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Chapter 03
Basic Application Software

Q- What is the Application software ?

‫ياًْ ًْ انبرايج انًهذقت ؟‬

ANSWRE
is end user software that is used to accomplish a variety of tasks
‫ًْ برايج نهًستخذيٍٍ تستخذو نهقٍاو بؼذة يٓاو‬

Q- What is the Two categories of the Application software ?

‫يا ًْا انتصٍُفاٌ نهبرايج انًهذقت ؟‬

ANSWRE

–Basic applications
–Specialized applications

Basic applications = general-purpose

Example ّ‫ ايثه‬:

–Word processors
–Spreadsheets

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–Database management systems
–Presentation graphics

Specialized Applications = special-purpose applications

Example ّ‫ ايثه‬:

–Graphics programs
–Audio and video editors
–Multimedia authoring programs
–Web authoring programs
–Virtual reality programs

Q- What is the Graphical User Interface (GUI) ?

‫ياًْ ٔاجٓت انًستخذو ؟‬

ANSWRE

the portion of application that allows you to control and to interact with the
program

ٍ‫ًْ اجساء يذذدِ يٍ انٕاجٓت نهبرايج تساػذ انًستخذو نهتذكى ٔانتؼايم يغ انبرايج ًْٔ تتكٌٕ ي‬

―Icons
―Windows
―Menus
―Toolbars

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Q- What is the toolbars ?

‫يا ْٕ شرٌظ االدٔاث ؟‬

ANSWRE

Quick access to commonly used commands and Contains buttons that provide
shortcuts

‫ْٕ شرٌظ ادٔاث ٌذتٕي ػهى ازرار سرٌؼت انٕصٕل ٔتكٌٕ بانغانب ازرار شائؼت االستخذاو‬

Example ‫ ايثهت‬:

Standard Toolbar in Microsoft Office Excel 2003

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Q- What is the latest version of Microsoft office ?
‫يا ْٕ اخر اصذار يٍ برَايج االٔفٍس‬

ANSWRE

Office 2010 is the latest version of Microsoft Office

‫ ْٕ االصذار االخٍر نبرايج االٔفٍس‬0202 ‫ٌؼتبر اصذار‬

Office 2007 introduced a new interface

ًْٔ ِ‫ قاو بتقذٌى خذياث جذٌذ‬0222 ‫أفٍس‬

–Ribbons
–Tabs
–Galleries

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Q- What is the Speech Recognition ?

ANSWRE

Allows your voice to control application software

‫ٌسًخ نهًستخذو بأٌ ٌقٕو بانتذكى بانبرَايج يٍ خالل انصٕث‬

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Q- What is Word Processors used for ?

‫ياًْ استخذاو انبرايج انكتابٍت اإلنكترٍَٔت؟‬

ANSWRE

Used to create text-based documents

–Memos, letters, and faxes
–Newsletters, manuals, and brochures

Word processor programs example ‫ ايثهّ نبرايج‬:

–Microsoft Word (the most widely used word processor) ‫اكثر انبرايج استخذاو‬
–Corel WordPerfect
–Apple Pages

Q- What is the Word Processor Features ?

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‫ياًْ يًٍساث انبرايج اإلنكترٍَٔت انكتابٍت؟‬

ANSWRE

1- Word Wrap

2- Editing :

–Thesaurus
–Find and Replace
–Spelling and grammar checkers

3- Formatting :

–Font and font sizing

–Character effects
–Bulleted and numbered lists

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Q- What is the spreadsheet ?

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‫يا ْٕ برَايج انجذأل ؟‬

ANSWRE

Programs that organize, analyze, graph, and otherwise manipulate numeric

data
‫برَايج ٌقٕو بترتٍب ٔتذهٍم ٔرسى انبٍاَاث‬

Example ّ‫ ايثه‬:

–Microsoft Excel
–Corel Quattro Pro
–Apple iWork's Numbers

Q- What is the Spreadsheet Features ?

‫ياًْ يًٍساث برايج انجذأل ؟‬

ANSWRE

•Workbook files: consist of one or more related worksheets

‫ٔتتكٌٕ يٍ صفذّ أ ػذة صفذاث ػًم‬
•Worksheet or spreadsheet or sheet: rectangular grid of rows and columns
‫صفذّ تتكٌٕ يٍ اػًذِ ٔصفٕف‬
•A cell is created by the intersection of a row and column
‫انخهٍت تتكٌٕ يٍ تقاطغ انؼًٕد يغ ادذ انصفٕف‬
–A cell can contain text or numeric entries
‫انخهٍت قذ تذتٕي ػهى ادرف أ ارقاو‬
–Numeric entry can be a number or a formula
ٍّ‫قذ تكٌٕ ارقاو أ يؼادالث دساب‬
•Formulas: an instruction to calculate or process
ٍّ‫ًْ أاير نهقٍاو بؼًهٍاث دساب‬

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•Functions: are prewritten formulas provided by the spreadsheet program
(e.g., MAX, MIN, SUM, AVERAGR and IF)
ًٍّ‫ًْ أاير يجٓسة يٍ قبم انبرَايج نهقٍاو بؼًهٍاث يثم انجًغ ٔانطرح ٔاػهى قًٍّ ٔاقم ق‬
•A range is a series of continuous cells
‫انذذٔد ًْ يجًٕػّ يٍ انخالٌا‬
•Analytical graphs or charts: are visual representations of data in a
spreadsheet
‫ْٕ انتًثٍم انبٍاًَ بانرسى نًجًٕػت بٍاَاث‬
•What-if Analysis

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Q- What is the Spreadsheet Case ?

‫ياًْ انذاالث انتً ٌستخذو بٓا برَايج انجذأل؟‬

ANSWRE

•Creating a Sales Forecast ‫اَشاء بٍاَاث يتٕقؼّ نهًبٍؼاث‬

•Creating a Chart ًَ‫اَشاء تخطٍظ بٍا‬
•Analyzing Your Data ‫تذهٍم انبٍاَاث‬

Q- What is the database ?

‫ياًْ قٕاػذ انبٍاَاث؟‬

ANSWRE

Database is a collection of related data

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‫ًْ يجًٕػّ يٍ انبٍاَاث انًرتبطت ببؼضٓا انبؼط‬

Q- What is the Database Management Systems (DBMS) or database manager

?
‫يا ْٕ َظى ادارة قٕاػذ انبٍاَاث ؟‬

ANSWRE

DBMS is a program that sets up or structures a database

‫ْٕ برَايج ٌقٕو بٍٓكهت انبٍاَاث ٔترتٍبٓا‬

Example of database management software ‫ يثال نبرَايج قٕاػذ انبٍاَاث‬:

Microsoft Access

Q- What is the Database Features ?

‫ياًْ ٔظائف قٕاػذ انبٍاَاث ؟‬

ANSWRE

1- Relational: data is organized into related tables ‫انؼالقاث‬

2- Tables ‫انجذأل‬
–Records
–Fields
3- Record sorting ‫فرز انسجالث‬
4- Queries: a question or a request for the database ٍُّ‫أير أ طهب نبٍاَاث يؼ‬
5- Forms ‫اشكال‬
6- Reports ‫تقارٌر‬

Q- What is the Presentation Graphics ?

‫يا ْٕ برَايج ػرض انصٕر ؟‬

ANSWRE

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Programs that create visually interesting presentations
‫ْٕ برَايج ٌقٕو بأَشاء شرائخ يرئٍّ نهؼرض‬

Example of Presentation programs ‫ ايثهّ نبرايج انؼرض‬:

–Microsoft PowerPoint
–Corel Presentations
–Apple Keynote

Q- What is the Presentation Graphics Features?

‫ياًْ يًٍساث برايج ػرض انشرائخ انًصٕرة ؟‬

ANSWRE

1- Slides or pages ‫انشرائخ ٔانصٕر‬

2- AutoContent wizard ‫يؼانجت انشرائخ تهقائٍا‬
3- Design templates ‫تصًٍى انقٕانب‬
4- Content templates ‫تٕفٍر انقٕانب‬
5- Animations ‫صٕر انًتذركت‬
6- Transitions ‫تذٌٕم انشرائخ‬
7- Master slide ‫انشرائخ انرئٍسٍت‬

Q- What is the Integrated Packages?

‫يا ْٕ برَايج انذسو انًتكايهت‬

ANSWRE

A single program that provides the functionality of several widely used

programs

‫ْٕ برَايج ٔادذ ٌذتٕي ػهى يًٍساث ػذة برايج شائؼت االستخذاو‬

ِ‫ فٕائذ‬Advantages :

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cost and simplicity ‫سؼر يؼقٕل ٔسٓم االستخذاو‬

Disadvantages ّ‫ يسأئ‬:

limited functions ‫ٔظائف يذذٔدة‬

The most widely used Integrated package ‫ اكثر برايج انذسو شٍٕػا‬:

Microsoft Works

Q- What is the Software Suites ?

ANSWRE

Collection of separate application programs bundled together and sold as a

group
ٍٍ‫ًْ يجًٕػت برايج يختهفت تى تجًٍؼٓا بباقت ٔادذِ ٔبٍؼٓا نهًستخذي‬

Four types of suites ‫ ُْاك اربغ إَاع يُٓا‬:

1- Productivity suites or office software suite (example : Microsoft Office)

2- Cloud suites or online office suites (example: Google Docs)
3- Specialized suites
4- Utility suites (example: Norton Internet Security suite)

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