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. . There are Software API. cations

1. Office Productivity Software - Is any application that can carry out work related
tasks. Examples Include:
1. Word Processing
2. Desktop Publishing (DTP)
3. Spreadsheet
4. Dathbase
2. Web Authoring - Web au thorin g softwa re lets users cr eate
web pages that include text and images.
3. Image Editing - Lets users create and change Bitmap images or Vector images.
There are 2 types of image editors:
1.Graphics Editors -Allows users to create or edit Vector images.
2.Image Editors - Allows users to edit and enhance bitmap images.
4. Sou nd Edi ti ng - S ound edi ting softwa re al lows users to ed it audio tiles.
S. Presentation Software -Allows users to create engaging multimedia content such as:
Images, Text, Animations, and Videos.

6.Control Software -They are used to make something in the physical environment It is
mainly used to automate the movement of control devices or actuators, example:
motors.
7.Project Management Software - They are used to help and track individual tasks in
a project
1.3.5 There are 3 types of Software Licenses
1.Free Software - gives the user the right to study, modify, copy or distribute a
program.
2.Open Source Software - They make the source code available to users so they
can modify the software and distribute it
3.Proprietary Software -Is software that is marketed and sold under a brand name by
an owner. They can be available for fee or free of charge.
1.3.6 The purpose of Commun ica ti on Sof tware is to pr ovi de re mote acc ess to sy stems and to exchange
files and messages in text, images, audio and video formats between different computers or users.

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