Also called an application or a program, it is a set of instructions that tells the computer what to do. The two types of software are system software and application software.
Powerpoint
A program in the Microsoft Office suite which allows users to create presentations, and handouts. By creating PowerPoint "slides," users can add color, images, sounds, and movies to their text presentations.
Executed
A program that is run by an operating system. The computer goes through these instructions one by one and so accomplishes these task
Operating System
A set of computer programs that controls the computer hardware and acts as an interface with application programs
System Software
Software that controls the way computer parts work together
Application Software
Programs that relate to the things you want to do.
Word Processing
It is the preparation of typed documents that contain mainly words and some pictures
Word Processing Software
Enables you to manipulate text, e.g. Microsoft Word
Desktop Publishing (DTP)
It is like word processing but text and pictures aremanaged in columns as in a newspaper.
Excel
A program in the Microsoft Office suite which allows users to create elaborate tables, graphs, and record vast amounts of data.
Word
A program in the Microsoft Office suite which allows users to write documents in the form of letters, essays, handouts, and posters.
OS
The abbreviation for operating system.
Run-Time Error
This error arises while a program is running.
Error handling
Handles errors.
Resource allocation
The OS ensures that all the software has access to the different resources it needs to run successfully. This is called...
Parallel processing
Running more than one process simultaneously.
User interface
The means by which a user and their computer interacts.
Command user interface
You can use this interface to control the computer by typing in commands and tasks on a command line, selecting options from a menu-driven system.
Menu-driven interface
ATMs employ this kind of interface a lot, by using multiple layers of menus and a variety of selectable options.
Graphical User Interface
GUI for short, icons, bars, toolbars, and menus (sub-menus, drop-down) are employed for easy accessibility and efficiency to options.
Menu bar
A rectangular strip, usually horizontal and near the top of a window, containing the names of menus relevant to the program's operation.
Drop-down menu
This menu is one that opens immediately below the position of your mouse. You move the mouse downwards to go through the items in the menu list.
Sub menu
Opens automatically when your cursor hovers over some menu items.
Toolbar
A group of screen buttons equivalent to a menu which represents software.
Toolbox
The set of tools in a toolbar is often called a toolbox.
Scroll bar
Enables the user to look at content that is not shown in a window.
Dialog box
Conveys message to you and invites a response.
Open
This action activates a process (for example, double-clicking an icon to open it)
Disk cleanup
Frees up space on the hard disk by removing temporary Internet files, programs that are no longer used, and emptying the Recycle Bin.
Spreadsheet
It iss a table of numbers (mostly) arranged in rows and columns with related charts and graphs.
Database
Software used for managing records
Web browser
Software that allows one to browse the internet
Search engine
Enables you to search the web by entering keywords that describe the information you are looking for, e.g. Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome are commonly used web browsers, and Yahoo and Google arc popular search engines.
Messages distributed by electronic means from one computer user to one or more recipients via a network
Multimedia presentation
A computer based, interactive experience that incorporates text, graphics, sound, video, and virtual reality.
Graphics Software
Software designed to create, edit and manipulate graphics (ex. Photoshop, picasa)
Video Editing Software
Program used to capture, edit and manipulate video images, add effects, titles, music to create studio-quality video
Audio Editing software
Program that enables users to create and edit digital voice and music recordings
Web Authoring software
Used to create a website, and are created using HTML(Hyper Text Markup Language)
Project Management Software
Programs for planning and scheduling the people, costs, and resources to complete a project on time.
Educational software
Is a Computer software and the primary purpose of which is teaching or self-learning.
Integrated software
Programs combine the basic features of several applications into one package.
Specialist application software
Provides the tools for a specific task, rather than for a broad application area. An example of this would be a program especially for preparing and printing DVD labels.
General-purpose software
Software that can be used for man.y different tasks, in contrast to specialist application software
Bespoke software
Is software that has been uniquely created only to meed the needs of a particular business or individual.
User documentation
Uses simple instructions to get you started and help you use the software.
Technical documentation
Has in-depth information about how the software works and will help programmers reconfigure the software
Software license
Gives user rights to use the software under the specific conditions and restrictions stated in the license. The distribution and use of the software is restricted.
License software
This software is sold. Purchasers buy the rights to use the software. It grants the rights to use the software on one or more standalone computers, to distribute the software over a network for use on a specified number of network stations, and the site license to distribute use the software on any computer or particular site.
Public domain software
Free software. The owners of the software make it available to anyone who wants to use it, or to specific groups of users, at zero purchase cost. Software producers may place any restriction on the use of the software that they wish. Even so, most of this kind of software carries no restrictions on its use.
Open source software
The license to this kind of software makes the source code available for everyone to modify and reuse. They are usually free and allow users to modify and distribute the software.
Shareware software
Licensed software that is initially distributed freely in the manner of public domain software. Users may install the software and try it out. However, if they decide to make regular use of the software, they must pay a license fee. Users sometimes receive improved versions of the software when a license fee is paid. Where the license fee is not paid, continued use of the software is illegal.
Creative commons license
These help those who produce software communicate to users in a straightforward way the rights they keep for themselves, and the rights they give others.
Demonstration disk
A disk containing a demonstration version of software. They are often sent to intending purchasers so that they can evaluate software for themselves. The software on this may be complete but often there is some essential feature, like printing or saving, omitted. This is to encourage potential purchasers to buy a licensed copy of the software.
Office productivity software
Helps you to carry out office-based tasks more efficiently
Web browser and communications software
Helps you browse the Web to collaborate with others online
Image and Sound-Editing Software
Helps you edit and prepare pictures, photographs, video, and music.
Custom-written software
Created specifically to meet the needs of a particular individual or company.
Utility Software
Does tasks that help you maintain your computer, making other applications run better
Disk defragmenter
When a file is saved on a hard disk, the file may be fragmented with different parts saved in different locations on the disk. Access speed to files on the hard disk will get slower as more files become fragmented into more parts. this will reassemble all the different parts of all the files.
Track
The data on hard disk is stored in this; it runs in rings around the surface.
Sector
Formatting prepares a disk for use by setting up the tracks and dividing them into this, and then setting up an index that lists the name and location of every file on the disk.
Read only
If this attribute is ticked in the Properties dialog box, no changes can be saved to the file
Hidden
If this attribute is ticked, the file will be invisible to some operations.
Extension
In a filename, this identifies the nature of the file.
Minimize
This button removes the window, but does not close it so that it can be reinstated later
Maximize
This button makes the window occupy the whole screen.
Move
This shifts an icon or highlighted area by clicking and holding the left mouse button, and dragging it to desired location.
Close
This ceases the process. This is usually done by clicking the "X" on the window, or selecting Exit, or Quit in the File menu.
1) Mr Khan wants to buy several software that are needed in school for his son. List 3 software that could be beneficial to him.
Microsoft Office, the Adobe package, the iLife suite
2) List 3 images and sound editing software.
PhotoShop [GFX], Aperture [GFX], ProTools [SFX], Logic [SFX]
3) What is web authoring software
4) Name a type of integrated software and describe its use.
5) List 2 advantages of bespoke software
Easy to use because it is customised to a user's special ways under their full control, this increased productivity and efficiency of work
6) List 2 disadvantages of bespoke software
Inability find all expertise in-house and development will take longer than purchasing ready-made software.
7) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of buying custom-written software compared with off-the-shelf software.
Custom software allows you to control all aspects of a software application that is specifically built to support your business process. Off the Shelf Software, allows a certain amount of flexibility, but will require you to conform to processes that the system allows.
8) One example of specialist application software is a program for preparing and printing DVD labels. Name another example of specialist application software.
9) Describe how you would copy a file on the hard disk to a memory stick using a GUI.
Select the file, copy it. Go to the memory stick folder and paste it on.
10) Describe what the operating system could do if two programs wanted to print at the same time on the same printer.
By allocating resources.