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DSST Computers #3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| accounting software | Software that helps companies record and report their financial transactions. |
| application software | Program designed to make users more productive and/or assist them with personal tasks. |
| audio editing software | Application software that allows a user to modify audio clips |
| business software | Application software that assists people in becoming more effective and efficient while performing their daily business activities. |
| button | Graphical element that is activated to cause a specific action to take place. |
| clip art | Collection of drawings, photos, and other images that a user can insert into documents |
| clip art/image gallery | A collection of clip art and photos included with application software. |
| command | Instruction on a menu that causes a program to perform a specific action. |
| computer-aided design (CAD) software | Sophisticated type of application software that assists a professional user in creating engineering, architectural, and scientific designs |
| Computer-Based Training (CBT) | Type of education in which students learn by using and completing exercises with instructional software. Also called computer-aided instruction. |
| Create | 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 |
| Custom Software | Software that performs functions specific to a business or industry; developed by a user or at a user;s request |
| Database | Collection of data organized in a manner that allows access, retrieval, and use of that data |
| Database Software | Application software used to create, access, and manage a database; add, change, and delete data; sort and retrieve data; create forms and reports using the data |
| Desktop | On-screen work area that has a graphical user interface. |
| Desktop Publishing (DTP) Software | Application software used by professional designers to create sophisticated documents that can contain text, graphics, and many colors |
| Document Management Software | 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 |
| Edit | To make changes to the existing content of a document. |
| Icon | Small image displayed on a computer screen that represents a program, a document, or some other object |
| image editing software | Application software that provides the capabilities of paint software and also includes the capability to enhance and modify existing images and pictures. |
| legal software | Application software that assists in the preparation of legal documents and provides legal information to individuals, families, and small businesses |
| malware | Short for malicious software; programs that act without a user's knowledge and deliberately alter a computer's operations. |
| menu | Item on the computer screen that contains a list of commands from which a user can make selections. |
| multimedia authoring software | Software that allows users to combine text, graphics, audio, video, and animation in an interactive application and that is often used for computer-based training and Web-based presentations |
| online help | Electronic equivalent of a user manual that usually is integrated in a program. |
| open source software | Software provided for use, modification, and redistribution |
| packaged software | Mass-produced , copyrighted retail software that meets the needs of a wide variety of users, not just a single company |
| paint software | Application software that allows users to draw pictures, shapes, and other graphical images with various onscreen tools |
| Portable Document Format. A popular file format used by document management software to save converted documents. | |
| personal finance software | Simplified accounting program that helps home users or small office/home office users manage finances. |
| personal information manager (PIM) | Application software that includes features to help users organize personal information. |
| personal paint/image editing software | 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 photo 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 |
| photo management software | Application software that allows users to view, organize, sort, catalog, print, and share digital photos |
| pointer | Small symbol displayed on a computer screen whose location and shape changes as a user moves a pointing device. |
| presentation software | Application software that allows a user to create visual aids for presentations to communicate ideas, messages, and other information to a group |
| Placing the copy of a document on paper or some other medium. | |
| professional photo editing software | Type of image editing software that allows photographers, videographers, engineers, scientists, and other high-volume digital photo users to edit and customize digital photos |
| project management software | Application software that allows a user to plan, schedule, track, and analyze the events, resources, and costs of a project |
| public-domain software | Free software that has been donated for public use and has no copyright restrictions. |
| reference software | Application software that provides valuable and thorough information for all individuals. |
| save | To transfer a document from a computer's memory to a storage medium. |
| shareware | Copyrighted software that is distributed at no cost for a trial period. |
| software suite | Collection of individual programs available together as a unit. Business software suites typically include word processing, spreadsheet, e-mail, and presentation graphics software |
| spreadsheet software | Application software that allows a user to organize data in rows and columns and to perform calculations on the data. |
| system software | Programs that control or maintain the operations of a computer and its devices |
| tax preparation software | Application software that is used to guide individuals, families, or small businesses through the process of filing federal taxes |
| title bar | Horizontal space, located at the top of a window, that contains the window's name |
| travel and mapping software | Application software that enables users to view maps, determine route directions, and locate points of interest |
| video editing software | Application software that allows a user to modify a segment of video, called a clip |
| Web application | Web site that allows users to access and interact with software from any computer or device that is connected to the Internet |
| Web page authoring software | Software used to create Web pages that include graphical images, video, audio, animation, and other special effects with interactive content |
| window | Rectangular area of a computer screen that displays data or information. |
| 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. Also called a word processor. |
| worksheet | Rows and columns used to organize data in a spreadsheet. |
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