2.1.7 Outline the use of a range of applications software




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