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Application software can be broadly classified into two categories:


                                                          Application Software




                                General Purpose Software                                      Customised Software



                        Word             Presentation        Database Management               Multimedia
                      Processors           Software         Systems (DBMS) Software            Processors

                              Spreadsheet        Graphics Software              Desktop Publishing
                                Software                                          (DTP) Software

                  General Purpose Software

                  General purpose software have not been developed according to the needs of a particular
                  organisation  or  a particular  industry.  It can  be used for  both  commercial and  non-

                  commercial purposes. The general purpose software can further be classified into seven
                  different groups on the basis of their use. These are:


                  Word Processors

                  Word Processors are used to create, edit and format text documents. They are commonly

                  used in businesses, schools and at home. Microsoft Word is the most commonly used
                  word processor. Some other word processors are WordPerfect, Writer and Kword.























                                                          Microsoft Word


                    Spreadsheet Software

                  Spreadsheet software is used to calculate, compare, and analyse data, and are also used
                  to prepare different reports. It is also used to create graphs and charts based on the
                  data stored in the spreadsheet. Some commonly used spreadsheet programs include
                  Microsoft Excel, Lotus 1-2-3, Calc, etc.




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