{"id":548,"date":"2018-11-02T09:38:18","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T09:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/gcsecs\/?page_id=548"},"modified":"2018-11-02T12:22:57","modified_gmt":"2018-11-02T12:22:57","slug":"application-software","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/gcsecs\/application-software\/","title":{"rendered":"Application Software"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"arconix-tabs-horizontal\"><ul class=\"arconix-tabs\"><li data-arconix-icon=\" \" data-arconix-color=\" \" class=\"arconix-tab tab-Starter\"><a class=\"\" href=\"#tab-Starter\">Starter<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-arconix-icon=\" \" data-arconix-color=\" \" class=\"arconix-tab tab-Introduction\"><a class=\"\" href=\"#tab-Introduction\">Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-arconix-icon=\" \" data-arconix-color=\" \" class=\"arconix-tab tab-MediaPlayers\"><a class=\"\" href=\"#tab-MediaPlayers\">Media Players<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-arconix-icon=\" \" data-arconix-color=\" \" class=\"arconix-tab tab-MediaEditors\"><a class=\"\" href=\"#tab-MediaEditors\">Media Editors<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-arconix-icon=\" \" data-arconix-color=\" \" class=\"arconix-tab tab-OfficeSoftware\"><a class=\"\" href=\"#tab-OfficeSoftware\">Office Software<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-arconix-icon=\" \" data-arconix-color=\" \" class=\"arconix-tab tab-WebBrowsers\"><a class=\"\" href=\"#tab-WebBrowsers\">Web  Browsers<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<div class=\"arconix-panes\"><div class=\"arconix-pane pane-Starter\">\n<div class=\"arconix-column-two-thirds\">\n<h3>Starter<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1092\" src=\"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcseict\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/hardware-lesson-review-crossword.png\" alt=\"hardware lesson review crossword\" width=\"520\" height=\"490\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"arconix-column-one-third\">\n<p><strong>Across<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Used to connect a variety of devices directly to the motherboard.<br \/>\n4. Displays images and text in soft format.<br \/>\n5. Converts mains AC to low voltage DC current.<br \/>\n6. Most common text input device.<br \/>\n8. Another name for an external component.<br \/>\n<strong>Down<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Device that produces hard copies of documents<br \/>\n2. Used to control a pointer on a screen<br \/>\n3. Used to import hard copy pictures into a computer<br \/>\n4. All internal devices connect to this device<br \/>\n7. The &#8216;brain&#8217; of a computer<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"arconix-pane pane-Introduction\">\n<h3>What is Application Software?<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1060\" src=\"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcseict\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/app-1013616_640-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"app-1013616_640\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Application software are programs or apps that allow you do something on the computer. They are usually part of the reason why you bought the device in the first place.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Application software include:<\/li>\n<li>Web Browsers<\/li>\n<li>Games<\/li>\n<li>Music Players<\/li>\n<li>Office Software (Word processing, spreadsheets, slideshow makers)<\/li>\n<li>Image video \/ editing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"arconix-box arconix-box-ltan\"><i class='fa fa-2x pull-left fa-pencil'><\/i><div class=\"arconix-box-content\">\n<p><strong>Activity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Have a look at your smartphone, if you have one with you.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Write down 5 examples on your phone of:\n<ol>\n<li>System Software<\/li>\n<li>Application Software<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>What is the name of your operating system.<\/li>\n<li>Can you access your device&#8217;s recovery screen? (usually you have to do a combination of key-presses!) This recovery screen is usually firmware based.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"arconix-pane pane-MediaPlayers\">\n<h3>Media Players<\/h3>\n<p>Media players are used to play a wide variety of media formats, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Video files (Mp4, MOV, FLV)<\/li>\n<li>Audio files (MP3, WAV ,AAC,OGG)<\/li>\n<li>Image files (JPG,PNG,BMP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"arconix-pane pane-MediaEditors\">\n<h3>Media Editors<\/h3>\n<p>These are used to create and edit a variety of media files.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Image Editors<\/li>\n<li>Video Editors<\/li>\n<li>Sound Editors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"arconix-pane pane-OfficeSoftware\">\n<h3>Office Software<\/h3>\n<p>Office software is used to create, view and edit a wide variety of documents. Examples include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Word processing software for making letters.<\/li>\n<li>Spreadsheet software for editing tables.<\/li>\n<li>Desktop publishing software for making leaflets and posters<\/li>\n<li>Slideshow software for making presentations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"arconix-pane pane-WebBrowsers\">\n<h3>Web Browsers<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_562\" style=\"width: 359px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-562\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-562\" src=\"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/gcsecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/browsers.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"349\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/gcsecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/browsers.jpg 349w, https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/gcsecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/browsers-300x124.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-562\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Common web browsers used to navigate the world wide web.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Web browsers are used to find and navigate between<strong> HTML pages<\/strong> which are located on the visible part of the<strong> internet<\/strong>, known as the <strong>World Wide Web<\/strong>. Each page is located at a web address URL and you can navigate between pages by clicking on the links to other pages. Different sites are linked together over the internet in a web of links and pages, hence the term World Wide Web.<\/p>\n<p>The world wide web was invented in 1989 by Tim Berners-Lee.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Application Software - GCSE Computer Science Theory<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/gcsecs\/application-software\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Application Software - 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