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Chapter 3 - Application Software
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| Software that helps companies record and report their financial transactions. | accounting software |
| Program designed to make users more productive and/or assist them with personal tasks. | application software |
| Application software that allows a user to modify audio clips, produce studio-quality soundtracks, and add audio to video clips. | audio editing software |
| Chart that displays bars of various lengths to show the relationship of data. See also column chart. | bar chart |
| Software needed by blogger to create/maintain a blog. | blog software |
| Short for blog software. Software needed by blogger to create/maintain a blog. | blogware |
| Application software that assists people in becoming more effective and efficient while performing their daily business activities. | business software |
| Graphical element that is activated to cause a specific action to occur. | button |
| Intersection of a column and a row in a worksheet. | cell |
| Spreadsheet software feature that depicts data in a graphical form. | charting |
| The act of moving the mouse pointer to a button and then pressing and releasing a button on the mouse (usually the left mouse button). | click |
| Collection of electronic drawings, photos, and other images. | clip art |
| A collection of clip art and photos included with application software. | clip art/image gallery |
| Temporary storage location for document content that is used in cutting and pasting or copying and pasting operations. | clipboard |
| Standard set of colors used by designers and printers to ensure that colors will print exactly as specified. | color library |
| Chart that displays bars of various lengths to show the relationship of data. See also bar chart. | column chart |
| Instruction on a menu that causes a program to perform a specific action. | command |
| Sophisticated type of application software that assists a professional user in creating engineering, architectural, and scientific designs. | computer-aided design (CAD) software |
| Type of education in which students learn by using and completing exercises with instructional software. Also called computer-aided instruction (CAI). | computer-based training (CBT) |
| To enter text or numbers, insert images, and perform other tasks with a document using an input device such as a keyboard, mouse, or digital pen. | create |
| Software that performs functions specific to a business or industry, developed by a user or at a user’s request. | custom software |
| Collection of data organized in a manner that allows access, retrieval, and use of that data. | database |
| Application software used to create, access, and manage a database; add, change, and delete data in the database; sort and retrieve data from the database; and create forms and reports using the data in the database. | database software |
| On-screen work area that has a graphical user interface. | desktop |
| Application software used by professional designers to create sophisticated documents that can contain text, graphics, and many colors. | desktop publishing (DTP) software |
| Special window that provides information, presents available options, or requests a response. | dialog box |
| Delivery of education at one location while the learning takes place at other locations. | distance learning (DL) |
| Application software that provides a means for sharing, distributing, and searching through documents by converting them into a format that can be viewed by any user. | document management software |
| Filing state and federal tax returns online. | e-filing |
| Short for electronic learning; delivery of education via some electronic method such as the Internet, networks, or optical discs. | e-learning |
| To make changes to the existing content of a document. | edit |
| Application software that teaches a particular skill. | educational software |
| Application software, such as interactive games, videos, and other programs designed to support a hobby or provide amusement and enjoyment. | entertainment software |
| Each column in a database that contains a specific category of data within a record. | field |
| Named collection of stored data, instructions, or information. | file |
| Unique combination of letters of the alphabet, numbers, or other characters that identifies a file. | file name |
| Audio editing software feature designed to enhance audio quality. | filters |
| Name assigned to a specific design of characters. | font |
| Size of the characters in a particular font. | font size |
| Font design, such as bold, italic, and underline, that can add emphasis to a font. | font style |
| Text that appears at the bottom of each page of a document. | footer |
| To change a document’s appearance. | format |
| Expression used to perform calculations on the data in a worksheet and display the resulting value in a cell. | formula |
| Copyrighted software provided at no cost to a user by an individual or a company that retains all rights to the software. | freeware |
| Predefined worksheet formula that performs common calculations. | function |
| Text that appears at the top of each page of a document. | header |
| Application software that assists users with the design, remodeling, or improvement of a home, deck, or landscape. | home design/landscaping software |
| Small image displayed on a computer screen that represents a program, a document, or some other object. | icon |
| Application software that allows users to draw pictures, shapes, and other graphical images with various on-screen tools. See also paint software. | illustration software |
| Application software that provides the capabilities of paint software and also includes the capability to enhance and modify existing images and pictures. | image editing software |
| Process of combining multiple images into a larger image. | image stitching |
| To bring graphics into a document. | import |
| Text entered in a worksheet cell that identifies the worksheet data and helps organize the worksheet. | label |
| Application software that assists in the preparation of legal documents and provides legal information to individuals, families, and small businesses. | legal software |
| Chart that shows a trend during a period of time, as indicated by a rising or falling line. | line chart |
| Copied from a computer’s hard disk into memory. | loaded |
| Sequence of keystrokes and instructions that a user records and saves. | macro |
| Short for malicious software; programs that act without a user’s knowledge and deliberately alter a computer’s operations. | malware |
| The portion of a page outside the main body of text, including the top, the bottom, and both sides of the paper. | margins |
| Item on the computer screen that contains a list of commands from which a user can make selections. | menu |
| Software that allows users to combine text, graphics, audio, video, and animation in an interactive application and that often is used for computer-based training and Web-based presentations. | multimedia authoring software |
| Application software that enables users to enter typed text, handwritten comments, drawings, or sketches anywhere on a page. | note taking software |
| Online connection to a bank’s computer to access account balances, pay bills, and copy monthly transactions to a user’s computer. | online banking |
| Electronic equivalent of a user manual that usually is integrated in a program. | online Help |
| Software provided for use, modification, and redistribution. | open source software |
| Mass-produced, copyrighted retail software that meets the needs of a wide variety of users, not just a single user or company. | packaged software |
| Process of arranging text and graphics in a document on a page-by-page basis. | page layout |
| Application software that allows users to draw pictures, shapes, and other graphical images with various on-screen tools. See also illustration software. | paint software |
| Process of transferring an item from a clipboard to a specific location in a document. | pasting |
| Portable Document Format. A popular file format used by document management software to save converted documents. | |
| Application software that helps home and small office/ home office users create newsletters, brochures, advertisements, postcards, greeting cards, letterhead, business cards, banners, calendars, logos, and Web pages | personal DTP (desktop publishing) software |
| Simplified accounting program that helps home users or small office/home office users manage finances. | personal finance software |
| Application software that includes features to help users organize personal information. | personal information manager (PIM) |
| Application software that provides an easy-to-use interface, usually with more simplified capabilities that allows users to draw pictures, shapes, and other images. | personal paint/image editing software |
| Application software that allows users to edit digital photos by removing red-eye, erasing blemishes, restoring aged photos, adding special effects, enhancing image quality, or creating electronic photo albums. | personal photo editing software |
| Application software that allows users to view, organize, sort, catalog, print, and share digital photos. | photo management software |
| Chart that is displayed in the shape of a round pie cut into slices to show the relationship of parts to a whole. | pie chart |
| Measure of font size, equal to about 1/72 of an inch in height. | point |
| Small symbol displayed on a computer screen whose location and shape changes as a user interacts with a mouse or other pointing device. | pointer |
| Application software that allows a user to create visual aids for presentations to communicate ideas, messages, and other information to a group. | presentation software |
| Placing the copy of a document on paper or some other medium. | |
| Technique that some software manufacturers use to ensure that software is not installed on more computers than legally licensed. | product activation |
| Type of image editing software that allows photographers, videographers, engineers, scientists, and other high-volume digital photo users to edit and customize digital photos. | professional photo editing software |
| Application software that allows a user to plan, schedule, track, and analyze the events, resources, and costs of a project. | project management software |
| Free software that has been donated for public use and has no copyright restrictions. | public-domain software |
| Request for specific data from a database. | query |
| Each row in a database that contains data about a given person, product, object, or event. | record |
| Application software that provides valuable and thorough information for all individuals. | reference software |
| Font that does not have the short decorative lines at the upper and lower ends of the characters. | sans serif font |
| To transfer a document from a computer’s memory to a storage medium. | save |
| Process of moving different portions of a document on the computer’s screen into view. | scrolling |
| Font that has short decorative lines at the upper and lower edges of the characters. | serif font |
| Copyrighted software that is distributed at no cost for a trial period. | shareware |
| Display of a presentation on a large monitor or a projection screen. | slide show |
| Word processing screen element that appears when you perform a certain action. | smart tags |
| Collection of individual programs available together as a unit. | software suite |
| Feature in some application software that reviews the spelling of individual words, sections of a document, or the entire document. | spelling checker |
| Application software that allows a user to organize data in rows and columns and to perform calculations on the data. | spreadsheet software |
| Software that serves as the interface between the user, the application software, and the computer's hardware. | system software |
| Application software that is used to guide individuals, families, or small businesses through the process of filing federal taxes. | tax preparation software |
| Document that contains the formatting necessary for a specific document type. | template |
| Horizontal space, located at the top of a window, that contains the window’s name. | title bar |
| Application software that enables users to view maps, determine route directions, and locate points of interest. | travel and mapping software |
| Number contained in a worksheet cell that can be used in a calculation. | value |
| Application software that allows a user to modify a segment of video, called a clip. | video editing software |
| Web-based training; computer-based training that uses Internet technology and consists of application software on the Web. | WBT |
| Web site that allows users to access and interact with software from any computer or device that is connected to the Internet. | Web app |
| Web site that allows users to access and interact with software through a Web browser on any computer or device that is connected to the Internet. See also Web app. | Web application |
| Software used to create Web pages that include graphical images, video, audio, animation, and other special effects with interactive content. | Web page authoring software |
| Help located on Web sites that provides updates and comprehensive resources to respond to technical issues about software. | Web-based Help |
| Computer-based training that uses Internet technology and consists of application software on the Web. | Web-based training |
| Spreadsheet software feature that allows a user to change certain values in a spreadsheet to reveal the effects of those changes. | what-if analysis |
| Rectangular area of a computer screen that displays data or information. | window |
| One of the more widely used types of application software; allows a user to create and manipulate documents containing mostly text and sometimes graphics. See also word processor. | word processing software |
| One of the more widely used types of application software; allows a user to create and manipulate documents containing mostly text and sometimes graphics. See also word processing software. | word processor |
| Feature of word processing software that allows users to type words in a paragraph continually without pressing the ENTER key at the end of each line. | wordwrap |
| Rows and columns used to organize data in a spreadsheet. | worksheet |
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