APPLICATION SOFTWARE

 Application Software

As the personal computer proliferated inside organizations, control over the information generated by the organization began splintering. Say the customer service department creates a customer database to keep track of calls and problem reports, and the sales department also creates a database to keep track of customer information. Which one should be used as the master list of customers? As another example, someone in sales might create a spreadsheet to calculate sales revenue, while someone in finance creates a different one that meets the needs of their department. However, it is likely that the two spreadsheets will come up with different totals for revenue. Which one is correct? And who is managing all this information? To resolve these issues, various specific purpose applications were created.

Application software includes all that computer software that cause a computer to perform useful tasks beyond the running of the computer itself. It is a collection of programs which address a real-life problem of its end users which may be business or scientific or any other problem. The different types of application software are as follows:

 Application Suite: Has multiple applications bundled together. Related functions, features and user interfaces interact with each other. E.g. MS Office 2010 which has MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, etc.

 Enterprise Software: Addresses an enterprise’s needs and data flow in a huge distributed environment. E.g. ERP Applications like SAP.

 Enterprise Infrastructure Software: Provides capabilities required to support enterprise software systems. E.g. email servers, Security software.

 Information Worker Software: Addresses individual needs required to manage and create information for individual projects within departments. E.g. Spreadsheets, CAAT (Computer Assisted Audit Tools) etc.

 Content Access Software: Used to access contents and addresses a desire for published digital content and entertainment. E.g. Media Players, Adobe Digital etc.

 Educational Software: Holds contents adopted for use by students. E.g. Examination Test CDs

Media Development Software: Addresses individual needs to generate and print electronic media for others to consume.

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