CIS 1200 Chapter Notes -Autodesk Maya, Software Deployment, Copyleft

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Computing and Information Science
• Course: CIS 1200
• Professor: John Saville

Document Summary

Chapter 4: application software: programs that let you work and play. Software: refers to a set of instructions that tells the computer what to so. Program: an instruction set that provides a means for us to interact with and use the computer. Productivity software: includes programs that enable you to perform various tasks required at home, school, and business. Word processing software: used to create and edit documents. Open source software: is a program code that is publically available and has few restrictions. Openoffice and abiword (cid:198) becoming popular because they are free. Web-based applications: can be accessed from any computer that has an internet connection, are great for collaborating and coordinating input from a variety of users on a single document. Font sizes and styles, add color to text, adjust margins, add borders, insert bulleted and numbered lists, organize text into columns, insert pictures, add graphics, etc. Most applications come with spelling and grammar checks and a thesaurus.