Application Software is used in business to make activities more efficient.
An example of Application Software is outlined by:
Business - Word Processing, S Access, Databases.
Graphics and Multimedia - CAD, Photo Editing, Web Page Authoring.
Home/Personal/Educational - Paint / Image Editor, Games, Family Tree Software.
Application Software are available in a variety of forms; Packaged Software, Customer Software, Web Application, Open Source Software, Shareware, Freeware, Public-Domain Software.
System Software serves as the interface between the user, the application software and the computer's hardware - Utility Programs.
Business Software is application software that assists people while performing business activities - Word Processing, Spreadsheet, Database, Presentation, Note Taking, Personal Information Manager etc.
Spreadsheet Software allows for data to be turned into information. This Information can also be changed into graphically appealing representations of the information.
Presentation Software acts as a visual aid to support a presenter.
Applicaiton Software for Communication - Web Browser, E-Mail, Instant Messaging, ChatRoom, RSS Aggregator, Blogging, Video Conferencing, FTP, VOIP.
The Movement of Portable Devices
With a wide range of business software and the popularity of PDAs in the 21st century it has become a must for cut down versions of a software applications to be scalled down or made avalible for PDAs.
Production tools specialize in a certain type of media. For Example, Audio Editing and the other production tool would be a Video Editor.
Software Piracy
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