Professional Documents
Culture Documents
System Software
Application Software 3 4
Database Software
Presentation Software Used as a complex electronic filing system
Features include
Used to create • Ability to group, sort, and retrieve data and generate reports
slide shows Task
• Organized into fields, records, and tables
Examples
Pane
Features Slide Title • Corel
include Presentation Software
Paradox
• Microsoft
Graphics
• Templates and Bulleted Features Access
layouts Text
• Different Slide/ Work Area
views Outline
View Click to view
Examples
• Corel Background
Slide
Speaker
Show
Presentations View
Notes
• Microsoft
PowerPoint
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Productivity Software Tools
Productivity Software Tools
Templates
Macros
• redesigned forms included with software • Small programs that group a series of
commands to run as a single command
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Course Management Software Drawing Software
Used for Web- Used to create and edit
based classes • Two-dimensional drawings
• Technical diagrams
Features include • Animations
• Calendars • Geometric shapes
• Grade books Also referred to as illustration
• Discussion boards software
Examples Examples
• Adobe Illustrator
• WebCT
• Microsoft Visio
• Blackboard Bit-mapped programs
• Moodle • MS-Paint
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Computer-Aided Design Software Getting Help with Software
Used to create 3-D Types of help
automated designs, • Frequently asked
technical drawings, questions (FAQs)
and model • Online help and
visualizations support
Industrial use • ScreenTips
includes
• MS Office
• Architecture Integrated Help
• Automotive
• Aerospace
• Medical engineering
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Software Versions
System Requirements
Software versions • Minimum standards for the operating
• Numbers used to represent major and system, RAM, and hard drive capacity
minor upgrades
Sample Minimum System Requirements
Major upgrade – Version 2.0
•Microsoft Windows® 98SE/ME/2000 SP4/XP SP1.
Minor upgrade – Version 2.1
•Pentium® II 233 MHz processor or faster.
•32 MB RAM (128 MB for XP).
•265 MB free hard disk space.
•8X CD-ROM.
•800 X 600 16-bit color video card.
•DirectX® 8.0.
•Windows compatible mouse, speakers.
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Installing/Uninstalling and Opening
Software
Installing software
• Installation wizard
Automatic Opening software
Control Panel:
Add/Remove Software
• Start menu
• Full/custom installation • Quick Launch toolbar
• Desktop shortcut
Uninstalling software
• My Computer/Windows
• Software uninstall
program Explorer
• Control Panel:
Add/Remove Software
• Do not delete
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