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1. Explain the difference between general-purpose and specialized applications. Also discuss the common features of application programs, including those with traditional and ribbon graphical user interfaces. -

General purpose applications are included word processors, spreadsheets, presentation graphics, database management systems and browser. Specialized application are programs that focused more on specific disciplines and occupations. Specialized application included Graphics Programs, Video Game Design Software, Web Authoring Programs, Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality. The traditional GUI comes from older software (Windows XP or Windows 7) and word processor (Windows 8) or any other newer programs that run Microsoft offices suites, like “Word processor 2013; which has the ribbon graphical user’s interfaces.

2. Discuss general-purpose applications including word processors, spreadsheets, database management systems, and presentation graphics. -

The word processor is an application that create text-based documents such as memos, letters, and faxes. Word processing programs includes Microsoft Word, Corel WordPerfect, Apple Pages, OpenOffice Writer, and Google Docs. Spreadsheets applications is used to organize, analyze, and graph numeric data. Some of the programs are Microsoft Excel, Apple Numbers, OpenOffice Calc, Corel Quattro Pro and Google Sheets. Presentation Graphic application like Microsoft PowerPoint, OpenOffice Impress, and Apple Keynote, are programs use to create visual presentation by combining a variety of visual objects. Database Management Systems (DBMS) is a collection of related data that is stored in a virtual electric file cabinet. Microsoft Access, OpenOffice Base, Apple FileMaker and Google Obvibase are systems used in DBMS.

3. Discuss specialized applications, including graphics programs, web authoring programs, and other professional specialized applications. -

Specialized application focusses more on specific disciplines and occupations. Graphic Programs are programs that use many visual and graphic editing application, and such programs include: Desktop Publishing Programs, Image Editing Programs, Image Galleries, and Illustration Programs are all part of graphic programs. Desktop Publishing

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programs mix text and graphics to create brochures, newsletters, newspapers, and textbook. Some of the most known programs for Desktop Publishing Programs are: Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Publisher, and QuarkXPress. Image Editor programs like Adobe Photoshop, Corel Paint Shop Pro or Windows Live Photo Gallery, a reuse to edit, modify, or clear up digital photographs. Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw, or Ink scape, are Illustration Programs used to draw, create and edit geometric shapes and objects by connecting lines and curves by defined mathematical equations. Image Galleries (Stock photographs and Clip Art) are libraries of electronic images used for a variety of other applications to provide visual interest. Web Authoring programs are used to create web sites (Blogs and graphical site map) and features (Animations HTML editors). 4. Describe mobile apps, including popular apps and app stores. -

Mobile apps are add-on application for a variety of mobile devices like smartphones or tablet. Apple has over 500,000 apps for iPhone and iPad’s that consist of videos, media, games, QR codes, and social networking’s. Two other types of app from Google Play and Window Phone Marketplace.

5. Describe software suites, including office suites, cloud suites, specialized suites, and utility suites. -

Software suites are a bundles of separate application programs purchase together as a group. Office suites contain generalize-application such as Microsoft Office, Apple iWork, or OpenOffice. Cloud suites like Google Docs (Making IT Work for You), Zoho or Microsoft Office 365 are apps which can be access through Internet. Specialized suites focus on specific applications such as Corel Draw Graphics Suite X6 and Money free Software TOTAL Planning Suite. Utility suites such as Norton Systems Works and Norton Internet Security suite designed to make computing easier and safer....