M/s ABC Ltd. is a consumer electronics item manufacturing company. The management of the company wants to use advanced IT system solution to enhance its presence in the market. Therefore the company hired a consultancy f

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M/s ABC Ltd. is a consumer electronics item manufacturing company. The management of the company wants to use advanced IT system solution to enhance its presence in the market. Therefore the company hired a consultancy firm for taking services in the field of using advanced internet technologies and Database solutions. Further, the company wants to upgrade its existing Management Information System (MIS) for better usage of market information and competitive advantage. The top management of the company also want to expand business of the company by entering into e-commerce and m-commerce businesses. Therefore, company needs to take the service of consultant for upgrading the software system of the company using advanced application software. The top and middle management of the company held various meetings with the consultants to arrive at complete restructuring of the IT systems of the company. Assuming that you are a representative of consultancy firm hired by M/s ABC Ltd., answer the following, in brief: List and explain any five examples of application software.

Answer & Explanation:

Applications software is program that performs common information processing jobs for end users. These do not require advanced level computer skills and allow users to do things like creating text documents, playing video games, listening to music or viewing websites. For example, word processing programs, electronic spreadsheet programs, database management programs, graphics programs, communications programs Example MS word, power point, Chrome, Internet Explorer. Examples of Some Application Software: Word Processing Software: Word processing is the most common applications software. The great advantage of word processing over using a typewriter is that you can make changes without retyping the entire document. Word processors make it easy to manipulate and format documents. Example: MS Word, Word Pad etc. Spreadsheet Software: Spreadsheets are computer programs that let people electronically create and manipulate spreadsheets (tables of values arranged in rows and columns with predefined relationships to each other). Spreadsheets are used for mathematical calculations such as accounts, budgets, and statistics and so on. For Example: Excel, Lotus1-2-3 etc. Database Software: Database management applications are computer programs that let people create and manipulate data in a database. A database is a collection of related information that can be manipulated and used to sort information, conduct statistical analyses or generate reports. Example: MS Access, MySQL, Oracle etc. Presentation Graphic Software: Allows users to create visual presentation. Example: MS Power Point. Multimedia Software: Allows users to create image, audio, video etc. Example: Real Player, Media Player etc. Accounting Software: Allows users to do the accounting of the transaction entered into. Examples Tally, Zoho Books, Fresh Books etc. Mobile Software: Allows users to carry out various applications through mobile. Examples opera mini, e-buddy etc.

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