Applications

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The collective term application specifys a computer programm which is used for the treatment of datas. Because there are a lot of application areas, the applications are divided into their utilisation purposes:

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[edit] Office applications

  • File management programms; e.g. address management, video management, finance and accounts management
  • Databases; e.g. DBase
  • Data communication programms; e.b. webbrowser, FTP client
  • DTP programms (DeskTop Publishing): Programms for generating of booklets, newspapers and assignment of text and pictures
  • Editors: Small programms for manipulation of data or for making of text notes
  • Communication programms; e.g. email programms, chat programms, video conference programm
  • Education programms; e.g. programms for learning programming languages (Assembler, BASIC, Logo, Pascal) or school stuff (math, languages)
  • Presentation programms; e.g. PowerPoint
  • Calculation programms; e.g. calculator or converting programms for physical values or currencys
  • Spreadsheet programms; e.g. Excel
  • Word processors; e.g. Textomat, Vizawrite, Word, Starwriter

Today you will find different office applications combined in so called Office Programm Packages. In a classic office package you will find at least one word processor and one spreadsheet, which are associated through a file manager. Additional you can find databases, calculation and presentation programms as well as DTP programms or an graphic application.


[edit] Graphic applications

  • Picture editors; for editing of photos (on pixel base) - e.g. GoDot
  • CAD programms (Computer Aided Design); for making technical drawings
  • Graphic editors; for editing graphics on vector base
  • Drawing programms; for making graphics on pixel or vector base


[edit] Multimedia applications

  • Music editors; for making and editing of music
  • Video editors; for making and editing of videos


[edit] Links

Wikipedia: Application_software
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