ASSIGNMENT OF

COMPUTER
RESEARCH IN
APPLICATION
SUBMITTED
TO: DR. DEVENDER
BMU, ROHTAK
SUBMITTED
BY: REEMA GUPTA
2020-21 CSE
  Word Processing and Taking Notes
Although you may be used to Microsoft Word, the following free alternatives can be of
much help for thesis writing:

1. LaTeX is a high-quality system equipped with special features for technical and
scientific documentation. A great tool for thesis helps due to its user-friendly
interface and dozens of helpful features. For example, the tool automatically
generates bibliographies and indexes.
2. LyX is a free document processor that emphasizes the importance of document
structure.
3. Scrivener is a popular text-editing tool for Windows users. Use one of several
templates to construct your document. There are also labelling options available
during the working process.
4. XMind is an easy-to-use text-editing and mind-mapping tool. Develop essay maps
with this paper editor you can use on an iPhone or iPad for creating, editing, and
storing your files.
5. OpenOffice is free and intuitive editing software popular with students. Try this
excellent writing tool you can easily use instead of Microsoft Word. It gives similar
functions for typing, formatting, and revising.
6. AbiWord is a free word processing program similar to Microsoft Word and suitable
for a wide range of academic tasks.
7. Jarte is a free word processor that is based on Windows WordPad and fully
compatible with Windows Word.
8. Google Docs is Google’s awesome service that allows you to create, format, store,
and share documents online.
9. ThinkFree is a free Java-based word processor that is fully compatible with Word.

10. Etherpad is an open-source text editor that allows real-time collaborative editing
online. You and your mentor can use this tool for online revision of your thesis.
 Knowledge Management
To make your job easier without getting lost or wasting time, consider the following
knowledge management tools — they are great for dissertation help.

11. KeepNote is a particularly effective note-taking application that can help you use
full-text search and store your findings and notes.

12. TomBoy is a free and easy-to-use note-taking and mind-mapping application. When
making an analysis of sources or gathering articles in one place, it’s easy to get
lost in dozens of links. Tomboy allows you to store every link carefully and have
access to them anytime from your desktop.

13. TiddlyWiki is a knowledge management app with a number of helpful features of

much help for your thesis.

14. Mindnote is an effective mind-mapping tool that can help you organize your
thoughts intuitively.

15. Mendeley is a tool that allows you to create your own easily searchable library of
your research findings and accessible from any device.

16. VUE stands for Visual Understanding Environment. This tool can be used for
structuring and sharing information.

17. EyePlorer is a convenient tool for creating charts and mind maps online. You can
just drag in your thesis statement’s keywords and get the results.

18. Zotero is a valuable academic research and knowledge management tool that
combines functionality of a citation maker and knowledge management.

19. Endnote can help you find, save, and share the information you need. You can work
on a document with your team, see the history of changes, and get your sources
cited in one of 6,000 styles.
 20. Cam scanner is probably one of the easiest ways to save bibliographic information
by simply “scanning” a resource with your phone or any other device.

 
Student Planners
In being preoccupied with your thesis, you may easily forget something. The following free
tools will help you be better organized:

21. Any do can synchronize your personal tasks and help you achieve maximum
potential.

22. Trello can help you see everything about your project in one place.

23. Exam Countdown is a free and easy-to-use app to keep track of all your deadlines.
Thesis development consists of many parts. Don’t miss any of them with this helpful
and vivid tool.

24. Wunderlist is a tool for ticking off all your personal and academic goals.

25. Todoist is a free online task manager that will kindly remind you of approaching
deadlines.

26. Tomsplanner is an online chart to help you get things done.

27. HabitRPG is a free productivity app that treats your life like an exciting game.
Habitica is an RPG game that not only motivates you to start a thesis but also
helps with everyday routines like cleaning your room or getting enough sleep.

28. Todokyo is a simple way to create to-do lists online.

29. Ta-da Lists will help you reach those amazing “ta-da” moments with all your daily
and weekly tasks.
 Bibliography Helpers
Collecting resources and formatting citations is important for your dissertation writing, but
imagine letting free citation tools do that work for you!

30. BibDesk will help you edit and manage your bibliography. This tool can help you
keep track of not only bibliographic information but also related links and files.

31. BiblioExpress will help you find, manage, and edit bibliographic records.

32. Docear is a free academic literature management suite that helps you discover,
organize, and cite your resources.

33. Recipes4Success is an open source bibliography maker that formats citations in

MLA and APA. It works as a rewording generator—you fill in the fields, and the tool
gives you a full sentence in one of the most popular citation styles.

34. Ottobib is a free, easy, and fast bibliography maker that allows formatting citations
using only ISBN. If you use ISBN for your referencing, you can save a lot of time.

35. Citavi is a free reference management and knowledge organization tool that can
help to not only create citations but also organize and highlight text.

36. Cite This for Me is an open source and easy-to-use citation maker that is compatible
with a wide range of citation styles.

37. GoBiblio is a free online citation maker that generates citations in MLA and APA.

 Academic Research Tools

One more thing you will appreciate is an academic full-text research environment free of
commercial links:

38. Google Scholar is the place to start your online research that will help you with your
thesis.
 38. ContentMine is a tool that extracts scientific facts from around a billion academic
resources.
39. Data Elixir is a twice-monthly digest of the latest scientific discoveries.
40. Labii is a template-based electronic notebook. Keep all your data organized into
categories like protocols, results, samples, and so on.
41. LazyScholar is a free Chrome or Mozilla extension that will do an automatic full-text
search and create fast citations.
42. Scientific Journal Finder can help you access the latest and most relevant resources
in your field.
43. Scizzle is a fast and easy way to discover new papers on a topic of your choice.
44. MyScienceWork is a platform for making your research papers visible to anyone on
the web or getting access to research of others.
45. Sparrho is a collection of scientific channels and an easily navigated search engine.
It contains more than 60 million scientific articles, and the best universities in the
world use it.

 Productivity Apps
Another important routine change that can save hours and days of your life is blocking or
minimizing distractions:

48. TimeDoctor is an easy-to-use time-tracking app that will prevent you from
distractions and increase your productivity.
49. Freedom can help you block the most distractions
50. SelfControl is a Mac app that will help you avoid distracting websites. Just block
social media or news feeds that interfere with your work.
51. Write or Die is a web-based app designed to boost your productivity by reaching a
target word count within a chosen time frame.
52. Focus Time is a combination of an activity tracker and a Pomodoro timer.
53. Rescue Time promises to help you block all distractions. Control the choice of
blocked resources or use the default list.
 54. Leechblock NG is a Firefox add-on that can block time-wasting sites.
55. StayFocusd politely questions if you shouldn’t be working and helps you achieve
that.
56. Write Monkey is software that can create a distraction-free interface for simply
writing.
57. Nirvana will help you prioritize your tasks and get the most important ones done on
time.
58. Tomato Timer is a minimalist timer that will help you work according to the well-
known Pomodoro technique (working 25 minutes before taking a 5-minute break).

Vocabulary Builders
By the time you finish your project, you can undoubtedly boast of having a rich and
diverse academic vocabulary. You may want to boost your vocabulary even further with
the following tools:

58. IntensiveVocab is a free tool designed to help you improve your vocabulary, score
higher on standardized tests, and thus improve your dissertation’s language.
59. WhichWord is an iOS app designed to help you better understand the difference
between frequently confused words.
60. Just the Word is an online tool to help you better combine words in a sentence. You
enter “just the word” into a search line and receive examples of how that word can
be used and other students’ errors.
61. Lexipedia is a tool that creates semantic differences for a word of your choice. This
tool organizes the results in a mind map. It’s available in English, German, French,
Spanish, Dutch, and Italian.
62. Wordnik is a free tool that will give you several definitions for a word of your choice.
63. Wordhippo is an easy and quick way to find synonyms and antonyms for a certain
word. You can also find rhymes, scrabble options, words with specific letters, and so
on.
 64. Wordthink will help you enrich your vocabulary by learning a couple of rare words
every day.
65. SAT Vocab by MindSnacks is a free app that can help you learn SAT vocabulary
and formulate more difficult sentences by simply playing games.
66. Vocabulary Builder from Magoosh is a free app to quickly boost your vocabulary.
67. Visual Vocab SAT is a free but effective app for building your vocabulary.

 Dictionaries
This collection of sources will make you thesis writing process easy and professional.

68. Abbreviations is a huge directory of all abbreviations imaginable. It’s a vast library of
acronyms and abbreviations in various fields like science, medicine, government,
business, and more.
69. Cambridge Dictionaries is a collection of free online English dictionaries and
thesauruses including bilingual and semi-bilingual resources.
70. Definitions is a multilingual dictionary that provides definitions from many reputable
resources. It knows every word in many narrow fields like trees, dinosaurs, and
ancient history.
71. Macmillan Dictionary is an open-source tool with activities and word lists to not only
find the words you need but also learn them.
72. Merriam Webster is a free dictionary with a variety of online quizzes and tests. It’s
one of the most valuable online dictionaries.
73. Thesaurus is an open-source dictionary offering synonyms and definitions.
74. Urban Dictionary is the go-to place for synonyms and definitions. This is the best
place to search for slang words.
75. Ozdic is a free online collocation dictionary. You can get a full analysis of a
particular word you need to learn.
76. YourDictionary provides simple definitions that anyone can understand.
  Plagiarism Check

77. PlagScan will compare your documents with billions of others.

78. Article Checker is a free online plagiarism-checking tool that can search for copies
of your text on the web.
79. Duplichecker is a free plagiarism detection tool restricted to 1,000 words per search.
80. PlagiarismCheck.org generates plagiarism reports and offers an unlimited number
of free attempts.
81. Plagium is a free, quick search that helps you detect instances of occasional
plagiarism in your paper.
82. Dustball is a free plagiarism detection tool that will easily find plagiarized parts in
your text.
83. ThePensters is free plagiarism-checking software for students and beyond. It
analyzes the percentage of plagiarized text from web pages. Also, with the help of
this tool, you can create a bibliography by ISBN code.
84. PlagTracker is a convenient online plagiarism detection tool.
85. Plagiarisma is another free online plagiarism checker. It supports about 200
languages, and you can switch between Google and Bing search engines when
checking your documents.
86. Copyscape will help you scan your thesis for any copies on the web.

 Grammar and Style Check

Grammar and style checking of large amounts of text can last forever if you do it manually.
The following free tools will make a world of difference for you:

87. Ginger is a quick and quality online grammar checker. This is a perfect tool to
eliminate misspellings.
88. Grammarly with its grammar, style, and plagiarism check is a must-have for
students.
89. AftertheDeadline is a spell, style, and grammar checker that promises intelligent
editing.
90. Spellchecker is a spell check solution with a 300-day free trial. Along with grammar
mistakes, it shows misused words and syntax errors.
91. Online Correction is a tool for detecting style, spelling, and grammar mistakes in
writing.
92. Spell Check Online is a website for quick spell check online.
93. Paper Rater is a free tool that offers online proofreading and does not require
download.
94. Grammar Check.me is a way to check and correct style, grammar, and spelling of
your text online.
95. Language Tool is an open-source tool for style and grammar check.