Common application
software
• Word processors
• Spreadsheets
• Database Management
Systems (DBMS)
• Email clients
• Web browsers
• Computer Aided Design
(CAD)
• Graphic Processing
Software
Word Processor (not
Word!)
A program for
storing, manipulating, and formatting text entered from a keyboard and
providing a printout.
- Text Editing
- Storing
Spreadsheet (not Excel!)
A program in which data
is arranged in the rows and columns of a grid and can be manipulated and used
in calculations.
- Excel
- Graphs, calculations
Database Management
System
A database management
system (DBMS) is system software for creating and managing databases. The DBMS
provides users and programmers with a systematic way to create, retrieve,
update and manage data.
- Access
Email clients (not
webmail like Gmail!)
A computer program used
to access and manage a user's email Web browser A software application for
retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide
Web.
- Outlook
Computer Aided Design
(CAD)
Programs that use
computer systems to assist in the creation, modification, analysis, or
optimization of a design.
- Auto C.A.D.
Graphic Processing
Software
In computer graphics,
graphics software or image editing software is a program or collection of
programs that enable a person to manipulate visual images on a computer.
- Photoshop
- MS Paint
- Blender 3D Software