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Software - Coggle Diagram
Software
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Application Software
Application software allows the user to perform tasks to solve problems, such as creating documents, managing finances, or editing images. Sometimes called productivity software.
Office Software
Word Processors
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Allows the creation of typed documents such as letters, memos, or business proposals. Optimised for text creation, including formatting, spell check, and language tools.
Presentation Software
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Used to create visual slides to be used during a verbal presentation. Formatted to the size of the computer screen, not paper. Can contain images, videos, audio, hyperlinks.
Spreadsheet Software
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Used to perform large amounts of calculations such as managing finances or grades. Divided into a grid of cells labelled with letters and numbers. Spreadsheets support automatic recalculation.
Desktop Publishing
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Used for the creation of documents such as leaflets, posters, brochures, newsletters, etc. Often confused with word processing software. Allows significantly more control over page layout and formatting.
Database Software
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Used to create, store, structure, and sort a collection of data about a set of items. Can be used to create reports. Can be simple or complex.
Productivity Software
Graphics Software
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Used to create or edit digital images. May include effects, manipulation tools, cropping and rotating, as well as many other transformations. Vector graphic software allows for the creation of mathematical shapes that can be infinitely scaled.
Audio Software
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Used to record, edit, and mix digital audio. Multiple tracks can be recorded and combined with various effects applied to it. Heavily used in the music and film industry as well as within podcast creation.
Video Editing Software
Premier Pro, iMovie, Final Cut Pro
Allows images, sound, and video to be combined. Cuts can be made and titles added. Some can combine and overlay video and images from multiple sources.
Multimedia Software
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Software used to create interactive presentations, or games that could be hosted on the web.
Accounting Software
Helps manage finances from small personal to business finances. More specialised than spreadsheet software and includes necessary features to manage payroll, sales, and billing. Often customisable to meet a users needs.
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Other Software
Note Taking Software
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Designed for users who regularly attend lectures, classes, or conferences. Text entered might be free form (not restricted by lines on a page). Easy integration of diagrams, images, video, audio. Could take handwriting input.
Web Browsing Software
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Used to browse the web, access email, social networks, or cloud computing software. Extensions can be added to modern browsers to add features.
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