Application software

Application software:



Application software consists of programs that enable com-
puters to perform useful tasks, as opposed to programs that
are concerned with the operation of the computer itself . To most
users, applications programs are the computer: They deter-
mine how the user will accomplish tasks.
The following table gives a selection of representative
applications:


Developing and Distributing Applications
Applications can be divided into three categories based
on how they are developed and distributed. Commercial
applications such as word processors, spreadsheets, and
general-purpose Database Management Systems (DBMS)
are developed by companies specializing in such software
and distributed to a variety of businesses and individual
users.iche or specialized applications
(such as hospital billing systems) are designed for and mar-
keted to a particular industry These programs tend to be much more
expensive and usually include extensive technical support.
Finally, in-house applications are developed by program-
mers within a business or other institution for their own
use. Examples might include employee training aids or a
Web-based product catalog (although such applications
could also be developed using commercial software such as
multimedia or database development tools).
While each application area has its own needs and pri-
orities, the discipline of software development is
generally applicable to all major products. Software devel-
opers try to improve speed of development as well as pro-
gram reliability by using software development tools that
simplify the writing and testing of computer code, as well
as the manipulation of graphics, sound, and other resources
used by the program. An applications developer must also
have a good understanding of the features and limitations of
the relevant operating system. The developer of commercial
software must work closely with the marketing department
to work out issues of feature selection, timing of releases,

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Application-service-provider-asp

The-internet-of-things

forgetting-about-seo

website-development