INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY ESSENTIALS

LESSON 3: SOFTWARE
CATEGORIES OF SOFTWARE
1. System software consists
of the programs that control
or maintain the operations of
the computer and its devices.
 Two types of System
Software
• Operating System
Or commonly
abbreviated as OS, is
an interface between
hardware and user.
 Two types of System Software
• Utility Software
allow the user to
perform maintenance-type tasks
usually related to managing a
computer, its devices or its
programs
 Kinds of Utility Programs
• Antivirus Programs
• Spyware Removers
• Internet Filters
• File Compression
• File Conversion
• CD/DVD Burning
• Personal Computer
Maintenance
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CATEGORIES OF SOFTWARE
2. Application software is a tool
that is operated by a computer
with the purpose of supporting
or improving the software user's
work.
 Types of Application Software
A. Business Software
Categories of Business Software
▪ Word Processing Software
- sometimes called a word processor,
allows users to create and manipulate
documents mostly text and sometimes
graphics.
Categories of Business
Software
▪ Spreadsheet Software
- allows users to organize
data in rows and columns
and perform calculations
on the data. These rows
and columns collectively
are called a worksheet.
Categories of Business Software
▪ Database Software
- allows users to create,
access, and manage a
database. A database is a
collection of data organized
in a manner that allows
access, retrieval, and use of
that data.
Categories of Business Software
▪ Presentation Graphics
Software
- allows users to
create visual aids for
presentations to
communicate ideas,
messages, and other
information to a group.
Categories of Business Software
▪ Note Taking Software
enables users to
enter typed text,
handwritten comments,
drawings, or sketches
anywhere on a page and
then save the page as
part of a notebook.
Categories of Business Software
▪ Personal Information
Manager Software
includes an
appointment calendar,
address book, notepad,
and other features to
help users organize
personal information.
Categories of Business Software

▪ Project Management
Software
allows a user to plan,
schedule, track, and
analyze the events,
resources, and costs of
a project.
Categories of Business Software

▪ Accounting
Software
helps companies
record and report their
financial transactions.
 Categories of Business Software
▪ Document Management Software
provides a means for sharing,
distributing, and searching through
documents by converting them into a
format that can be viewed by any user.
 Types of Application
Software
B. Graphics and Multimedia
Software
allows power users such as
engineers, architects, desktop
publishers, and graphic artists
to work with graphics and
multimedia.
Categories of Graphics and Multimedia Software
Computer-Aided
design (CAD)
software
- is a sophisticated
type of application
software that assists
a professional user in
creating engineering,
architectural, and
scientific designs.
 Categories of Graphics and
Multimedia Software
Desktop Publishing
(DTP) Software
- enables professional
designers to create
sophisticated
documents that
contain colored text
and graphics.
Categories of Graphics and
Multimedia Software
Paint or Image
Editing software
- allows users to draw
pictures, shapes,
and other graphical
images with various
on-screen tools.
Categories of Graphics and
Multimedia Software
Video and Audio
Editing software
- allows professionals
to modify a
segment of a
video, audio clips,
and produce
studio-quality
tracks.
Categories of Graphics and
Multimedia Software
Multimedia Authoring
software
- allows professionals
to modify a
segment of a video,
audio clips, and
produce studio-
quality tracks.
 Categories of Graphics and
Multimedia Software
Web Page Authoring Software

- helps users of all skill levels create

Web pages that include graphical
images, video, audio, animation, and
other special effects with interactive
content.
 Categories of Graphics and
Multimedia Software
Educational and
Reference Software -
is software that
teaches a particular
skill. Educational English Quartet

software exists for

just about any
subject.
Categories of Graphics and
Multimedia Software
Entertainment software
includes interactive
games, videos, and
other programs
designed to support a
hobby or provide
amusement and
enjoyment.
COMPUTER MAINTENANCE
• Computer programs are also
designed to keep the computer
safe, manage its system and
perform regularly scheduled
maintenance. This assures that
the computer is running at its
optimum performance.
 COMPUTER MAINTENANCE
• Disk cleanup

1. Click Start → Programs→ Accessories →

System Tools → choose Disk Cleanup.
 COMPUTER MAINTENANCE
2. Select the drive to be cleaned up. At this
point, we will choose to cleanup Drive C:
of the computer. This will take awhile.
 COMPUTER MAINTENANCE
3. Once it is done
with calculating,
the next window
will show up.
Click in each
square to place a
check mark in it.
This indicates the
files needed to be
deleted.
 COMPUTER MAINTENANCE
4. Click OK to start the deletion and
click Yes if you are sure to
remove the items.
 Disk Defragmentation
• is a computer program that
rearranges the data on your
hard disk and reunites
fragmented files so your
computer can run more
efficiently.
 Disk Defragmentation

1. Click on Start
→ All
Programs→
Accessories →
System Tools,
then click Disk
Defragmenter.
 Antivirus programs
Antivirus software mainly prevents
and removes computer viruses
including worms and Trojan
Horses.