Common features and categories of basic application software
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This document discusses basic application software, including common features like graphical user interfaces, icons, windows, menus, and toolbars. It describes Microsoft Office 2007's new ribbon interface and contextual tabs. It also provides examples of common basic applications like word processors, spreadsheets, integrated packages, and software suites. The document explains how data can be shared between applications using copy and paste functions or Object Linking and Embedding.
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Common features and categories of basic application software
- 1. McGraw-Hill Technology Education © 2006 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 33 CHAPTER BASIC APPLICATION SOFTWARE
- 2. CE06_PP03-2 Application Software Application software is end user software that is used to accomplish a variety of tasks Two categories Basic applications (focus of this chapter) Specialized applications Page 60
- 3. CE06_PP03-5 Common Features Graphical User Interface (GUI) Icons Windows Menus Toolbars Help Page 60
- 4. Common Features GUI: is the portion of the application that allows you to control and interact with the program. Icons: graphical elements. Windows: rectangular area that can contain document, message Menus: present commands. Toolbars: appear below menu bar and contains buttons. CE06_PP03-6
- 5. CE06_PP03-7 Toolbars Quick access to commonly used commands Contain buttons that provide shortcuts Examples Standard toolbar Speech Recognition: the ability to accept voice input to select menu options support. Page 60
- 6. CE06_PP03-8 Microsoft Office 2007 Newest version of Microsoft Office New Interface – Ribbons – Contextual Tabs – Galleries
- 7. Microsoft Office 2007 Ribbons: replace menues and toolbars by organizing commonly used commands into a set of tabs. Tabs: used to divide the ribbon into major activity area (Groups). Galleries: simpl CE06_PP03-9
- 8. CE06_PP03-10 Web-Based Applications Access to applications stored on Web sites Application service providers (ASP) Special sites Allows access to Web-based applications Page 61
- 9. CE06_PP03-11 Word Processors Used to create text-based documents Memos, letters, and faxes Newsletters, manuals, and brochures Word processing programs Microsoft Word Corel WordPerfect Lotus Word Pro Mac: Pages Mac: SimpleText Page 64
- 10. CE06_PP03-12 Spreadsheets Programs that manipulate numeric data Spreadsheet programs Microsoft Excel Corel Quattro Pro Lotus 1-2-3 Mac: Numbers Page 67
- 11. CE06_PP03-13 Integrated Packages A single program that provides the functionality of several widely used programs Popular with many home users Classified as personal or home software Advantages are cost and simplicity Disadvantages are limited functions Popular packages are Microsoft Works & Apple Works Page 77
- 12. CE06_PP03-14 Software Suites Collection of separate application programs sold as a group Page 78
- 13. CE06_PP03-15 Sharing Data Between Applications Copy and paste Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) Powerful and useful features Connects separate applications Supports sharing and exchanging files Page 79
Editor's Notes
- The microcomputer can help you do many things – think of it as an electronic tool The right kind of software is needed
- Use the application for which it was designed: if you want to process text, use word If you need to sort information, use a database rather than a spreadsheet Can create publications with Word; but presentation software and desktop publishing software are designed to do this type of task easier Specialized Applications Called special-purpose applications Common types Graphics Audio/video editors Multimedia creation Web authoring Virtual reality programs
- Use the application for which it was designed: if you want to process text, use word If you need to sort information, use a database rather than a spreadsheet Can create publications with Word; but presentation software and desktop publishing software are designed to do this type of task easier
- Specialized Applications Called special-purpose applications Common types Graphics Audio/video editors Multimedia creation Web authoring Virtual reality programs
- Common features of software User interface GUI – graphical user interface Mouse and pointer Window Menus Pull-down or drop-down menu bars Toolbars Buttons Standard toolbars
- Review the common toolbar commands with students Open New Save Print Print Preview
- Web-Based Applications Special sites called application service providers (ASPs) allow access to their application programs ASP – Application Service Provider Pay for actual use Only when accessed and used Eliminates need to upgrade
- One of the most flexible and widely used software tools One of the first programs used by PC end-users Used by most end-users
- Analyzes and graphs numeric data such as budgets and financial reports Electronic spreadsheet used to organize, manipulate and graph data; also known as worksheets Consist of grid of numbered rows and columns
- Integrated packages provide the functionality of several separate application programs within a single program Known as personal or home software Provides limited capability at a lower costs Advantages are cost and simplicity
- A collection of separate applications bundled and sold as a group that share information between applications Less expensive than individual applications; but more expensive than integrated packages
- Ways to share data Many times it is convenient to share data between applications Object linking - a feature that makes it easy to dynamically share and exchange information between applications Source file – copy is inserted in another file called the destination file Destination file – file receiving the object Object embedding – the object from the source file is embedded or added to the destination document Becomes part of the destination document Changes made to the embedded object are not reflected in the original source file
- Object Linking Allows sharing of objects between files – have object in both source and destination applications Can automatically update data from one application to another with proper link