CHAPTER 2 APPLICATION SOFTWARE
What are the business productivity software - Office Suite and Application
What are the types of Office Suites - Microsoft Office
Apple Iwork
Apache
Open Office
What are the types of Appilications - Word processing
Spreadsheet
Database
Presentation
Personal Information Manager (PIM) Software
Word Processing . - Create, edit, and format documents
Examples: Microsoft word, iwork page, & Apache OpenOffice Writer
Spreadsheet - Create eletronic worksheets composed of rows and columns
Examples: Microsoft Excel & iWork Number
Presentation - Create electronic presentation
Example: Microsoft Powerpoint, Apple iWork key note, & Apache Openoffice impress
Database - Organize collected information
Example: Microsoft Access & Apache Openoffice Base
Personal Information Manager (PIM) - Manager email, calender, contract, and tasks all
in one place
Example: Microsoft Outlook
Describe Open source Software - Source code is published and made available to the
public.
Anyone can:
copy
Modify
Redistribute it without paying fee
Apache Openoffice
Examples of Personal Software - Word Processing
Spreadsheet
Database
PIM app
Example of Online Alternative Suites - Microsoft Office Online
