What is Application Software

Application Software is a productivity programs or end-user programs which enable the user to
complete it task like: creating documents, spreadsheets, databases, publish the blogs, doing online
research, sending email, designing graphic, running business, playing games and so on all depends on
user wanted task. Application software is task specific u can use it like a simple calculator or complex
one as word processing application. There are so many formatting setting that user can change
according to them example word processor application has already set margins, font style and size of
the text that is by default, user can change it document appearance.

Application Software

Microsoft word is includes in the software suite of application Microsoft office which is popular word-
processing application. A group of software application with the related functionality is software suite. A
browser is an application which is designed to locate, retrieve and display content found on the Internet.
By user is able to view web pages including in web sites by clicking on hyperlink and by typing URL.

Different Types of Application Software

Word Processing Software

This software enable user to create document. Can change according to requirement. Example of Word
processing software is MS-Word, WordPad, and the other text editors.

Database Software

It is a structured collection of data which can be manipulate, delete and update according to
requirement.

Spreadsheets Software

This software allow user to perform calculation using spreadsheets it can also simulate paper
worksheets by displaying multiple cells that make up a grid. Examples are Excel, Lotus1-2-3 etc.
Multimedia software

Multimedia software are capable of playing media files. By allowing user to create and play audio and
video files. There are some form of multimedia software so that you can do changes in your files like
audio convertor, audio player, burners, video encoders, and decoders. Examples are Media player and
real player etc.

Presentation Software

This software is used to display information in the form of slideshows we can also sat that as a
presentation software. The software include mainly three functions: Editing that allow insertion and
formatting the text, methods to include graphics to represent text and functionality to execute the
slideshow. Example are PowerPoint is the best example.

Enterprise Software

This software required to fulfil the needs of organization processes and data flow. Customer relationship
management or the financial processes in an organization are carried out with the help of this software.

Application software are available in different forms

Licensed

Many software are licensed and not sold user need to purchase the license not the software itself.
Sometimes licensed are limited to the certain users. Most software licenses allow you to run the
application only on one machine. Licenses disallow the resale of softwAre

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