Fundamentals of Computing Chapter 8

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FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTING
Chapter 7
Software
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Chapter 6
Operating Systems
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Chapter 5
Storage Devices
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Chapter 8
Application Software

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Chapter 8 Application Software
• Computer software, or just software, is a collection
of computer programs and related data that provides
the instructions for telling a computer what to do and
how to do it.
• Any set of instructions that guides the hardware
and tells it how to accomplish each task.

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Application Software
• A program or group of programs designed for end
users
• Allows end users to accomplish one or more specific
(non-computer related) tasks.

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Examples of Application Software
• Word Processor
• Spreadsheet
• Presentation Software
• Database Management System
• Desktop Publishing
• Image Editing
• Accounting Software

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Word Processor
• Word processor is a software program capable of
creating, storing, and printing documents.
• Word processing software is used to manipulate text
and apply a basic design to your pages.
• Today, the word processor is one of the most
frequently used software programs on a computer.

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Word Processor

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Example Use of Word Processor
• Book - Write a book.
• Document - Any text document that requires
formatting.
• Help documentation - Support documentation for a
product or service.
• Journal - Keep a digital version of your daily, weekly,
or monthly journal.
• Memo - Create a memo for employees.
• Report - A status report or book report.

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Word Processor Features
• Creating, editing, saving and printing documents.
• Copying, pasting, moving and deleting text within a
document.
• Formatting text, such as font type, bolding, underlining
or italicizing.
• Creating and editing tables.
• Inserting elements from other software, such as
illustrations or photographs.
• Correcting spelling and grammar.

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Examples of Word Processor
• Microsoft Word
• OpenOffice Writer
• Google Docs

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Spreadsheet
• A spreadsheet is a file made of rows and columns
that help sort data, arrange data easily, and calculate
numerical data.
• What makes a spreadsheet software program unique
is its ability to calculate values using mathematical
formulas and the data in cells.

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Spreadsheet

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Example Use of Spreadsheet
• Finance - Spreadsheets are ideal for financial data, account
information, budgets, transactions, billing, invoices, receipts,
forecasts, and any payment system.
• Forms - Form templates can be created to handle inventory,
evaluations, performance reviews, quizzes, time sheets, patient
information, and surveys.
• School and Grades - Teachers can use spreadsheets to track
students, calculate grades, and identify relevant data, such as
high and low scores, missing tests, and students who are
struggling.
• Lists - Managing a list in a spreadsheet is a great example of
data that does not contain numbers, but still can be used in a
spreadsheet. Great examples of spreadsheet lists include
telephone, to-do, and grocery lists.

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Spreadsheet Features
• Table
• Formulas /Functions
• Charts
• Formatting Data
• Sort Data
• Filter Data

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Spreadsheet
Examples
• Microsoft Excel
• OpenOffice Calc
• Google Sheets

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Presentation Software
• A presentation program is a software program that
helps create a slideshow that addresses a topic.
• Presentation programs are often used in businesses
and schools for discussing a topic or for teaching.

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• Features:
– Insert Slide
– Deletion of Inserted slides
– Allows cut and paste slides in any order.
– Allows duplication content or slide
– Allows you to display the presentation designed in
a slide show system. (View Slide Feature)
– Allows animations and/or sounds manipulations on
objects in the slide.

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Example:
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• OpenOffice Impress
• Google Slides

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Database Management System (DBMS)
• Database Management System is a software
program that allows the user to create, manipulate,
retrieve and store information in a database.
• The main aim of a DBMS is to supply a way to store
up and retrieve database information that is both
convenient and efficient.

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Database Management System (DBMS)

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Database Management System Features
• Tables - A database table is similar in appearance to
a spreadsheet, in that data is stored in rows and
columns.
• Reports - Reports are what you use to format,
summarize and present data.
• Forms - Forms allow you to create a user interface in
which you can enter and edit your data.
• Queries - Queries can perform many different
functions in a database. Their most common function
is to retrieve specific data from the tables.

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Example of Database Management System
• Microsoft Access
• OpenOffice Base
• MySQL

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Desktop Publishing Software
• Desktop publishing is the use of a computer to produce
high-quality documents containing text and graphics
formatted for a single-page publication.
• For example, desktop publishing is utilized to create
printed material.

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Example Use of Desktop Publishing
• Designing print communications such as brochures, fliers,
ads, and posters.
• Designing print communications such as catalogs,
directories, and annual reports.
• Designing logos, business cards, and letterhead.
• Designing and publishing newsletters, magazines, and
newspapers.
• Designing books and booklets.
• Creating resumes and business forms including invoices,
inventory sheets, memos, and labels.
• Self-publishing books, newsletters, and e-books.
• Designing slides shows, presentations, and handouts.

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• Example:
– Adobe InDesign
– Microsoft Publisher

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Image Editing Software
• Image Editing Software is a software program used
to edit or manipulate an image, picture or other
graphic.

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Features:
• Draw lines with simulated brushes of different color,
size, shape and pressure
• Fill a region with a single color, gradient of colors, or a
texture
• Add typed letters in various font styles
• Remove imperfections from photo images
• Composite editing using layers
• Apply filters for effects including sharpening and
blurring
• Convert between various image file formats

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Example of Image Editing Software
– Adobe Photoshop
– GIMP
– Pixlr Editor

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Accounting Software
• Accounting software is an application software that
records & processes accounting transactions within
functional modules such as accounts payable,
accounts receivable, payroll, and trial balance.
• It functions as an accounting information system.

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Accounting Software

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Accounting Software
• Features:
– Accounts receivable
– Accounts payable
– General ledger
– Billing
– Stock/inventory
– Purchase order
– Sales order
– Bookkeeping

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Accounting Software
• Examples:
– Microsoft Money
– MYOB
– SAGE

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Web Browser
• Web browser or browser is a software application
used to locate, retrieve and display content on the
World Wide Web, including webpages, images, video
and other files.
• As a client/server model, the browser is the client run
on a computer or mobile device that contacts the Web
server and requests information.
• The web server sends the information back to the
browser which displays the results on the Internet-
enabled device that supports a browser.

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Web Browser

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Web Browser
Features:
• Navigation buttons
• Refresh button
• Stop button
• Home button
• Address bar
• Tabbed browsing
• Bookmark buttons

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Web Browser
Examples:
• Firefox
• Chrome
• Safari
• Edge

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Web-based Application
• A web-based application is any program that is
accessed over a network connection using HTTP,
rather than existing within a device’s memory.
• Web-based applications often run inside a web
browser.
• However, web-based applications also may be client-
based, where a small part of the program is
downloaded to a user’s desktop, but processing is
done over the internet on an external server.
• Web-based applications are also known as web apps.

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Web-based Application
Examples:
• Microsoft Office 365
• Google Docs
• Gmail
• Pixlr Editor

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Software Licensing
• Is a legal instrument (by way of contract law)
governing the usage or redistribution of software
• Allowing an individual or group to use a piece of
software
• Nearly all applications are licensed
• Some are based on the number machines on which
the licensed program can run whereas others are
based on the number of users that can use the
program

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Software Licensing

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Types of Software License
• Registerware
• Shareware
• Freeware
• Open source
• Demoware
• Abandonware

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Registerware
• Refers to computer software which requires the user
to give personal information through registration in
order to download or use the program.

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Shareware
• Refers to copyrighted commercial software that is
distributed without payment on a trial basis and is limited
by any combination of functionality, availability, or
convenience.

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Type of Shareware
• Demoware - Demoware is a demonstration version of
software.
• Adware - Adware, short for "advertising-supported
software", is any software package which automatically
renders advertisements in order to generate revenue for
its author.
• Trialware - Trialware is software with a built-in time limit. The
user can try out the fully featured program until the trial period
is up, and then most trialware reverts to a reduced-functionality

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Freeware
• Computer software that is available for use with no
cost or for an optional fee.
• Freeware is different from shareware, where the
user is obliged to pay.

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Open Source Software
• Open Source Software (OSS) is also a free
software.
• OSS can be defined as computer software for which
the human-readable source code is made available
under a copyright license (or arrangement such as
the public domain) that meets the Open Source
Definition.
• This permits users to use, change, and improve the
software, and to redistribute it in modified or
unmodified form.

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Abandonware
• It refers to sofware that is no longer available for
purchase or that is at least a certain amount of years
old.
• The software is ignored by the owner, and as such
product support and possibly copyright enforcement.

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License Key
• A software license key is a pattern of numbers
and/or letters provided to licensed users of a
software program.
• License keys are typically created and delivered via
a license generator once a software user has paid
for the software and has agreed to the conditions of
use and distribution as legally specified in the
software license.

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License Key

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Software Piracy
• The unauthorized copying of software.
• Refers to ways of obtaining software without the
permission of the software holder
• You are allowed to make copies of the program for
backup purposes, but it is against the law to give
copies to friends and colleagues.

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Type of Software Piracy
• Counterfeit software
• OEM unbundling
• Softlifting
• Hard disk loading
• Internet software piracy

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Software Piracy - Counterfeit Software
• A type of software piracy that occurs when fake
copies of software are produced using a CD burner
to copy the software
• Counterfeit software is usually sold at prices well
below that of the retail price of the legitimate
software
Original Pirated

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Software Piracy - OEM Unbundling
• Original equipment manufacturer (OEM)
unbundling is a type of software piracy that occurs
when OEM-packaged software is separated from the
hardware it originally came bundled with, at the OEM
or retail level of sale.

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Software Piracy - Softlifting
• A type of software piracy that occurs when users
share their software with other users who are not
authorized to have access by the End-User License
Agreement (EULA).
• The most common examples of softlifting are:
– Providing software to more corporate users than
are covered by the license agreement.
– Installing software licensed to an organization on
home-based computers.
– Sharing software among friends.

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Software Piracy - Hard Disk Loading
• A type of software piracy that occurs when hardware
dealers install an unauthorized copy of commercial
software onto a computer system.
• In many cases consumers will not receive any
manuals or original CD of the software but the
hardware dealer may charge for the illegal software
in the total system purchase price.

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Software Piracy - Internet Software Piracy
• A type of software piracy that occurs when software,
which is illegally obtained through Internet channels,
usually through peer-to-peer file sharing systems or
downloaded from pirate Web sites that make
software available for download for free or in
exchange for users who uploaded software

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Dangers Using Pirated Software
• Unauthorized access to customers’ personal and
transactional records, which could lead to legal and
financial liability
• Breach of corporate financial records and other
confidential/sensitive data
• Theft of your trade secrets and other intellectual property
(IP)
• Data destruction/loss (i.e., the deletion of critical business
information)
• Unauthorized access to and sharing of personal
information and sensitive data
• Identify theft and other illegal activities

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