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Mr Arthur
General Purpose Packages
Aims of Lesson 1
1. To introduce General Purpose Packages
2. To discuss different examples of GPPs
3. What do you get when you buy a GPP
4. To complete a poster, identifying the different types of GPPs and what they are used for
GPPs
A General Purpose Package is a computer program, where the user enters information. The program then manipulates this information
Examples of GPPs Word Processing Spreadsheets Database Graphics Desktop Publishing Presentation software Web page creation
What do GPPs Consist of?
When you buy a GPP you get a CD Rom with the GPP program on it
You also get: A manual A tutorial guide A demonstration program An installer program An uninstaller program
GPP Examples – Which Package?
Production of text? Calculations ? Searching and organising data ? Drawing pictures ? Page layout ? Production of slides ? Making a web site ?
Aims of the lesson 2
Last Lesson What is a GPP? Examples of GPPs What do you get when
you buy a GPP
Today’s Lesson Computing Laws
Data Protection Act Computer Misuse Act Copyright Designs and
Patents Act
Data Protection Act The Data Protection Act is a law that has been passed to
control the storage of personal information The Data Controller is the person or company storing the
info Controller must:
Keep accurate, up-to-date information Only keep data as long as they need it Have security measures Don’t share
The Data Subject is the person the data is about Rights of the Data Subject
To see the data on themselves within 40 days (not always) Have any errors corrected Company not to sell data to other companies
Other Legislation
Computer Misuse Act This legislation makes it a criminal offence
to hack into another machine, spread a computer virus or phish
Copyright Designs and Patents Act This legislation makes it illegal to copy
software without the owners permission
Aims of the lesson 3
Last Lesson What is a GPP? Examples of GPPs What do you get when
you buy a GPP Computing Laws
Data Protection Act Computer Misuse Act Copyright Designs and
Patents Act
Today’s Lesson The HCI
GUIs Command Driven
WIMP Environment Customising the HCI
Human Computer Interface The HCI is the way the user and
the computer communicate with eachother
Human Computer Interface
Graphical User Interfaces GUIs are made up of pictures, for example,
files, recycle bins, software packages etc
Command Driven Interface In this type of HCI the user has to enter
commands instead of using menus. You need to know all the commands
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The WIMP Environment
Windows Icon Menu Pointer
Customising the HCI
Changing the HCI of a GPP to suit the user is called customising the HCI Change the wallpaper Change the pointer Change the size of icons Change desktop properties Customise the menus Change the colour scheme of the HCI Customise the toolbars
Aims of the lesson 4 Last Lesson
What is a GPP? Examples of GPPs What do you get when you
buy a GPP Computing Laws
Data Protection Act Computer Misuse Act Copyright Designs and
Patents Act The HCI
GUIs Command Driven
WIMP Environment Customising the HCI
Today’s Lesson Wizards Online Help Online Tutorials Integrated packages
Adv/Disadv
Wizards/Online Help/Online Tutorial
Wizards A wizard helps you through the process of
document creation May be used for installing a piece of hardware
On-line Help• Online help is information screens which you call
up while you are working on the program
On-line Tutorials These guided lessons teach you enough about the
package to get you started
Integrated Package
Integrated Package An integrated package is a package that combines 2
or more GPPs, for example Microsoft Works
Advantages HCI is the same for each part of the package. Easy to transfer data between programs
Disadvantages Individual programs may have less features. The integrated package may take up more of the computer’s
memory
Aims of the lesson 4 Last Lesson
What is a GPP? Examples of GPPs What do you get when you buy
a GPP Computing Laws
Data Protection Act Computer Misuse Act Copyright Designs and
Patents Act The HCI
GUIs Command Driven
WIMP Environment Customising the HCI Wizards Online Help Online Tutorials Integrated packages
Adv/Disadv
Today’s Lesson Dynamic and Static linkage Standard File Formats Social and Economic
implications of GPPs
Dynamic/Static Linkage
Dynamic Data Linkage A package is dynamic if a change in the data in
one file is automatically updated in the file linked to it.
Static Data Linkage In this type of link the data is linked but changes
in one file does not update the other
Standard File Formats
We use standard file formats so that we can save files and open them up on different computer systems
Examples JPEG GIF ASCII/TXT Rich Text Format
Aims of the lesson 4 Last Lesson
What is a GPP? Examples of GPPs What do you get when you buy a
GPP Computing Laws
Data Protection Act Computer Misuse Act Copyright Designs and Patents
Act The HCI
GUIs Command Driven
WIMP Environment Customising the HCI Wizards Online Help Online Tutorials Integrated packages
Adv/Disadv Dynamic and Static linkage Standard File Formats
Today’s Lesson Social and Economic
implications of GPPs
Social Implications
Effects on Employment New careers have developed, for example
web designers, programmers Effects on Working Conditions
Office less noisy, cleaner, higher standard of work
Effect on Health Computer Glare, Radiation from computer
screen
Economic Implications
Initial Cost Cost of buying hardware
and software
Replacement Cost Running Cost
Paper, Toner, Ink, Software licenses
Staff Costs Training costs