Applications

Applications are computer programs that let you do specific jobs.
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Text

A text interface was all that was available in the beginning. The example below is of PKZIP, which squashes files into smaller size to save you space.

Text and menus

Improvements arrived with the addition of menus and the use of the arrow keys to move around the screen. This is much better than having to type in all the commands.

The example to the right is of a bulletin board communications program.

Graphical

It is more user friendly.

The example below is from Windows 95/98. The use of drop-down menus, windows, buttons, and icons was first successfully marketed by Apple on the Macintosh computer. These ideas are now as standard for graphical interfaces as door knobs are for doors.

Other applications include

1. Word Processing
2. DesktopPublishing
3. Spreadsheet
4. Database
5. Graphics
6. Presentations
7. Communications
8. Browser
9. Web Pages
10. Email
11. Project Management
12. PIM
13. Integrated & Suites

Word Processing
application that is used most often and most widely

Desktop Publishing
Desktop publishing does on the computer what used to be done with scissors and glue and other non-computer methods

Spreadsheet
application of choice for most documents that organize numbers, like budgets, financial statements, grade sheets, and sales records

Database
collection of data that you want to manage, rearrange, and add to later

Graphics
programs deal with pictures, either static or moving, flat or 3D

Presentations
links together a sequence of slides containing text and graphics. A slide show might be used for a sales presentation or for training or to enhance any kind of speech.

Communications
programs temporarily connect computers to each other to exchange information

Browser
Internet browser is a program that lets you navigate the World Wide Web or view HTML pages on a CD or on your hard disk

Web Pages
To create a web page for the Internet, you must write HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) code to define what is on the page, create or acquire the images for the page, and then upload the files to a web server.

Email
Email is superior to the traditional office memo because it uses no paper

Project Management
When you have a group of people working together on a complex project, you need a way to manage all the details

PIM
A PIM will normally include an address book, a calendar to schedule activities and appointments, and a to-do list where you list chores, calls to make, various things to do.