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Application Software

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consists of programs designed to make users more productive and assist them with personal tasks.

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Packaged Software

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is a mass produced, copyrighted retail software that meets the needs of a wide variety of users.

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Custom Software

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a software that preforms functions for a specific business or industry.

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Web Application

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is a Web site that allows users to access and interact with software from any computer or device

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Open source software

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is a software provided for use, modification, and redistrubution

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Shareware

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is copyrighted software that is distrubted at no cost for a trial period.

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Public domain Software

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a software that has been donated for public use and has no copyright

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Freeware

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is a copywriter software provided at no cost to a user by a individual or company that retains all rights to the software

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Function of a System Software

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serves as the interface between the user, the application software, and the computers hardware.

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Function of a Utility Software

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assists users with controlling or maintaining the operation of a computer

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Desktop

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is an on-screen work area that has a graphical user interface.

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Button

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is a graphical element that you activate to cause a specific action to occur

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click

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a button the screen requires moving the pointer to the button and pressing and releasing the button on the screen.

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pointer

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is a small symbol displayed on the screen that moves as you interact with the mouse and other pointing devices.

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Menu

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contains a list of commands from which you make selections

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command

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is an instruction that causes a program to preform a specific action

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window

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is a rectangular area of the screen that displays data and information

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Title Bar

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top of a window, contains windows name

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file

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is a named collection of stored data,instructions, or information.

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Function of Word processing software

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allows users to create and manipulate documents containing mostly text and graphics

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Clip Art

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is a collection of drawings, photos, and other images.

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to edit

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make changes to its existing content

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to format

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change its apperance

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font

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is a name assigned to a specific design of characters.

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Function of a Spreadsheet

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allows users to organize data in rows and columns and perform calculations on data.

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cell

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is the interaction of a column and row

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worksheet

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rows and columns formed collectively

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formula

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a cell that generates a value, performs calculations on the data in the worksheet.

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data base

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is a collection of data organized in a manner that allows access, retrieval, and use of the data.

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function of a presentation software

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allows users to create visual aids for presentations to communicate ideas.

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software suite

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is a collection of individual programs available together as a unit.

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PIM

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(personal information manager) is application software that includes an appointment calendar, address book, notepad, and other features.

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CAD

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(computer aided design) is a sophisticated type of application software that assists a professional user in creating engineering, architectural, and scientific designs.

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DTP

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(Desktop Publishing Software) enables professional designers to create sophisticated documents that contain text,graphics, etc.

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Paint Software

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provides an easy to use interface: includes various simplified tools that allow you to draw pics,shapes, and other images.

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Photo Editing

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can view, organize, sort, catalog, print, and share digital photos.

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Video/Audio Editing Software

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home users can edit home movies, add music or other sounds to the video, and share movies on the web.

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Web Applications

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is a web site that allows users to access and interact with software from any computers

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WBT

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(Web based training) computer-based training that uses internet technology and consists of application software

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CBT

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(computer based training) is a type of education in which students learn by using and completing excises with instructional software

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Distance Learning

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delivery of education at one location while the learning takes place at other locations.

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E-Learning

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delivery of education via some electronic method such as the Internet.