05 - Application Software

EPM5611 COMPUTER SKILLS
LECTURE 5: APPLICATION
SOFTWARE
Learning Objectives
At the end of this lesson, you expected to
be conversant with the following application packages
differentiate between integrated packages and application

software suites
differentiate between object linking and embedding
Browsers
Word processing applications
Spreadsheets
Database management systems
Presentation software
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Application Software
Outline
Introduction
Web browsers
Word processing software
Spreadsheets
Database Applications
Presentation applications
Software suites
Object linking and embedding
Integrated packages
Summary
Introduction
Computer software consists of two major

types of programs:
application software that directs the performance of a

particular end user task, and
system software that controls and supports the
operations of a computer system.
Application software includes a variety of

programs that can be segregated into generalpurpose and application-specific categories.
Introduction
Computer
Computer
Software
Software
System
System
Software
Software
Application
Application
Software
Software
GeneralGeneralPurpose
Purpose
Programs
Programs
ApplicationApplicationSpecific
Specific
Programs
Programs
System
System
Management
Management
Programs
Programs
System
System
Development
Development
Programs
Programs
Software Applications
General-purpose
application
Widely used software
Common tasks
Special-purpose application
Narrowly focused software
Specific tasks
UI Common Features
User Interface
Important part of software
Portion where the user interacts with the
software
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Windows
Toolbars
Menus
Help
Windows
Rectangular area
that displays
information
Multiple
applications in
different windows
Can be resized,
moved, and
closed

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Menus
Display commands
Present options
Drop down list
Held in menu bars
Toolbars
Contain buttons and menus
Commonly used commands
Common to many applications
Formatting toolbar
Standard toolbar
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Help
Contains useful
information
Access methods
Table of Contents
Keyword index
Text search
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Web browser
The Web is a collection of files that reside on

computers, called Web servers.
Web servers are connected to each other through the

Internet
The software you use to connect your computer to

the Web server is your Web browser or Web client
Common Web browsers are Netscape Navigator, Firefox,

Chrome and Internet Explorer
These browsers use a standard Graphical User Interface
design
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Browsers Features
Address field
Bookmarks or favourites
History buffer
Navigation buttons
Reload or refresh
Status bar
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Browser functions
Connect
Send
to the Web
requests to web servers
Display
the responses (text and

images) from the servers
Open
and transfer files (html,

multimedia)
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Internet Explorer window
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Web addresses and URLs
Each computer on the Internet has an unique

identification number, called an IP (Internet Protocol)
address four-part number separated from the
previous part by a period, for example:
106.29.242.17
Although each computer connected to the Internet

has a unique IP address, most Web browsers use
domain name addressing to locate Web sites and
pages. E.g. www.google.com
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Commonly used domain names
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Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
Web site address
How a browser locates a web page

Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
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Word Processing Package

Word
processing describes the use of

hardware an software to create, edit,
view, format, store, retrieve and print
documents like letters, reports, books etc
Word Processing Package enables us

to do all these things on a computer
system
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Word Processing Programs
Widely used in business, school, and home
Most popular
Microsoft Word
Corel WordPerfect
Lotus Word Pro
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Word Processor Common

Features
Common features
Word Wrap, formatting
Spelling/Grammar Checkers
Thesaurus
Search and Replace
Multimedia object
Graphs, tables
Audio, video clips

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Word Processing Terminologies
Style sheet
Pre-stored page format that can be used while
creating a new document or can be applied to an

existing document
Font
Describes the type, style, size of text

Font styles include italic, bold and underline
Point
1/72 of an inch. Font size is measured in points
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Justification
Alignment
of text on the document with

respect to the right and left end points of
the page. Includes
Left-justification
Right-justification
Center-justification
Full-Jusification
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Justification
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Font Types
This
is Times New Roman font
This
This
This
is Garamond font
is Arial Black font
is castellar font
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Spreadsheets
Spreadsheet is a computerised ledger used

to organize, analyze, and graph numeric data
Widely used in many professions
Most popular
Microsoft Excel
Corel Quattro Pro
Lotus 1-2-3
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Uses of Spreadsheets
Maintain and analysed inventory, payroll and other accounting

records by accountants
Preparing budgets and bid comparisons by business analysts
Record and analyse grades of students by teachers
Analyse experimental results by researchers
Tracking stocks by stockbrokers
Creating and tracking personal budgets, loan payments etc by

individuals
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Common Features
Grids of numbered Rolls and columns

Large number of cells
Automatic filling of formulas
Cell addressing (Row#,Column#)
Relative and absolute
Variety of data types in cells (text, date, formula)

Wide range of commands
Display of numeric data in form of graphs and
charts
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A spreadsheet
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Database Management Systems
A Database is a collection related/structured data in

form of tables
A DBMS is set of programs used to organize related

data for easy creation, deletion, updating and
manipulating data access
Most popular DBMS

Microsoft Access
Corel Paradox
Lotus Approach
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DBMS functions
Creating databases
Adding data called records to database
Deleting records
Updating records
Creating reports
Capability to locate and display data
Sort and analyze data
Programming control language
Structure Query Language (SQL)

Used to create complex, sophisticated applications
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Database model
Defines the manner in which various files of
a data base are linked together
Four commonly used are
Relational
Most common, simple to create
Hierarchical
Older, more complex
Network (CODASYL)
Powerful, complex schemas
Object-oriented
Data stored as objects
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Hierarchical Model
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Network Model
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Relational Model
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field
names
table
field value
record
Relational Database
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Object-Oriented Databases
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Main components of DBMS

DBMS have
Data definition languages (DDL)
Defines the structure (schema) of a database
Data manipulation languages(DML)
Provides commands to enter and manipulate the

data
Query language (SQL)
Used to define data extraction criteria
Report generator
Used to design the layout of the report
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Searching a database
Find
command
Used for simple searches

Query
language
Used for complex database queries

Query
by Example (QBE)
Provides a simple user interface for specifying

a search criteria
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Presentation Graphics
A presentation program is a computer software

package used to display information, normally in
the form of a slide show
Combine visual objects, audio/video, text
Most Widely Used
Microsoft PowerPoint
Corel Presentations
Lotus Freelance Graphics
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Presentation Graphics Features

Slides
Editor
For adding
text/graphics to slides
Slideshow
Animations
Audio effects
Visual effects
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Software Suites
A bundle of separate applications, which are

sold together
Less expensive
More convenient
Ability to share data between applications
Object Linking and Embedding (OLE)
Most popular
Microsoft Office
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Object Linking
Sharing of information between applications
Destination file linked to source file
Data is automatically updated
Always displays most up-to-date data
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Object Embedding
Object is part of destination document
Data is not automatically updated
Object can be opened and edited from inside

destination document
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Integrated Packages
Single program
Multiple functionality
Word processor, spreadsheet, DBMS
Compared to Suites
Lower cost
Simpler
Capabilities not as extensive
Microsoft Works
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EPM5611 COMPUTER SKILLS

At the end of this lesson, you expected to

be conversant with the following application packages

differentiate between integrated packages and application

differentiate between object linking and embedding

Friday, September 30, 2016

Friday, September 30, 2016

Computer software consists of two major

application software that directs the performance of a

Application software includes a variety of

Friday, September 30, 2016

Friday, September 30, 2016

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Drop down list

Held in menu bars

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Contain buttons and menus

Commonly used commands

Common to many applications

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The Web is a collection of files that reside on

Web servers are connected to each other through the

The software you use to connect your computer to

Common Web browsers are Netscape Navigator, Firefox,

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Friday, September 30, 2016

requests to web servers

the responses (text and

and transfer files (html,

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Internet Explorer window

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Web addresses and URLs

Each computer on the Internet has an unique

Although each computer connected to the Internet

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Commonly used domain names

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Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

Web site address

How a browser locates a web page

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Word Processing Package

processing describes the use of

Word Processing Package enables us

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Word Processing Programs

Widely used in business, school, and home

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Word Processor Common

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Word Processing Terminologies

Pre-stored page format that can be used while

creating a new document or can be applied to an

Describes the type, style, size of text

1/72 of an inch. Font size is measured in points

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of text on the document with

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is Times New Roman font

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Spreadsheet is a computerised ledger used