Misc. Terms
Productivity SW
Graphics, Multi, Web SW
Prof. SW, Development & Delivery
SW Pricing, SW Working Together
100
Software products designed to help the user perform a task or tasks. ............................................................................................................... What is ___________ software?
What is application software
100
Software used to get work done. ..................................................................................................................... What is ____________ software?
What is productivity software?
100
Software used to create, edit, and manipulate images. ............................................................................................................... What is _________ software?
What is graphics software?
100
Professional software used for planning tasks, resources, costs, track delays and overruns. ............................................................................................................... What is __________ software?
What is project management software?
100
Software where the user is asked to pay a small fee for using the software. ............................................................................................................... What is _____________?
What is shareware?
200
A collection of application software that share a common user interface and have the ability to exchange data with each other. ................................................................................................................ What is a software ___________?
What is a software suite.
200
Productivity software used to create documents such as letters, reports, term papers, etc. that can include sophisticated text formatting, tables, and photos. ..................................................................................................................... What is ____________ software?
What is word processing software?
200
A type of graphics sofware that is used to layout pages for books, magazines, brochures, and other print material. An example is Microsoft Publisher. ............................................................................................................... What is ___________ software?
What is desktop publishing software (DTP)?
200
Professional software used to create complex engineering drawings. ............................................................................................................... What is _____________ software?
What is CAD/CAM (computer aided design/computer aided manufacturing)?
200
Software where the source code (programming code used to build the software) is made available to anyone, at no cost. ............................................................................................................... What is _____________ software?
What is open source software?
300
Pre-designed documents with formatting and graphics already in place. ................................................................................................................ What are _____________?
What are templates?
300
Productivity software used to perform calculations on numbers, and display charts and graphs. ..................................................................................................................... What is ___________ software?
What is spreadsheet software?
300
Software used to work with animation, audio, and video. ............................................................................................................... What is __________ software?
What is multimedia software?
300
The process used to create a new software product. It has 6 phases. ............................................................................................................... What is the _____________?
What is the software development life cycle (SDLC)?
300
A file format that is the global standard for capturing and reviewing information from almost any application on any computer system, and sharing it with virtually anyone, anywhere. ............................................................................................................... What is _____________?
What is PDF (Portable Document Format)?
400
In database software, this term is a question that you ask about the data. ................................................................................................................ What is a ___________ ?
What is a query?
400
Productivity software used to create slideshows that include text, graphics, and multimedia. ..................................................................................................................... What is ___________ software?
What is presentation software?
400
Software used to create Web pages. ............................................................................................................... What is ______________ software?
What is Web authoring software?
400
Software hosted on an online provider's website (Web-based software). ............................................................................................................... What is ____________?
What is cloud computing?
400
The technology used by Microsoft Office that allows content to be inserted into documents, even when created in another program. ............................................................................................................... What is __________?
What is OLE (object linking and embedding)?
500
The language used to create Web pages. ................................................................................................................ What is ______________?
What is HTML?
500
Productivity software that organizes data into tables. The user can then query (question), organize, and sort the data, and create forms and reports from the data. ..................................................................................................................... What is ____________ software?
What is database software?
500
A very popular type of animation software used to animate objects and create interactive content. ............................................................................................................... What is ______________?
What is Adobe Flash?
500
The idea that all data and applications will be hosted on a remote computer server. The user does not purchase software, but pays a fee to use it. ............................................................................................................... What is _______________?
What is Software as a Service (SaaS)?
500
A small application in Microsoft's productivity software that cannot run on its own, but can be used in other software products. Examples: WordArt, ClipArt, AutoShapes. ............................................................................................................... What are ____________?
What are shared features?