I have inserted severalvideos into this presentation.

I add them for variety, a change of pace.

Some of the videos take some time to download, if you would

rather not wait for the video, you don’t have to watch them.

On with the presentation.

(Did you notice that I did not say, “On with the PowerPoints?” PowerPoint is the software application

used to create the presentation.)

The Slide Show view permits animation and hyperlinks.

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Discovering Computers 2010

CIS 101Introduction to Computers

What is application software?

Programs that perform specific tasks for users Makes users more productive

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Microsoft Office 2007 Pro

Different Versions = Different Applications

How is software distributed?

Packaged software; mass produced retail programs like MS Office

Custom software; programmer creates for a business; often one-of-a-kind

Shareware, distributed free for trial period Freeware, copyrighted software provided at

no cost; you can not sell it! Public-domain software, freeware with no

copyright restrictions Open source software, usually free,

provided for use, modification, and redistribution; if changed and redistributed, changes must be noted and copyright must remain intact

Compare street prices to “academic prices”!Be sure you are comparing the same product, “Home, Standard, Professional or Ultimate!”

Go to “slide show” view for hyperlinks

What is a virus? A program or piece of code that is loaded onto your

computer without your knowledge and runs against your wishes.

Anti-virus software; a utility that searches a hard disk for viruses and removes any that are found.

My good deed for today. Do you have anti-virus software on your computer? If not, you need some. If you are paying for the software, you might

want to consider freeware. AVG anti-virus free edition

AVG Free Edition is the well-known antivirus protection tool. AVG Free is available free of charge to home users for the life of the product.

What is system software?

Programs that control the operations (flow of data between devices) of the computer

Serves as the interface between the user, the application software, and the computer’s hardware Windows is a Graphical

User Interface

Click to view Microsoft video

Bill Gates has already retired so the video is a little dated.

How do you start an application?

Start button All Programs

Application

GUI = click START and the name of the application The program’s instructions load into memory

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Desktop:Icons, Buttons &

Pointer

Shortcut menu:List of common commands related to the selected

item or activity.

What is a window?

Menu Bar

A rectangular area of the screen that displays a program, data, and/or information

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Title Bar

What is a dialog box?

A special window that provides information, presents available options, or requests a user response

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What is business software?

Applications software that assists people in performing their business tasks

Assists users in becoming more effective & efficient MS Office suite

Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Access

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What is word processing software?

Allows users to create and manipulate text and graphics Clip art is a collection

of graphics that you caninsert intodocuments

MS Word

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What is a font?

A name assigned to a specific design of characters Font size specifies the size of the characters in a

particular font in points (a single point is about1/72 of an inch in height)

Font style adds emphasis to a font such as bold, italic, and underline

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What is a file?

A named collection of data, instructions, or information

Each file has a file name

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What is voice recognition?

The computer’s capability of distinguishing spoken words

Two videos - Do you know of anyone who could use this software?

What is note taking software?

Application software that enables users to enter typed text, handwritten comments, drawings, or sketches anywhere on a page

What is spreadsheet software?

= A1+B2/C12

= SUM (C12:Y12)

Organizes data in columns & rows Created by accountants

Performs calculations andrecalculates when data changes Used by managers to perform “what if” analysis

Microsoft Excel

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How is a spreadsheet organized?

Columns identified by letters Rows identified by numbers A cell is the intersection of a

column and row 256 columns & 65,000+ rows

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Spreadsheets: What is a function?

A predefined formula that performs common calculations=C4+C5+C6+C7+C8

=SUM(C4:C8)

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Spreadsheets: What is charting?

Allows you to display spreadsheet data in graphical form

What is database software?

Allows you to create and manage data

Add, change, delete, sort, and retrieve data

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Microsoft Access

DBMS – Sample Data

Database: Parts of a database

A table contains records A record is a row in a

table that contains information about a given person, product, or event

A field is a column in a table that contains a specific piece of information within a record

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Database: Extracting Information

How do you extract information from a database?

Can be sent as a report to the printer

Run queries to retrieve data

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What is a software suite?

A collection of individualapplications sold as

a single package

A collection of individualapplications sold as

a single packageTwo major advantages:Two major advantages:

lower cost ease of use

We have had students collaborate on projects with Google docs, check it out

Microsoft Office:Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook & Word

Marketing Sales DistributionCustomerService

IT

What is enterprise computing software?

A special suite of applications intended to support the entire (large) organizations

Each functional unit has specialized software requirements

HumanResources

Accounting Engineering Manufacturing

What is accounting software?

Helps companies record and report their financial transactions Quick Books Peachtree Great Plains Software

(Microsoft) in Fargo

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What is project management software?

Allows you to plan, schedule, track, and analyze the events, resources, and costs of a project

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Microsoft Project

Examples of

Graphics and Multimedia

Software

What is presentation graphics software?

Used to create visual aids (slides) for presentations

A presentation is sometimes called a slide show

MS PowerPoint

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Presentation Graphics:

What is the slide sorter view? View of small versions of all slides in a presentation

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What is CAD?What is CAD?

Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Software that

allows you to create engineering, architectural, and scientific designs

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What is desktop publishing software?

Enables you to design and produce sophisticated documents that contain text, graphics, and brilliant colors

Books, newsletters, catalogs, annual reports, etc.

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What is paint/image editing software?

Used to create and modify graphical images

Sometimes called illustration software

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What is video & audio editing software?

Video editing software allows you to modify (special effects) segment of a video, called a video clip

Audio editing software allows you to modify (filter noise) audio clips, called an audio clip

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View Disney reference CD

What is multimedia authoring software?

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Do you like history? View FDR video clip created with multimedia authoring software

How to do Video Editing? Watch a video by clicking the image.

What is Web page authoring software?

animation

graphicalimages

audio

videoorganize

managemaintain

Web pagesand/or

Web sites

Helps users of all skill levels create Web pages that include multimedia and interactive content

Microsoft Expression; Macromedia Dreamweaver, etc.

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What is PIM software?

Most include personal information manager(PIM) software Calendar, address book,

synchronization with desktop computer

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Software for Home, Personal, and Educational Use

Inexpensive software products for home, personal, and educational use?

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Cheaper versions of Business Software

MS WorksMS Money

MS Publisher

Twitter

Instantmessaging

NewsgroupsFTP

Software for Home, Personal, and Educational Use

What software facilitates communication?

Videoconferencing

Chat roomsWeb

browsersE-mail

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What is social networking? A video

What is a Web application?

A software application that exists on a Web site, such as maps and directions Some Web applications

store your data and information at their site

Some are free

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What is an ASP?

Application service provider (ASP)?

Third-party organization that manages and

distributes software and services

on the Web

Allows companies

to outsource information technology (IT) needs

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What is Web-based training (WBT)?

Self-directed, self-paced instruction on a topic on the Web Distance learning (DL) is the delivery of education at one

location while the learning takes place at other locations

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This is how the military uses Virtual Reality Simulators to train troops.

Click to view

Learning Aids and Support Tools Within an Application

What is Online Help? Electronic equivalent of a user manual Context-sensitive help

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What is Web-based Help?

A Web site linked from Online Help Provides updates and more resources to respond to technical issues

about software Often has a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page Some Web sites contain chat rooms where users can talk directly

with a technical support person Our textbook author’s site at Discovering Computers 2010 , it’s

free!

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Learning Aids and Support Tools Within an Application

What is a wizard? An automated assistant that helps you complete a task

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