Computing Notes
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Chapter 8 - Application Software.
· Definition of custom-written software and off-the-shelf software packages, and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each;
· The features of common applications found in business, commercial and industrial applications: e.g. stock control, order processing, payroll, process control, point of sale systems, marketing, computer aided design (CAD), computer aided manufacture (CAM);
· Identify suitable common generic applications software for particular application areas e.g. word processing, spreadsheets, desktop publishers (DTP), presentation software, drawing packages;
· Identify application areas for which generic applications software is not appropriate;
· The purpose and impact of different types of generic applications software, for example word processing, spreadsheets, desktop publishers (DTP), presentation software, drawing packages;