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The Basics
Software Examples
100

This allows you to create presentations using a variety of text, themes, images, animations, video, audio, etc.

What is presentation software?

100

This allows you to design web pages, even without knowing any HTML code. 

What is web authoring software?

100

This allows you to edit videos using a variety of tools and special effects.

What is video-editing software?

100

New computers come with this type of software already installed, including an operating system and various types of application software.

What is preinstalled software? 

100

PowerPoint, Slides, and Keynote

What is presentation software? 

200

This allows you to compose, edit, and format documents such as research papers, resumes, letters, etc. 

What is word processing software?

200

This allows you to design books and publications including newsletters, catalogs, reports, etc.

What is destop publishing software?

200

This allows you to create, record, and edit audio files. 

What is digital audio software?

200

This is proprietary software that you buy by downloading it from the internet or purchasing a disc. 

What is installed software? 

200

Word, Docs, and Pages

What is word precessing software?

300

This allows you to manage email, contacts, calendars, tasks, etc.

What is personal information manager software?

300

This allows you to track accounts receivable and payable, inventory management, payroll, billing, etc.

What is accounting software?

300

This is generally used for training programs, online simulations, and learning management systems. 

What is educational software?

300

This is online software hosted by a vendor, accessed over the internet without requiring installation.

What is software as a service? 

300

OneNote and Evernote

What is note-taking software?

400

This allows you to organize, store, analyze data, perform calculations and numerical analyses using functions and formulas, and allows you to use data to create charts. 

What is spreadsheet software? 

400

Generally used for training programs, online simulations, and learning management systems.

What is educational software?

400

This allows you to create technical diagrams, drawings, animations, and illustrations. 

What is drawing software? 

400

When new versions of software can recognize and open files created with older versions, it is considered to be this.  

What is backwards compatible? 

400

Adobe Premiere Pro and iMovie

What is video editing software?

500

This allows you to manage daily finances using electronic checkbook registers, automatic bill payment, tax preparation, etc.

What is personal financial software?

500

This allows you to experience a real situation through a virtual environment. 

What is a simulation?

500

This is the most common audio compression format. 

What is MP3?

500

This states the owner of the software, whether or not copies can be made, number of times you’re allowed to install, warranty information, etc. 

What is the end user license agreement (EULA)? 

500

Excel, Sheets, and Numbers

What is spreadsheet software?

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