1.-Programs written to perform specialized tasks for groups or individual people
Application Software
By James Canavan and Leo Kontoes

2. Why Its Useful
Thousands of applications to help people
Many applications are for individual people
Groupware
Facilitates group collaboration
Ex. Google Docs
Can access software online
Gadget or widget
Ex. Calendar, calculator, weather reports, etc.
3. Productivity Software
Any type of software used to help people be more productive
Most popular
Example: word processors, spreadsheets, database-management systems, presentation software, and personal information management software.
4. Major Capabilities of Computers
Document production
Numerical analysis
Information management
Graphics
5. Productivity Software
Software Suite
Collection of application software sold as a package
Example: Microsoft Office
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, OneNote. Publisher, Accounting, Communicator, InfoPath, and Groove
6. Word Processing Software
Create formatted text documents
Complex or simple
Text and photos
7. Word Processing Software
8. Mobile Software
Mobile Apps- Software that is designed for smart phones.
PIM(Personal Information Management)
9. Mobile Software
Theres an App for that!
10. Evolution of Mobile Devices
The Internet has changed cell phones forever!
Range from 1983-2007
11. Rich Internet Application
Increasing amount of software available online(often for free).
How RIAs came about:

High speed internet

12. New web development technologies(AJAX, Javascript, XML)-Cloud computing
13. Benefits are Endless

Decreasing need for:

-Locally installed applications
-Local computer resources
Use web as computing platform rather than PC.
14. Database Software
Used to store, manipulate, and manage data.
Management of information has become the most valuable capability of computers.
15. Databases come both big and small
Industrial Databases (provided by IBM, Oracle, SAP, Etc.)
Smaller Scale (Microsoft Access)
16. Presentation Software
Provides Slides
Present Material without human speaker
Communicate Ideas
17. Microsoft Powerpoint
18. Spreadsheet Software
Microsoft excell
Performs complicated analysis and calculations
What if analysis
Columns and Rows
Multiply, average, etc
19. Microsoft Excel
20. Personal Information Software
Store and manage info
To do lists, appt. calendars, and contact lists
PIM Software helps manage daily life
Microsoft outlook, Google Calendar, iCal
21. Calendar Software
Important to PIM Software
22. Pictures Cited
http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/app-store.html
http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/m/mobile_phones.asp
http://news.lehsys.com/2009/06/russian-doll-cell-phone-evolution/
http://www.geardiary.com/2010/08/17/microsofts-pc-vs-mac-site-what-on-earth-are-they-thinking/
http://www.recipester.org/images/4/49/Count_Word_in_Microsoft_PowerPoint01.png
http://images.betanews.com/albums/66/342.jpg
http://pubpages.unh.edu/~pit2/excel.jpg