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General Purpose Software

                 General  purpose  softwares  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.


                           Microsoft Excel


                 Presentation Graphics Software
                 Presentation  Graphics  software  is used  to  create

                 presentations that include sound, music,  video,
                 charts  and  animation.  Presentations  are  used  by
                 salespersons, managers, teachers, students, etc. Some
                 commonly used presentation  graphics softwares
                 are:  Microsoft PowerPoint,  Corel Presentations,
                 Impress, etc.


                   Graphics Software

                 Graphics software are further divided into two parts—Drawing & Painting Software and
                 Computer Aided Design (CAD).






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