Software

Operatin System

100

is a series of graphical interface operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Microsoft.

Microsoft Windows

200

Is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution.

Linux

300

Is a series of graphical user interface-based operating systems developed by Apple Inc.

Mac OS

400

Is a mobile operating system developed and distributed by Apple Inc.

iOS (iPhone OS)

500

Is a Linux-based operating system designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers.

Android

Software Owner

100

The software that may exist for free but it does not include all the key components of the software.

Demo

200

The software that may be free of charge or the software company may charge a nominal fee. Users can download these kinds of software from the Internet.

Shareware

300

Is the software that are given away for free by the vendor/producer.

Freeware

400

Is computer software with its source code made available.

Open Source

500

Installation in number of computers is specified by the software vendor/producer. User only buys the license to use it. User does not buy the software. He/she may not be allowed to install a software more than one machine.

Commercial Software

Types of Software

100

Allows users to create, edit a document.

Word Processing

200

Allows users to create document and perform calculation.

Spreadsheet

300

Allows users to create visual presentation.

Presentation

400

Allows users to create image, audio, video etc.

Multimedia

500

Allows users to store and retrieve vast amount of data.

Database

Graphic & Multimedia Software

100

Is an extensible multimedia framework developed by Apple Inc., capable of handling various formats of digital video, picture, sound, panoramic images, and interactivity.

QuickTime

200

Is a media player and media library application developed by Microsoft that is used for playing audio, video and viewing images on personal computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system, as well as on Pocket PC and Windows Mobile-based devices.

Windows Media Player

300

Image editing software developed and manufactured by Adobe Systems Inc. It is considered one of the leaders in photo editing software. The software allows users to manipulate, crop, resize, and correct color on digital photos. The software is particularly popular amongst professional photographers.

Photoshop

400

Is a freeware video editing software by Microsoft. It is a part of Windows Essentials software suite and offers the ability to create and edit videos as well as to publish them on SkyDrive, Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr.

Windows Movie Maker

500

Is a software application for computer-aided design (CAD) and drafting. The software supports both 2D and 3D formats. The software is developed and sold by Autodesk, Inc. is now used in a range of industries, employed by architects, project managers and engineers

.AutoCAD

Graphic Formats

100

Is limited to 256 colors. it makes this format suitable for storing graphics with relatively few colors such as logos and cartoon style images. it supports animation and is still widely used to provide image animation effects. It also uses a lossless compression that is more effective when large areas have a single color, and ineffective for detailed images or dithered images.

GIF

200

Handles graphics files within the Microsoft Windows OS. Typically, the files are uncompressed, hence they are large; the advantage is their simplicity and wide acceptance in Windows programs.

BMP (BitMap)

300

Is a commonly used method of lossy compression for digital photography (image). The degree of compression can be adjusted, allowing a selectable tradeoff between storage size and image quality. It is the most common image format used by digital cameras and other photographic image capture devices and it is the most common format for storing and transmitting photographic images on the World Wide Web.

JPEG (JPG)

400

Drawing (or vector image) created with CorelDRAW; proprietary format used by Corel software and is not recognized by most image editing programs; if opened in CorelDRAW, the file can be exported in other more compatible formats.

CDR

500

Is a file format for storing images, popular among graphic artists, the publishing industry, and both amateur and professional photographers in general. This format is widely supported by image-manipulation applications, by publishing and page layout applications, by scanning, faxing, word processing, optical character recognition and other applications.

TIFF