can be plotted.

Word Processor

A program used to create or view text-based documents.

Slide

A screen of information that is displayed in a static fashion while a presenter elaborates on it contents. Often, the slide will be part of an electronic presentation file and the presenter can move through successive files on demand.

Relational Database

A spreadsheet-like database that shows how items in a database are connected or have attributes in common.

Codec

A translation file used to play back a certain audio or video format. An abbreviation of coder/decoder.

Hierarchical Database

A way of organizing data from a single starting point or premise in a treelike parent and child relationship format. All records are shown in terms of how they relate to the originating point at the top of the tree.

Video Chat

Having an online conversation that includes both audio and video.

Pixilated

The effect of seeing the jagged edges of individual pixels that occurs when a raster image is enlarged.

Render

To supply a surface texture and fill to a wireframe image to give it a solid appearance.