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Application software classificationEnterprise software addresses the needs of organization processes and data flow, often in a large distributed ecosystem. (Examples include Financial, Customer Relationship Management, and Supply Chain Management). Note that Departmental Software is a sub-type of Enterprise Software with a focus on smaller organizations or groups within a large organization. (Examples include Travel Expense Management, and IT Helpdesk). Enterprise infrastructure software provides common capabilities needed to create Enterprise Software systems. (Examples include Databases, Email servers, and Network and Security Management). Information worker software addresses the needs of individuals to create and manage information, often for individual projects within a department, in contrast to enterprise management. Examples include time management, resource management, documentation tools, analytical, and collaborative. Word processors, spreadsheets, email and blog clients, personal information system, and individual media editors may aid in multiple information worker tasks. Media and entertainment software addresses the needs of individuals and groups to consume digital entertainment and published digital content. (Examples include Media Players, Web Browsers, Help browsers, and Games). Educational software is related to Media and Entertainment Software, but has distinct requirements for delivering evaluations (tests) and tracking progress through material. It is also related to collaboration software in that many Educational Software systems include collaborative capabilities. Media development software addresses the needs of individuals who generate print and electronic media for others to consume, most often in a commercial or educational setting. This includes Graphic Art software, Desktop Publishing software, Multimedia Development software, HTML editors, Digital Animation editors, Digital Audio and Video composition, and many others. Product engineering software is used in developing hardware and software products. This includes computer aided design (CAD), computer aided engineering (CAE), computer language editing and compiling tools, Integrated Development Environments, and Application Programmer Interfaces. - What types of software are mentioned in the text? - Characterize each type in short and find examples of corresponding applications to fill in the table:
Activity: Study Applications Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_software or Google for information on your own. Choose one of the software types and prepare a detailed overview of applications in this category. Optional: make up a Power Point presentation to show your group mates in class.
Vocabulary work Give Russian equivalents in the cells below:
Match each of the following terms to the phrase that is the most closely related: Desktop publishing software, 2. word processing software, 3. interpreter, 4.external command instructions, 5. applications software, 6. multitasking, 7 .timesharing 8. booting 9. front-end processor, 10. internal command, 11.virtual memory, 12. instructions, 13. database management systems software 14. integrated software, 15. spreadsheet software. ¨ a. Computer that schedules and controls users' processing requests ¨ b. Software used to easily store large amounts of data, sort it into order, and retrieve information ¨ c. Software used to develop personalized reports involving the use of mathematical, financial, statistical, and logical processing ¨ d. This refers to many terminals or user stations connected to and being supported by another computer. ¨ e. With this, the computer can process as though it has an almost unlimited supply of main memory. ¨ f. This involves turning a computer on and loading a copy of important systems software instructions into main memory. ¨ g. Systems software that supports this capability can execute more than one program at a time. ¨ h. Instructions automatically loaded into main memory when the computer is turned on ¨ i. Software that allows you to easily create, edit, and print documents ¨ j. This type of language processor converts high-level program instructions into machine-language instructions one instruction at a time. ¨ k. These types of systems software instructions are often referred to as utility programs. ¨ l. Software that allows you to combine text and graphics to create near typeset-quality newsletters, documentation manuals, and forms on a laser printer ¨ m. Software intended to satisfy your particular business or personal processing requirements ¨ n. Software that combines word processing, spreadsheet, database, graphics, and communications capabilities ¨ o. Software that tells the computer how to interpret data and instructions, how to run peripheral equipment, and how to use hardware in general
a.7 b.13 c.15 d.9 e.11 f.8 g.6 h.10 i.2 j.3 k.4 l.1 m.5 n.14 o.12 Have fun
Tech Support: "I need you to right-click on the Open Desktop." Customer: "Ok." Tech Support: "Did you get a pop-up menu?" Customer: "No." Tech Support: "Ok. Right click again. Do you see a pop-up menu?" Customer: "No." Tech Support: "Ok, sir. Can you tell me what you have done up until this point?" Customer: "Sure, you told me to write 'click' and I wrote 'click'."
Practice Translation use:beta version, RC1, install, run an application, select, onscreen instructions, final release, click, scroll down, check, remove, show updates, toolbar, screen real estate, Search Box, RSS feeds, browsing history
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