Types of Software Packages

Word Processors

Word processing is usually what leads people to using a computer

for their work. Word processors will normally have the following
capabilities built into them: 
 Spell checking .
 Standard layouts for normal documents
 Have some characters appear in bold print, italics, or underlined .
 Center lines, make text line up on the left side of the paper, or the
right side of the paper.
 Save the document so it can be used again.
 print the document . Two of the
most common word processing programs are WordPerfect and
Microsoft Word
Spreadsheets
The spreadsheet packages are designed to use numbers
and formulas to do calculations with ease.Examples of
spreadsheets include:

 Budgets
 Payrolls
 Grade Calculations
 Address Lists

The most commonly used spreadsheet programs are

Microsoft Excel and Lotus 123.
Data Bases
Database programs are designed for these types of
applications:
o Membership lists.
o Grade reports.
o Student lists .
o Instructor schedules .
All of these have to be maintained so you can find
what you need quickly and accurately.  Some of the
most commonly used database programs are
Microsoft Access
Graphic Presentations

The presentation programs can make giving

presentations and using overheads easier.  Other uses
include: 

 Slide Shows
 Repeating Computer Presentations on a computer
monitor
 Using Sound and animation in slide shows
 
The most recognized graphic presentation programs
are Microsoft PowerPoint and Harvard Graphics.
Web Browsers

Web Browsers provide an easy to surf the Internet.

 Use search engines to find people, places, and things

world-wide.
 Create your own web page to tell the world about you
and your job.
 Advertise your company and special activities
 To date, no other planet has placed web pages on the
web – but nothing should surprise you!
 The two most popular web browsers are Netscape and
Microsoft Internet Explorer.
 Popular Softwares

• Computerized accounting system

• Human resource information system
• Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
• Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM)
system.
The Human Resource Information
Systems (HRIS)
 is a software or online solution for the data entry,
data tracking, and data information needs of the
Human Resources, payroll, management, and
accounting functions within a business.
 Normally packaged as a data base, hundreds of
companies sell some form of HRIS and every HRIS
has different capabilities.
Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
also known as Computer-Aided Drafting.

isthe use of computer software and systems to design and create 2D and
3D virtual models of goods and products for the purposes of testing.

The technology is used for a wide variety of products in such fields as

architecture, electronics, and aerospace, naval, and automotive engineering

enables users to create rapid and precise drawings and rough sketch plans
of main products.

provides a flexible pattern in the drawing process that users can alter as
according to their required dimensions with minimal efforts.
Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)

 to control machine tools and related machinery

in the manufacturing of workpieces
 refer to the use of a computer to assist in all
operations of a manufacturing plant, including
planning, management, transportation and
storage.
 primary purpose is to create a faster production
process and components and tooling with more
precise dimensions and material consistency,