6.1) Software Types (did anyone see the typo in the book?)
  
  Games and entertainment - The biggest section of applications software,
	
  Productivity software - ex. Word, Excel, Web browsers
  
  Business and specialty software - CAD, desktop publishing, multimedia
  
  Educational and reference - Encyclopedia, almanac
  
6.2) Common Features
  
  These features are defined in the book, so I will not define them again here.
  I will instead demonstrate them.
  
  Insertion Point
  Scrolling
  Windows
  GUI
  Menu bar
  pull-down menu
  Help menu
  Buttons
  Toolbars
  Dialog Box
  Default values
  Macro
  OLE - object linking and embedding - change an object one place it changes 
        everywhere
  Clipboard
  Tutorials and documentation
  
  Compatibility issues
  
6.3) Productivity

Word Processing

  Insert and Delete
  Undelete
  Search and replace
  Cut, Copy, and Paste
  Spelling checker

 Formatting documents
 
  Type - font and style
  Spacing and columns - single spaces etc.
  Margins and Justification
  Other formatting - borders, tables, headers, footnotes
  
Spreadsheets

  Columns and Rows
  Cells, Cell Addresses, and Cell pointer (like insertion point)
  Values
  Formulas

Personal Finance

  Tracking of income
  Checkbook management - online bill pay
  Reporting
  Income Tax
  Other - investing
  
  ex. Quicken and Microsoft Money
  
Presentation Graphics (powerpoint)

Database Management - allows data to be cross linked

  Organization of a database
    field - single piece of data, such as a name
	record - several related fields
	file - collection of related records
	
  select and display
  sort
  calculate and format
  queries
  reports
  
Groupware - ex. Lotus Notes - allows users to keep track of an ongoing project

  Workflow - helps businesses model and analyze the efficiency of their 
    production.
  Meeting - NetMeeting, IM, allows people to hold a meeting by typing.
  
  Scheduling - ex. Microsoft Outlook - helps people organize themselves and 
    schedule tasks and meeting.
	
Desktop Accessories and PIMs - Personal Information Managers

  accessories include calulators, address books, clock, etc.  Many of these are
    incorprated into e-mail organizer packages similar to Microsoft Outlook.
   
  "Works" programs - contain several packages that are less powerful than their
    corresponding stand alones.
  
  "Suite" - contains several powerful stand alones but purchased together at a
    heavily discounted price.
	
  Web Browsers and the WWW
  
6.4) Specialty

  Desktop Publishing - ex. Quark Express and PageMaker
  
  Project Management - PERT and GANT charts.
  
  CAD - Computer Aided Design - used by engineers and architects to design parts
    and buildings.  (Go Autodesk!)
	
  Drawing and Painting - Adobe Photoshop
  
6.5) Installing
  
  Version - major upgrade 1.0 - 2.0
  
  release - minor revisions - 1.0 - 1.1
  
  forward compatible - new versions can run files created on older versions
  backward compatible - old versions can run files created on newer versions
  
6.6) Ethics

  Copyright - the entity who owns the copyright is the only entity allowed to
    sell and profit from that copyright.  They are also the only one allowed
	to give it away.
	
  Software piracy - illegal distribution of software
  
  Network piracy -  illegal distribution of software digitally via a network
  
  Plagarism - using another's copyrighted materials for personal gain
  
  Ownership of images and sounds - very tricky stuff.  10%?
  
Public Domain software, Freeware and Shareware

  Public Domain - not protected by copyright
  
  Freeware - 100% for all to use
  
  Shareware - free to try, but your supposed to pay to buy.  Authors of 
    shareware want people to disribute the software, but hope some
	will pay for support or upgrade.
	
Licenses

  Shrink-wrap - for a single system
  
  Single user - multiple system, but regulated to one user at a time
  
  Multiple-user - Allows several specific users to use the the software
  
  Concurrent-use - regulate to a set number of users at a time
  
  Site-license - all systems within a specific facility or business may install
    and use the software.
	

  
  
  
	
		

Homework 6:
in Interactive computing book
EX 2.1 - 2.20 
EX 2.26 #1 will be turned in via e-mail.
   e-mail your .xls file to Mike Kolta.
   Due date: 2/27 at midnight.