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Computing Notes

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·       The purpose and impact of different types of generic applications software, for example word processing, spreadsheets, desktop publishers (DTP), presentation software, drawing packages;

Word Processing

Word Processing is a computer application used for the production of any sort of viewable or printed material. (Including composition, editing, formatting, and possibly printing)

Word processing typically refers to text manipulation functions such as automatic generation of:

• Batch mailing using a form letter template and an address database (mail merging);
• Index of keywords and their page numbers;
• Table of contents with section titles and their page numbers;
• Table of figures with caption titles and their page numbers;
• Cross-referencing with section or page numbers;
• Footnote numbering.

Other word processing functions include "spelling checks" (actually checks against wordlists), "grammar checking" (checks for what seem to be simple grammar errors), and the "thesaurus" (allows you to find words with similar or opposite meanings).

By using word processing, it is easy to edit the text if there is any mistakes, compare to a typewrite which you have to retype the entire text. Characters, words or paragraphs can be moved, deleted, copied and rearranged by using simple appropriate commands. Easy to find a word and replace it. Easy to format the characters such as bold or italic, and easy to insert object like pictures or charts.

Spreadsheet

A spreadsheet is a rectangular table (or grid) of information, often financial information, to create documents using computers.

Spreadsheet applications are computer programs that let you create and manipulate spreadsheets electronically. In a spreadsheet application, each value sits in a cell. You can define what type of data is in each cell and how different cells depend on one another. The relationships between cells are called formulas, and the names of the cells are called labels.

Desktop Publisher
 

Purpose

·        To combine printed material, numbers, pictures, and charts to prepare publications.

·        Write and correct text.

·        They make graphics to go with the text.

·        They change pictures and drawings into digital pictures and then use them.

·        They design page layouts and develop presentations.

Used by

·        Electronic prepress technicians,

·        Electronic-publishing specialists,

·        Image designers,

·        Typographers,

·        Compositors,

·        Layout artists,

·        Web publications designers.

Impact

·        Users can easily save and modified their work as well as printing it.

·        Designing is easy and faster using many styles.

·        Pictures can be inserted easily.

·        Tables and charts can be inserted together with the text in paragraphs.

Presentation Software

PowerPoint

Purpose

·        Users are able to create their own presentation quickly using the graphics available.

·        They can easily inserted pictures and choose their favorite fonts and design.

·        Work can be easily edited.

·        Presentation can be made on a slideshow.

·        Sound clips and animates graphics can be easily inserted.

·        You can upload and download graphic from the internet.

Impact

·        Users find it easy and faster to create their own presentation using the graphic’s provided.

·        Work can be modified easily.

·        Inserting sound and animated graphics is possible.

·        Users do not have to carry the heavy presented paperwork as work can be save in a diskette for example.

Drawing Packages

Purpose

·        Allows you to create professional web or multimedia graphics from the simple images.

·        Combine vector, 2D, 3D and bitmap to edit in one drawing package.

·        Create realistic 3D drawing.

·        Provides air brush illustration.

·        Export to web pages.

·        Provides you with “painted art”

·        You can create 3D scenes and clones photos.

Impact

·        You can modify work easily for example changing shapes, group objects and changeable properties.

·        Applying effects is easy, for example to paint any vector objects using airbrushes.

·        Work can be easily save

·        Work can be easily exports to for example Adobe Photoshop.

·        Robust 3D lightning is possible.