Specialized Application Software

Audio Editing Software

You do not have to be a professional mixer or sound technician to perform basic audio editing or restoring tasks. Audio editing software can carry out a variety of functions: create, record, convert, restore and edit.

Bitmap Image

 An example of bitmap image.


In computer graphics, a bitmap is a type of memory organization or image file format used to store digital images. The term bitmap comes from the computer programming terminology, meaning just a map of bits. It is also known as raster images. Bitmap images use thousands of dots or  pixels to represent an image. Each dot has a specific location colour and shade. Its limitation is that when they are being expanded or zoom in, they become pixilated jagged on the edges.

Hypertext Makeup Language editor (HTML editor)



An Hypertext Markup Language editor is a software application for creating web pages. Although the HTML markup of a web page can be written with any text editor, specialized HTML editors can offer convenience and added functionality.

Multimedia

Multimedia is media and content that uses a combination of different content forms. Multimedia includes a combination of text, audio, still images, animation, video, and interactivity content forms. For examples, website is a good example of multimedia.

Vector Image



Vector Image is the use of geometrical shapes or objects, such as points, lines, curves, and shapes or polygon(s), which are all based on mathematical equations. It is used to represent images in computer graphics. As these shapers are created by connencting lines and curves, it can be defined by mathematical equations. Thus, they can be easily be resize, colored, textured and manipulated. This explained why the vector image would not pixilated when it is being expanded or zoom in.



- An example of vector image

Web Authoring


- Web Authoring is a software that used to design or create a website.

Web Authoring is a category of software that enables the user to develop a Web site in a desktop publishing format. The software will generate the required Hyper Text Markup Language coding for the layout of the Web pages based on what the user designs.

Basic Application Software

Graphical User Interface

A screenshot of a modern GUI (KDE Plasma Desktop).

A graphical user interface (GUI), often pronounced gooey. It is a type of user interface that allows users to interact with programs in more ways than typing such as computers; hand-held devices such as MP3 players, portable media players or gaming devices; household appliances and office equipment with images rather than text commands. A GUI offers graphical icons and visual indicators.

Word Processor

-Two types of  Word Processor : English Word Processor and Chinese Word Processor. 

 To perform word processing, you need a computer, a special program called a word processor, and a printer.When we using a computer to create, edit, and print documents, it means that we are using the word processor at the same time. Of all computer applications, word processing is the most common. A word processor enables you to create a document, store it electronically on a disk, display it on a screen, modify it by entering commands and characters from the keyboard, and print it on a printer.

Spreadsheet



A spreadsheet is a computer application that simulates a paper, accounting worksheet. It displays multiple cells that together make up a grid consisting of rows and columns, each cell may containing alphanumeric text, numeric values or formulas. A formula is an instruction to calculate or process. Formula defines how the content of that cell is to be calculated from the contents of any other cell (or combination of cells) each time any cell is updated. Spreadsheets are frequently used for financial information because of their ability to re-calculate the entire sheet automatically after a change to a single cell is made.But, it is now widely use by every profession. For examples, marketing analyser uses it to analyse sales trend and teachers use it to record grades.

Database Management System



A Database Management System (DBMS) is a set of computer programs that provide tools to control the enter, edit, and the use of a database. It allows organizations to place control of database development in the hands of database administrators (DBAs) and other specialists. A DBMS is a system software package that helps the use of integrated collection of  related data records and files known as databases. It allows different user application programs to easily access the same database.

 Utility Suites

 Utility software is a kind of system software designed to help analyze, configure, optimize and maintain the computer. A single piece of utility software is usually called a utility (abbr. util) or tool.Utility software usually focuses on how the computer infrastructure operates. For instances the operation of computer hardware, operating system, application software and data storage.
Most utilities are highly specialized and designed to perform only a single task or a small range of tasks. However, there are also some utility suites that combine several features in one piece of software.

The Internet and the Web

File Transfer Protocol ( FTP)


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File Transfer Protocol (FTP), a standard Internet protocol, is the simplest way to exchange files between computers on the Internet. FTP is an application protocol that uses the Internet's TCP/IP protocols. FTP is commonly used to transfer Web page files from their creator to the computer that acts as their server for everyone on the Internet. It's also commonly used to download programs and other files to your computer from other servers.



Plug-ins

In computing a plug-in (or plugin) is a set of software components that adds specific capabilities to a larger software application. If supported, plug-ins enable customizing the functionality of an application. For example, plug-ins are commonly used in web browser to play video, scan for viruses, and display new file types. Well-known plug-ins examples include Adobe Flash Player and Quick Time.


Filters



Filter (also known as the higher-order-function) is a higher-order function that processes a data structure (typically a list) into a form that the computer can understand and function on it.
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Internet Security Suite



Internet Security Suite is a proactive defense against viruses and spyware. It helps prevent identity theft, loss of important files and the general degradation of your computers performance.

Instead of having to buy separate antivirus, antispyware and firewall programs, you can buy an internet security suite and have those tools integrated into one helpful program . You are saving money if you buy an Internet Security Suite. Futhermore, you will have protection programs that perform seamlessly together and keep your computer from becoming victim to malicious security threats.

Wiki

A wiki is a website that allows everyone to become a text editor as everyone is welcome to fill in missing information or correct the inaccurancies..Wikis are typically powered by wiki software and are often used to create collaborative wiki websites, to power community websites, for personal note taking, in corporate intranets, and in knowledge management systems.


Javascripts



JavaScript is  used to enable programmatiic access to computational objects within a host environment. It can be characterized as a prototype-based object-oriented scripting language that is dynamic, weakly typed and has first-class functions. It is also considered a functional programming language like Scheme and OCaml because it has closures and supports higher-order functions.

Applets

An applet is a program written in the Java programming language that can be included in an Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) page, much in the same way an image is included in a page. When you use a Java technology-enabled browser to view a page that contains an applet, the applet's code is transferred to your system and executed by the browser's Java Virtual Machine (JVM).

Hypertext Makeup Language (HTML)

 

HTML, which stands for HyperText Markup Language, is the predominant markup language for web pages. A markup language is a set of markup tags, and HTML uses markup tags to describe web pages.
HTML is written in the form of HTML elements consisting of "tags" surrounded by angle brackets (like <html>) within the web page content. HTML tags normally come in pairs like <b> and </b>. The first tag in a pair is the start tag, the second tag is the end tag (they are also called opening tags and closing tags).

Uniform Resource Locator (URL)



In computing, a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) that specifies where an identified resource is available and the mechanism for retrieving it. . All Uniform Resouce Locator have two parts, which are the protocol and domain name. The best-known example of the use of URLs is for the addresses of web pages on the World Wide Web, such as http://www.example.com/.

Careers In IT

Webmaster
A webmaster (a blend of web and master), also called a web architect, web developer, site author, website administrator is the one who responsible for maintaining one or many websites. The duties of the webmaster are ensuring that the web servers, hardware and software are operating appropriately, designing the website, generating and revising web pages, replying to user comments, and examining traffic through the site. Webmasters "must also be well-versed in Web transaction software, payment-processing software, and security software."

 

Computer Support Specialist
Computer support specialists help people use computers. When something goes wrong, support specialists figure out why. Then, they try to fix it.




Technical Writer
A technical writer (also referred to as a technical communicator) is a professional writer who designs, writes, creates, maintains, and updates technical documentation--including online help, user guides, white papers, design specifications, system manuals, and other documents.



Software engineer
A software engineer is an engineer who applies the principles of software engineering to the design, development, testing, and evaluation of the software and systems that make computers or anything containing software, such as computer chips and work.



Network administrator
Network administrator is a modern professional responsible for the maintenance of computer hardware and software that comprises a computer network. This normally includes the deployment, configuration, maintenance and monitoring of active network equipment.



Data administrator
The individual or organization responsible for the specification, acquisition, and maintenance of data management software and the design, validation, and security of files or databases. The Data Adminstrator is in charge of the data dictionary and data model.


System Analyst
A systems analyst researches problems, plans solutions, recommends software and systems, and coordinates development to meet business or other requirements. They are familiar with multiple approaches to problem-solving. Analysts are often familiar with a variety of programming languages, operating systems, and computer hardware platforms. They also write user requests into technical specifications, the systems analysts are the liaisons between vendors and IT professionals. Sometimes,they may be in charge for developing cost analysis, design considerations, and implementation time-lines.


Programmer
A programmer or coder, is someone who writes computer software. The term computer programmer can refer to a specialist in one area of computer programming or to a generalist who writes code for many kinds of software.