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Software. Software. Software is the programs and instructions that tell the computer what to do. Computers software falls into two major categories: System software Application software. System Software. Program that controls the system hardware and

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  1. Software

  2. Software Software is the programs and instructions that tell the computer what to do.

  3. Computers software falls into two major categories: System software Application software

  4. System Software Program that controls the system hardware and interacts with application software.

  5. System software includes a variety of programs, such as operating systems, communication controls program, utility programs, and programming language translators

  6. Application Software Any computer program used to create or process data, such as text documents, spreadsheets, graphics and so on. Example include database management software, spreadsheet programs and word processing programs

  7. Operating System • The master control program that provides an interface for a user to communicate with the computer; it manages hardware devices, manages and maintains disk file systems, and support application programs.

  8. Operations of Operating Systems 1. Input and output control. 2. CPU task scheduling. 3. Data management and storage. 4. Command languages and utilities.

  9. Single User Operating System • A single-user operating System is a type of operating system (OS) that is developed and intended for use on a computer or similar machine that will only have a single user at any given time.

  10. MS-DOS • Mac OS (System 1 through Mac OS 9) • Windows 95 • Windows 98 • Windows ME

  11. Multi User OperatingSystem • Multi user operating systems process the work of two or more users, working at different personal computers, at the same time

  12. Unix • Linux • Windows Server 2008 • Windows Server 2012

  13. WORD PROCESSING • Software used to create and edit text documents such as letters, memos, reports, and publications. software may come with a variety of integrated support programs, such as spelling checkers, grammar checkers, indexers, table of contents creators, footnote managers, and word finders. • Microsoft Word • Wordperfect • Corel Write

  14. SPREADSHEET • A grid of columns and rows used for recording and evaluating numbers. Spreadsheet are used primarily for financial analysis, record keeping, management, as well as to create reports and presentations. • Microsoft Excel • Lotus 1-2-3

  15. DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS • A database management system (DBMS) is an application software that lets the user to create, organize, store, retrieve data from a single database or several databases • Microsoft Access • Oracle • SQL Server • MySQL

  16. PRESENTATION GRAPHICS • Presentation graphics software usually provides a slide show features that permits the timed and sequenced display of charts, text, and images on a display screen • Microsoft Powerpoint

  17. ACCOUNTING Accounting software is an application software that records and process accounting transactions within functional modules such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and trial balance.

  18. Microsoft Dynamics GP • MYOB • Sage • Accpac

  19. STATISTICAL SOFTWARE • Statistical software are specialized computer programs for statistical analysis to perform tasks such as  standard deviation, regression analysis, correlation, variance analysis and frequency distribution etc * SPSS * STATA *SAS

  20. Project Management • Project management software is designed to help the user to plan, organize, track, and control a project. • Microsoft Project • Basecamp • Genius Project

  21. GROUPWARE SOFTWARE • Software to support and enhance the communication, coordination, and collaboration among networked teams and workgroups, including software tools for electronic communications, electronic conferencing, and cooperative work management. • Lotus Notes • Microsoft Exchange

  22. APPLICATION SUITE (INTEGRATED) • Integrated software packages combine the functions of the most important PC software packages, such as word processing, spreadsheets, presentations graphics, and data management. • Microsoft Office • Corel Wordperfect Office

  23. ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE • Software that identifies the existence of viruses in a computer system and may also eliminate viruses the software recognizes. • Kaspersky • Avast • Norton Antivirus •McAfee

  24. Personal Information Manager • This type of Software helps the end users to store, organize, and retrieve information about customers, clients, and prospects, or schedule and manage appointments, meetings, and tasks. • Microsoft Outlook

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