Application software is designed to help users perform specific tasks like word processing, spreadsheet calculation, presentation creation, and media playback. It utilizes the capabilities of computers directly for dedicated tasks by manipulating text, numbers, and graphics. Some common types of application software are word processing software, database software, spreadsheet software, multimedia software, and presentation software. Examples include MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, databases like Access, and media players.

2. APPLICATION SOFTWARE
Application software is computer software
designed to help the user to perform singular or
multiple related specific tasks.
Application Software utilizes the capacities of a
computer directly to a dedicated task. Application
software is able to manipulate text, numbers and
graphics. It can be in the form of software focused
on a certain single task like word processing,
spreadsheet or playing of audio and video files.

3. Different types of Application Software:
 Word Processing Software: This software enables
the users to create and edit documents. The most
popular examples of this type of software are MS-Word,
WordPad, Notepad and some other text editors.
 Database Software: Database is a structured
collection of data. A computer database relies on
database software to organize the data and enable the
database users to achieve database operations.
Database software allows the users to store and
retrieve data from databases. MSAccess is the best
example of database software.

4.  Spreadsheet Software: Excel, Lotus 1-2-3 and
Apple Numbers are some examples of spreadsheet
software. Spreadsheet software allows users to
perform calculations. They simulate paper
worksheets by displaying multiple cells that make
up a grid.
 Multimedia Software: They allow the users to
create and play audio and video media. They are
capable of playing media files. Audio converters,
players, burners, video encoders and decoders are
some forms of multimedia software. Examples of
this type of software include Real Player and
Media Player.

5.  Presentation Software: The software that is used
to display information in the form of a slide show
is known as presentation software. This type of
software includes three functions, namely, editing
that allows insertion and formatting of text,
methods to include graphics in the text and a
functionality of executing the slide shows.
Microsoft PowerPoint is the best example of
presentation software.

6. Examples of application software:
 Enterprise Software: It deals with the needs of
organization processes and data flow. The customer
relationship management or the financial processes in
an organization are carried out by means of enterprise
software.
 Educational Software: It has the capabilities of
running tests and tracking progress. It also has the
capabilities of collaborative software. It is often used
in teaching and self-learning.
 Content Access Software: It is used to access content
without editing. The common examples of content
access software are web browsers, media players and
games.

7. Other Application Software
 Graphics Software: Application software that manipulates
images. It is more commonly known as the Image Editor.
 Multimedia Software: the software that incorporates images,
text, sound, computer animation and video sequence.
 Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw: These are very popular image
editors.
 Windows Movie Maker: A simple and easy to use multimedia
software bundled with your window OS (XP and higher)
 Windows Media Player, Winamp, Power DVD, VLC, etc.:These
software are used to listen to music and watch videos.
 Tally: A software package widely used in India for accounting
purposes.
 Adobe Page Maker: Desktop publishing software used for
creating magazines, books, news, letters and so on.

8. CONCLUSION
Application software are commonly used today for various
computer activities all over the world. The existence of these
software helps people to edit text, images, videos, music, etc.
Thus we see that application software have made it possible
for us users to interact with the computer systems. Application
software has served as a boon in harnessing the computing
power in the accomplishment of certain important individual
and organizational tasks.
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