IFSM 201 CHAPTER 3
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- CUSTOM SOFTWARE
- PERFORMS FUNCTIONS SPECIFIC TO A BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY.
- CLIP ART
- A COLLECTION OF DRAWINGS, PHOTOS, AND OTHER IMAGES YOU CAN INSERT INTO A DOCUMENT.
- DATABASE SOFTWARE
- APPLICATION SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS USERS TO CREATE, ACCESS, AND MANAGE A DATABASES.
- FREEWARE
- A COPYRIGHTED SOFTWARE THAT IS PROVIDED AT NO COST BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR COMPANY THAT RETAINS ALL RIGHTS TO THAT SOFTWARE.
- MULTIMEDIA AUTHORING SOFTWARE
- ALLOWS USERS TO COMBINE TEXT GRAPHICS, AUDIO, AND VIDEO ANIMATION IN AN INTERACTIVE APPLICATION.
- PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
- ALLOWS USERS TO PLAN, TRACK, SCHEDULE, AND ANALYZE PROJECTS.
- SPREADSHEET SOFTWARE
- ALLOWS USERS TO ORGANIZE DATA IN ROWS AND COLUMNS AND TO DO CALULATIONS ON THE DATA.
- WEB PAGE AUTHORING SOFTWARE
- HELPS USERS AT ALL SKILL LEVELS TO CREATE PAGES WITH ALL MEDIA.
- NOTE TAKING SOFTWARE
- APPLICATION SOFTWARE THAT ENABLES USERS TO ENTER TYPED TEXT, HANDWRITTED COMMENTS, OR SKETCHES ANYWHERE ON THE SOFTWARE PAGE AND SAVE AS PART OF THE DOCUMENT.
- ICON
- A SMALL IMAGE DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN THAT REPRESENTS A PROGRAM, DOCUMENTS, OR SOME OTHER OBJECT.
- TITLE BAR
- A HORIZONTAL BAR AT THE TOP OF THE WINDOW THAT DISPLAYS THE WINDOWS NAME.
- SOFTWARE SUITE
- A COLLECTION OF INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS SOLD IN A SINGLE PROGRAM.
- CLIP ART/IMAGE GALLERY
- A COLLECTION OF CLIP ART AND PHOTOS INCLUDED W/APPLICATION SOFTWARE.
- EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE
- SOFTWARE THAT TEACHES A PARTICULAR SKILL.
- COMMAND
- AN INSTRUCTION THAT CAUSES A PROGRAM TOO PERFORM A SPECIFIC ACTION.
- DISTANCE LEARNING
- DELIVERY OF EDUCATION AT ONE LOCATION WHILE LEARNING TAKES PLACE AT OTHER LOCATIONS
- ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE
- FOR PERSONAL COMPUTERS INCLUDING GAMES, VIDEOS, AND OTHER PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT A HOBBY OR PROVIDE AMUSEMENT AND ENJOYMENT.
- EDIT
- TO MAKE CHANGES TO A DOCUMENTS EXISTING CONTENT
- PERSONAL DTP SOFTWARE
- HELPS HOME AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TO CREATE BUSINESS LETTERS.
- CLICK
- MOVING TH EPOINTER BUTTON, PRESSING AND RELEASING THE MOUSE BUTTON.
- VIDEO EDITING SOFTWARE
- ALLOWS PROFESSIONALS TO MODIFY A SEGMENT OF A VIDEO CLIP.
- PRESENTATION GRAPHICS SOFTWARE
- APPLICATION SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS USERS TO CREATE VISUAL AIDS FOR PRESENTATIONS.
- PERSONAL PHOTO EDITING SOFTWARE
- ALLOWS USERS TO EDIT DIGITAL PHOTOS TO ENHANCE IMAGE QUALITY.
- WINDOW
- A RECTANGULAR AREA ON THE SCREEN THAT DISPLAYS DATA AND INFORMATION.
- ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE
- HELPS COMPANIES RECORD AND REPORT THEIR FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS.
- COMPUTER BASED TRAINING
- A TYPE OF EDUCATION IN WHICH STUDENTS LEARN BY USING AND COMPLETING EXERCISES W/INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE.
- personal information manager
- APPLICATION SOFTWARE THAT INCLUDES AN APPOINTMENT CALENDAR, ADRESS BOOK TO ORGANIZE PERSONAL INFORMATION.
- SHAREWARE
- COPYRIGHTED SOFTWARE THAT IS DISTRIBUTED AT NO COST FOR A TRIAL PERIOD.
- PERSONAL FINANCIAL SOFTWARE
- A SIMPLIFIED ACCOUNTING PROGRAM THAT HELPS HOME USERS TO BALANCE CHECK BOOKS, TRACK EXPENSES, SET BUDGETS, AND EVALUATE FINANCIAL PLANS,
- COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN SOFTWARE
- A SOPHISTICATED TYPE OF APPLICATION SOFTWARE THAT ASSISTS A PROFESSIONAL USER IN CREATING, ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTUAL, AND SCIENTIFIC DESIGNS.
- WEB BASED TRAINING
- A TYPE OF COMPUTER BASED TRAINING THAT USES INTERNET TECHNOLOGY AND CONSISTS OF APPLICATION SOFTWARE
- LEGAL SOFTWARE
- ASSISTS IN THE PREPARATION OF LEGAL DOCUMENTS AND PROVIDES LEGAL INFORMATION FOR IDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND SMALL BUSINESSES.
- PERSONAL PAINT SOFTWARE
- EASY TO USE INTERFACE W/SIMPLE CAPABILITIES FOR HOME USE.
- DESKTOP
- AN ON SCREEN WORK AREA THAT HAS A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE.
- DATABASE
- A COLLECTION OF DATA ORGANIZED IN A MANNER THAT ALLOWS ACCESS, RETRIEVAL, AND OTHER USE OF THAT DATA.
- TAX PREPARATION SOFTWARE
- GUIDES PEOPLE THROUGH THE PROCESS OF FILING FEDERAL TAXES.
- OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE
- SOFTWARE PROVIDED FOR USE, MODIFICATION, AND REDISTRIBUTION.
- FONT SIZE
- INDICATES THE SIZE OF THE CHARACTERS IN A PARTICULAR FONT,
- AUDIO EDITING SOFTWARE
- LETS USERS MODIFY AUDIO CLIPS, PRODUCE STUDIO QUALITY SOUNDTRACKS, AND ADD AUDIO TO VIDEO CLIPS.
- PAINT SOFTWARE
- ALLOWS USERS TO DRAW PICS, SHAPES, AND OTHER GRAPHICAL IMAGES, WITH VARIOUS ONSCREEN TOOLS.
- PROFESSIONAL PHOTO EDITING SOFTWARE
- IMAGE EDITING SOFTWARE THAT ENABLE PHOTOGRAPHERS, VIDEOGRAPHERS, ENGINEERS, SCIENTISTS TO CUSTOMIZE DIGITAL PHOTOS.
- ONLINE BANKING
- OFFERS ACCESS TO ACCOUNT BALANCES PROVIDING BILL PAYING SERVICES, AND DOWNLOAD TRANSACTIONS FROM AND STATEMENTS FROM THE WEB TO YOUR COMPUTER.
- APPLICATION SOFTWARE
- PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO MAKE USERS MORE PRODUCTIVE AND ASSIST THEM WITH PERSONAL TASKS.
- ONLINE HELP
- THE ELECTRONIC EQUIVALENT OF A USERS MANUAL.
- PUBLIC DOMAIN SOFTWARE
- HAS BEEN DONATED FOR PUBLIC USE W/OUT COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS.
- DESKTOP PUBLISHING
- ENABLES PROFESSIONAL DESIGNERS TO CREATE SOPHISTICATED DOCUMENTS THAT CONTAIN TEXT, GRAPHICS, AND MANY COLORS.
- LANDSCAPING SOFTWARE
- SOFTWARE THAT HELPS WITH HOME IMPROVEMENTS
- BUTTON
- A GRAPHICAL ELEMENT THAT YOU ACTIVATE TO CAUSE A SPECIFIC ACTION TO TAKE PLACE.
- WORD PROCESSING SOFTWARE
- ALLOWS USERS TO CREAT, MANIPULATE, DOCUMENTS CONTAINING MOSTLY TEXT AND SOME GRAPHICS.
- SAVE
- TRANSFER COPY FROM COMPUTER MEMORY TO A STORGAE DEVICE.
- TRAVEL AND MAPPING SOFTWARE
- ENABLES USERS TO VIEW MAPS, DETERMINE ROUTES, DIRECTIONS, LOCATE POINTS OF INTEREST.
- REFERENCE SOFTWARE
- PROVIDES VALUABLE AND THOROUGH INFORMATION FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS.
- FORMAT
- CHANGING THE APPEARANCE OF A DOCUMENT
- THE COMPUTER MAKING ADOCUMENT ON PAPER OR LIKE MEDIA.
- PACKAGED SOFTWARE
- MASS PRODUCED COPYRIGHTED RETAIL SOFTWARE THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF A VARIETY OF USER.
- MENU
- A LIST OF COMMANDS FROM WHICH YOU CAN MAKE A SPECIFIC ACTION.
- IMAGE EDITING SOFTWARE
- THE CAPABILITIES OF PAINT SOFTWARE AND ALSO INCLUDES ENHANCING, MODIFYING EXISTING IMAGES AND PICTURES.
- FONT
- A NAME ASSIGNED TO A SPECIFIC DESIGN OF CHARACTERS.
- POINTER
- SMALLL SYMBOL DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN THAT MOVES AS YOUR MOUSE MOVES.
- CREATE
- ENTERING TEXT OR NUMBERS, INSERTING IMAGES, USING A KEYBOARD, MOUSE, DIGITAL PEN, OR A MICROPHONE.
- WEB BASED SOFTWARE
- REFERS TO SOFTWARE HOSTED BY WEB SITES.
- BUSINESS SOFTWARE
- APPLICATION SOFTWARE THAT ASSISTS PEOPLE IN BECOMING MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT WHILE PERFORMING THEIR DAILY BUSINESS ACTIVITIES.