COMPUTING FUNDAMENTALS

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 Objectives

 Identify how software and hardware work together

 Describe how software is developed and upgraded

 Discuss different types of software and general concepts

relating to software categories

 Determine the tasks to which each type of software is

most suited or not suited

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 What is software?
 Software consists of programs, which enable a
computer to perform specific tasks
 Stages in developing software:
 Planning
 Programming

 Debugging

 Documentation

 Beta Review

 Quality Control

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 Types of Software
 Systems Software
 Includesthe operating system and all the utilities that
enable the computer to function.

 Applications Software
 Includes
programs that do real work for users, such as,
word processors, spreadsheets, and database
management systems.

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 Systems Software
 Operating System
- manages software and hardware resources of a
computer.
- has two interfaces: CLI and GUI

 Microsoft Windows
 Mac OS
 UNIX

 Linux, etc.

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 Systems Software
 Utility Software
-a program that performs a very specific task,
usually related to managing system resources.

 Anti-virus

 Disk compression
 Disk clean-up

 File compression

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 Applications Software
 Word processor
 Spreadsheets
 Presentations
 Database management
 DTP
 Multi-media
 Electronic Mail
 Web browsers

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 Word Processing
 Word processor enables creation of documents such
as letters, reports, manuals, and certificates.

 Word (Microsoft)
 WordPerfect (Corel)

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 Spreadsheets
 Spreadsheet program is used to perform
calculations such as grading sheets, income taxes,
accounting, etc.

 Excel (Microsoft)
 Lotus 1-2-3

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 Presentations
 Presentation software is used to create professional-
looking presentations that can handle text, drawing,
pictures, sounds, video, etc.

 PowerPoint (Microsoft)
 Corel Presentations (Corel)

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 Database Management
 Database management software is used in keeping
and organizing large amounts of information or
records in banks, schools, and in most companies.

 Access(Microsoft)
 Paradox (Corel)

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 Electronic Mail
 Electronic mail program is used to send and receive
mails in electronic format.

 Outlook (Microsoft)
 Eudora (Qualcomm)

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 Web Browsers
 Web browser is a program that allows you to
browse web pages on the Internet.

 InternetExplorer (Microsoft)
 Netscape Navigator

 Firefox

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 Upgrading Software

 Why is there a need for software updates?

 What are Service Packs (SP)?

 What about upgrading to new versions?

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