Application Software

Topic: Application Software

Class: SSS One

Definition of Application Software

1. Application software is a program or group of programs designed for end users.
2. A program is called an application program if it performs some human-oriented task.

Types of Application Software

It is divided into two which are
(i) User application software: These are user-written software tailored to meet the user’s specific needs. Users create this software themselves and often overlook how important it is.
Examples include:
spread sheet templates
word processor macros
scientific simulations
animation scripts.
(ii) Application packages: This consists of multiple programs bundled together to address a specific need. It is also known as an application suite or integrated package.
Examples are;
Microsoft office
Open office.org
iwork

Application Package Categories

They are two categories of application packages, namely:
General-purpose application software packages
Special (specific) purpose application software packages

1. General purpose application software packages

General-purpose application software is software used to perform a broad variety of tasks and is useful to nearly all computer users. It is not limited to one particular function. Examples are:
Word Processing: This is the process of using a computer to create, edit and print text–based documents.
Examples of word processing software
Ms–word
Word star
Word Perfect
Windows Word pad
Spreadsheet: Spreadsheet applications are computer programs that let you perform mathematical, statistical and accounting calculations electronically.
Examples of spreadsheet software
Google Sheets
iWork Numbers
Lotus 1-2-3
Microsoft Excel
VisiCalc
WPS spreadsheet, etc.
Presentation: A presentation program is a computer software package used to display information, normally in the form of a slide show.
Examples of Presentation software
MS powerpoint
Corel Presentations
OpenOffice.org Impress
SlideSlider
SlideRocket
SlideWiki
Audience (software)
Ease
Emaze
WPS presentation, etc.
Database management: This is a program that lets one or more computer users create and access data in a database.
Examples of DBMS
MS Access
Oracle
Paradox
SQL Server
SyBase
FOXPRO
Dbase, etc.
Graphics package: A graphics package is an application that can be used to create and manipulate images on a computer.
Examples of Graphic Packages are:
Corel draw
Microsoft Paint
Photoshop
Instant Artist
Havard Graphic
Logo Graphics
Logic Graphic
Print Artist etc.
Games: This is an electronic game that involves interaction with the users interface to generate visual feedback on a video device.
Examples of Gaming Software
GTA
Chess
Modern Combat
Fifa 2022, etc

2. Special (specific) purpose application software packages

These are software that is limited in what they can do, but usually does that one thing much better than a general purpose program.
They include:
Accounting Management: This is the practical application of management techniques to control reports on the financial health of an organisation.
Payroll System: This is a program designed for calculating the regular salary, wages or other compensation paid to every employee in a company.
Banking software: It enables the management, monitoring and control of transactions for financial institutions and banks.
Hospital Management Software: It is also known as Hospital information System. It is a comprehensive, integrated information system designed to manage the administrative, financial and clinical aspects of a hospital. Its benefits are easy access to patient data, help in the decision support system for health care policies, efficient and accurate administration of finance, improved monitoring of drug usage, etc.
Reservation System: A computer reservations system is a computerized system used to store, retrieve information and conduct transactions related to air travel. It is designed and operated by airlines.
Human Resources (HR) Management: Its functions include a variety of activities and key among them is deciding what staffing needs you to have and whether to use independent contractors or hire employees to fill these needs, recruiting and training the best employees, dealing with performance issues, etc.
Attendance System: Three components make up a Time and Attendance system. First, Barcode readers are used to allow an employee to make quick and adequate time transactions. Second, data taken from devices need to be managed and stored by PCs. Third, management of the time transactions, payroll generation and detailed reports are done by the Time and Attendance software.
Billing system: This is a system that tracks customer usage of services and calculates the impact on a customer’s account, based on the price of the service. Billing systems have come to include non-core functionality such as customer management, integration with payment gateways, and statistical analysis.