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Chapter 4 Computer Software
James A. O'Brien, and George Marakas.Management
 
Information Systems with MISource2007, 8
th
ed. Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill, Inc.,2007. ISBN: 13 9780073323091
 
Chapter 4 Computer Software2
Describe several important trends occurring incomputer software
Give examples of several major types of application and system software
Explain the purpose of several popular softwarepackages for end user productivity andcollaborative computing
Define and describe the functions of anoperating system
Describe the main uses of computer programming software, tools, and languages
Learning Objectives
 
Chapter 4 Computer Software3
Case 1 Microsoft SupportsProcesses
Microsoft is focusing on different industries andwriting software products to support them
Examples
: financial services, communications,government, education, automotive, retail
Vertical segments
: a specific industry
Accelerators
: software add-ons aimed atbusiness processes common to a givenindustry
Software layers
: serves the needs of a broadbase of companies in a particular sector,inserted into enterprise applications
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