PRESENTED BY:- SAHIL SHARMA

ROLL NO:- 33B.TECH(HONS)IT+MBA

REG. NO:- 7470070053

Application software is a set of one or more programs designed to solve a specific problem or to do a specific task. The programs included in an application software are called application programs. The programmers who prepare application software are called application programmers.

An application software is the basic requirementof a computer system in order to perform anyOperation. A computer is not worth using if it isnot loaded with useful application softwares.These softwares enable the user to performmultiple tasks on the computer system.

There are literally millions of softwares availablefor a wide range of applications.They range fromsimple applications such as banking, hospitaladministration, insurance, inventory mngmnt. and tax returns, to complex scientific engnn.applications like weather forecasting, launchingof space shuttles,oil and natural gas exploration,design of complex structures like aircrafts,ships,bridges,sky-rise buildings etc.

• Graphics software• Personal Assistance software• Education software• Entertainment software• Word Processing software• Spreadsheet software• Database software

The term WORD PROCESSING describes use of hardwareand software to create edit, view, format, store,retrieveand print documents (written material such as letters,reports, books etc.). A word processing software enablesus to do all these on a computer system.

Eg. Microsoft Word

• Entering text

• Editing text -cut, copy, paste • Formatting page style -spacing, numbering, header, footer• Formatting text -font, font size, font style, justification, creating lists• Displaying documents• Saving, retrieving and deleting documents• Printing documents -single/double sided, portrait, landscape

SPREADSHEET is a numeric data analysis tool that allows us to create a computerized ledger.It has rows and columns that usually accountantsuse for keeping records of financial transactionsand preparing financial statements. It has pre-installed arithmetic functions which makes it easier to perform tedious calculations.

• Rows and columns• Cells• Range of cells -row range, column range, block range• Cell contents -label, numeric value, formula, date and time• Spreadsheet commands -move, copy, insert, delete, add, remove, save, retrieve• Spreadsheet graphics -line graphs, bar charts, pie charts

Graphics package enables us to use a computersystem to create, edit, view, store, retrieve andprint designs, drawings, pictures, graphs and anything else that can be drawn in traditional manner.

• Draw designs -CAD(computer aided design)• Paint drawings and pictures -vector graphics, raster graphics• Present graphics -line graphs, pie charts, bar graphs• Drag-and-drop objects• -clip art gallery• Import objects• Screen capture

Personal assistance package enables the user to use personal computers to store and retrieve theirpersonal information, as well as to plan and manage their schedules , contacts, finances and inventory of important items.

• Calendar

• To-do list

• Address book

• Investments book

• Inventory book

A database is a collection of related data storedand treated as a unit for information retrieval purposes. A database software is a set of programs that enable us to create a database, maintain it( add, delete and update its records), organize itsdata in desired fashion and selectively retrieve useful information from it.

Education software allows a computer to be usedas a teaching and learning tool. A few examples of such software include those used for teachingmathematics, grammer, language or any other subject.

Entertainment software allows a computer tobe used as an entertainment tool. Computer videogames belong to this category of software. Other examples include multi-media players.

Eg. Windows media player