Application Software

Application Software
Application software is all the computer software that causes a computer to perform useful tasks beyond the
running of the computer itself. A specific instance of such software is called a software application, application
program, application or app.[1]
The term is used to contrast such software with system software, which manages and integrates a computer's
capabilities but does not directly perform tasks that benefit the user. The system software serves the application,
which in turn serves the user.
Examples include accounting software, enterprise software, graphics software, media players, and office suites.

Many application programs deal principally with documents. Applications may be bundled with the computer and its
system software or published separately, and can be coded as university projects.[2]
Application software applies the power of a particular computing platform or system software to a particular purpose.
Some applications are available in versions for several different platforms; others have narrower requirements and
are thus called, for example, a Geography application for Windows, an Android application for education, or Linux
gaming. Sometimes a new and popular application arises which only runs on one platform, increasing the desirability
of that platform. This is called a killer application
Types of Application Software .
Android
Android is an operating system based on the Linux kernel,[12] and designed primarily for touch screen mobile devices
such as smart phones and tablet computers. Initially developed by Android, Inc., which Google backed financially and
later bought in 2005,[13] Android was unveiled in 2007 along with the founding of the Open Handset Alliance: a
consortium of hardware, software, and telecommunication companies devoted to advancing open standards for
mobile devices.
Vorbis
Vorbis is a free and open-source software project headed by the Xiph.Org Foundation (formerly Xiphophorus

company). The project produces an audio format specification and software implementation (codec) for lossy audio
compression. Vorbis is most commonly used in conjunction with the Ogg container format[8] and it is therefore often
referred to as Ogg Vorbis.
Boxee
Boxee (officially trademarked as BOXEE) is a cross-platform freeware HTPC (Home Theater PC) software

application with a 10-foot user interface andsocial networking features designed for the living-room TV that enables
its users to view, rate and recommend content to their friends through manysocial network services and interactive
media related features.
Adware
Adware, or advertising-supported software, is any software package which automatically renders advertisements

in order to generate revenue for its author. The advertisements may be in the user interface of the software or on a
screen presented to the user during the installation process. The functions may be designed to analyze which
Internet sites the user visits and to present advertising pertinent to the types of goods or services featured there. The
term is sometimes used to refer to software that displays unwanted advertisements.
DV
DV is a format for storing digital video. It was launched in 1995 with joint efforts of leading producers of video camera
recorders.
The original DV specification, known as Blue Book, was standardized within the IEC 61834 family of standards.
These standards define common features such as physical videocassettes, recording modulation method,
magnetization, and basic system data in part 1. Part 2 describes the specifics of 525-60 and 625-50 systems.[1] The
IEC standards are copyrighted publications available for purchase from IEC or ANSI.
CenterStage
CenterStage, now obsolete, was a media center software application with a 10-foot user interface design for the
living-room TV that allows digital content stored on an Apple Macintosh computer running Mac OS X to be played on
a standard television set
Sharp Zaurus
The Sharp Zaurus is the name of a series of personal digital assistants (PDAs) made by Sharp Corporation. The
Zaurus was the most popular PDA during the 1990s in Japan and was based on a proprietary operating system.
Raspberry Pi
The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card-sized single-board computer developed in the UK by the Raspberry Pi

Foundation with the intention of promoting the teaching of basic computer science in schools.
GoPivotal
GoPivotal, Inc. (Pivotal) is a software company based in San Francisco, California that uses the marketing
term platform as a service (PaaS). It combined technology, people, and programs from EMC
Corporation and VMware (Greenplum, Cloud Foundry, Spring, Cetas, Pivotal Labs, Gem Fire and other products
from the VMware vFabric Suite) into an independent venture in 2013.
HTML
HTML or Hyper Text Markup Language is the main markup language for creating web pages and other information
that can be displayed in a web browser.HTML is written in the form of HTML elements consisting of tags enclosed
in angle brackets (like <html>), within the web page content.
Compute preventive maintenance
method
Update and use your spyware scan software.
Update and use your antivirus software regularly.
Updating the Windows software.

Patching Windows is the most important thing you can do to protect
against computer attacks. This is an easy process done from the .
Get a surge protector.

Power surges destroy electronic equipment. We recommend getting a
surge protector that has a port to plug in your Ethernet cable and get two
Ethernet cables. This will cost a little extra, but in the case of a surge,
you're protected.
Back up your data.

Hard drives are mechanical devices and everything mechanical will fail
eventually. When that happens, your data is probably gone. There are
places that can retrieve data, but at a thousand dollars or more, you
have to ask yourself: Is it worth it? It is good practice to keep an extra
copy somewhere, burn stuff to a disk every few weeks or so so you don't
lose as much in case of failure, get an online email account with a
decent storage limit (CU email accounts allow 2 gigs of space) and email
it to yourself, anything to avoid having only one copy of data that's
important to you.
Be careful what you download.

Avoiding spyware and viruses takes some discipline and practice. When
downloading and installing programs (especially free programs) you
must read each of the installation screens carefully. Many times,
spyware-laden programs are installed with other programs we download.
For example, for several years, Weatherbug (spyware!) was installed
with AOL Instant Messenger if you did not change the default installation
settings. You must carefully read each of the screens when installing
new software. Currently, Instant Messenger will add the AOL toolbar and
change your homepage to AOL unless you take the time to read each
installation screen and change the default settings. Additionally, you
should only download programs from reputable sites. We recommend
using Google to try to find out if a program is spyware BEFORE installing
it. For Example: If you Google the phrasesmiley central spyware you will
notice that many of the hits indicate that the program is spyware or
installs spyware components.
Delete useless files.
Over time, all computers accumulate files that are no longer needed.
These files are created while you are on the internet, when you add or
delete programs and when Windows does not properly remove operating
system files. These files can take up lots of space on your computer.
These files can slow down virus scans, spyware scans and also your
daily computer activities. There are several free programs available to
get rid of these files. Two that we use and recommend at the helpdesk
are:
 CCleaner - This program deletes most leftover internet files and also
many temporary system files which tend to pile up over time. We have used
this program for several years at the helpdesk when cleaning up student
computers. After downloading and installing, just click the run cleaner
button.
 Windows Cleanup - This program has been around for a long time and
we have used it successfully at the helpdesk for many years.
Note: Although we use these programs regularly at the helpdesk and on our personal computers, we are not
responsible for any damage they may do to your machine if you choose to use them. Occasionally, machines
which are severely infested with viruses and/or spyware may be damaged by using these products.
Defragmenting your computer

After getting rid of all of the useless files on your computer you will have
freed up a lot of space on your computer. Your next step should be
defragmenting the hard drive.
When you save a file, the operating system looks for a space on the
hard drive to store the file. It will start to store the file in the first empty
spot it finds on the hard drive, but if the entire file does not fit in that
area, it may store part of the file in another empty spot on the hard drive.
This process continues until the entire file is stored. It is possible that the
file can be broken up into many, many pieces and stored in many
different areas of the hard drive. By defragmenting the hard-drive you
can bring all of the pieces back together in an orderly way.
Defragmenting speeds up your computer because it does not have to
search all over the hard drive for all of the pieces of a file.
It is very easy to defrag your computer using the following instructions:

Click on Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk
Defragmenter. You will be presented with a window similar to that shown
below. Your window may look a little different. In the example below,
there is only one hard drive present, but some machines may have more
than one hard drive.

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Examples include accounting software, enterprise software, graphics software, media players, and office suites.

Types of Application Software .

Vorbis is a free and open-source software project headed by the Xiph.Org Foundation (formerly Xiphophorus

Boxee (officially trademarked as BOXEE) is a cross-platform freeware HTPC (Home Theater PC) software

Adware, or advertising-supported software, is any software package which automatically renders advertisements

The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card-sized single-board computer developed in the UK by the Raspberry Pi

Update and use your antivirus software regularly.

Updating the Windows software.

Get a surge protector.

Back up your data.

Be careful what you download.

Defragmenting your computer

It is very easy to defrag your computer using the following instructions:

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