software applications
Basic Technology Skills -> software ->Applications
Applications are programs that you as the user use to perform specific tasks. These are the applications that most users are familiar with, such as Word 2010, Excel 2010, and Internet Explorer. Here are some examples of applications.
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Word Processing Enables users to create, edit, format and edit textual documents such as letters |
Microsoft Word 2010, Corel Word Perfect, Lotus Word Pro |
Spreadsheet Enables users to manipulate a table of data usually making numerical and business calculations and projections |
Microsoft Excel 2010, Lotus 1-2-3, Corel Quattro Pro |
Database Enables the user to create and maintain a database in which data is organized for ease of use and manipulation |
Microsoft Access 2010, Microsoft Visual FoxPro, Lotus Approach |
Presentation Graphics Enables users to create images for group presentations, self-running slide shows and for other situations that require the presentation of organized, visual information |
Microsoft PowerPoint 2010, Lotus Freelance Graphics, CorelPresentations |
Web Browsers Enables users to view web pages and allows for communication on the Internet |
Microsoft Internet Explorer FireFox |
Photo-Editing Enables users to edit, crop, manipulate photos that were scanned in or imported from a digital camera |
Adobe Photoshop, PhotoImpact, Microsoft PictureIt |