Information Technology and Applications

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Information Technology and Applications

• Chapter 2 Application software
• Professor Pepper

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Major Objectives

• Operating System vs Application Software
• Familiar with windows operating system names
• Platform compatibility issues

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The Operating System

• Behind the scenes
• All software depends on the OS
• Utility programs are available
• Multitask

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Operating System Movie

• Play movie

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PC Operating Systems and Platforms

• Legacy Versions
• Windows 95
• Windows 98
• Windows Me
• Windows NT
• Windows 2000
• Modern PC OS
• Windows XP
• Windows CE

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PC Operating System Flavors

• Windows
• Macintosh / Apple
• Linux

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Course Application Software

• Word - Word Processor
• Excel - Spreadsheet
• Access - Database
• PowerPoint - Presentation Tool
• Netscape Composer - Web Development

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Platform Problems

• Interoperability
• Multiplatform environment
• Cross-platform technologies
• Commitment

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Objective Summary

• Operating System vs Application Software
• Familiar with windows operating system names
• Platform compatibility issues