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| An application program that helps business owners manage their finances more efficiently by providing tools for tracking accounting transactions such as sales, accounts receivable, inventory purchases, & accounts payable. |
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| Software specifically designed to detect viruses & protect a computer & files from harm. |
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| Programs that perform basic editing tasks on audio files such as cutting dead air space from the beginning or end of a song or cutting a portion from the middle. |
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| A version of the software that is under development. Many beta versions are available for a limited trial period & are used to help the developers correct any errors before they launch the software on the market. |
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| The process of storing data, files, & applications on the web, which allows access to & manipulation of these files & applications from any Internet-connected device. |
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| Computer-Aided Design (CAD) |
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| A 3-D modeling program used to create automated designs, technical drawings, & model visualizations. |
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| A simplified licensing scheme that enables copyright holders to grant certain rights to a work while retaining user rights. |
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| Course Management Software |
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| A program that provides traditional classroom tools, such as calendars & grade books, over the internet, as well as areas for students to exchange ideas & information in chat rooms, discussion forums, & e-mail. |
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| The process of installing only those features of a software program that a user wants on the hard drive. |
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| An electronic filing system best used for larger & more complicated groups of data that require more than one table & the ability to group, sort, & retrieve data & generate reports. |
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| Desktop Publishing Software (DTP) |
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| Programs for incorporating & arranging graphics & text to produce creative documents. |
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| Digital Video-Editing Software |
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| A program for editing digital video. |
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| Drawing Software (Illustration Software) |
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| Programs for creating or editing two-dimensional line-based drawings. |
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| End User License Agreement (EULA) |
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| The contract between the purchaser & licenser, establishing the purchaser's right to use the software. |
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| Financial Planning Software |
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| Programs for managing finances, such as Intuit's Quicken, which include electronic checkbook registers & automatic bill-payment tools. |
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| Any copyrighted software that can be used for free. |
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| The process of installing all the files & programs from the distribution media to the computer's hard drive. |
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| Programs for editing photographs & other images. |
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| A small program that groups a series of commands to run as a single command. |
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| Programs that streamline the complexity of large projects & tasks as well as to facilitate collaboration. |
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| Programs that include image, video, & audio-editing software, animation software, & other specialty software required to produce computer games, animations, & movies. |
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| Program code made publicly available for free; it can be copied, distributed, or changed without the stringent copyright protections of proprietary software products. |
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| Personal Information Manager Software (PIM) |
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| Programs such as Microsoft Outlook or Lotus Organizer that strive to replace the various management tools found on a traditional desk such as a calendar, address book, notepad, & to-do lists. |
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| An application program for creating dynamic slide shows, such as Microsoft PowerPoint or Apple Keynote. |
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| Programs that enable a user to perform various tasks generally required in home, school, & business. Examples include word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, personal information management, & database programs. |
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| A series of instructions to be followed by a computer to accomplish a task. |
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| Proprietary (Commercial) Software |
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| Custom software application that's owned & controlled by the company that created it. |
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| Software, often used for training purposes, which allows the user to experience or control an event as if it's reality. |
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| The set of computer programs or instructions that tells the computer what to do & that enables it to perform different tasks. |
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| Software as a Service (SaaS) |
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| Software that's delivered on demand over the Internet. |
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| An agreement between the user & the software developer that must be accepted before installing the software on a computer. |
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| Violating a software license agreement by copying an application onto more computers than the license agreement permits. |
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| A collection of software programs that have been bundled together as a package. |
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| An application program such as Microsoft Excel or Lotus 1-2-3 that enables a user to do calculations & numerical analyses easily. |
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| The set of minimum storage, memory capacity, & processing standards recommended by the software manufacturer to ensure proper operation of a software application. |
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| The set of programs that enables a computer's hardware devices & application software to work together; it includes the operating system & utility programs. |
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| An application program, such as Intuit's TurboTax or H&R Block's At Home, for preparing state & federal taxes. Each program offers a complete set of tax forms & instructions as well as expert advice on how to complete each form. |
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| A form included in many productivity applications that provides the basic structure for a particular kind of document, spreadsheet, or presentation. |
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| Software that's developed for & customized to a specific industry's needs (such as a wood inventory system for a sawmill) as opposed to software that's useful across a range of industries (such as word processing software). |
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| Programs that are hosted on a website & that don't require installation on a computer. |
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| Web Page-Authorizing Software |
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| Programs you can use to design interactive web pages without knowing any HyperText Markup Language (HTML) code. |
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| A step-by-step guide that walks a user through the necessary steps to complete a complicated task. |
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| Programs used to create & edit written documents such as papers, letters, & resumes. |
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