Basic Application Software

Graphical User Interface (GUI)

Graphical User Interface, also known as GUI is a computer program or a human-computer interface that enables one to communicate with computer using windows, icons and menus which can be navigated by a mouse. A window is a rectangular part of the monitor screen that can display its contents. Each window can display a different applications or files that have been opened or created with a single application. An icon is a symbol in a GUI that represents a program, file, directory or device. Commands are issued in a GUI using a mouse to move the pointer to select a certain program or file.

Word Processor

A word processor is an application which provides a user with the tools to write, edit and format text which is then sent to the printer. A word processor generally refers to a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) system where the formatting takes place while you enter your text. No further processing is needed before sending it to the printer to be printed out. Examples of word processors are Microsoft Word and WordPerfect.

Spreadsheet

A spreadsheet is a grid that enables one to organize data into columns and rows. Spreadsheets make information easier to be displayed and formulas can be inserted to work with the data. Icons like auto sum is one which has a formula to sum up numbers that are given. An example of a spreadsheet is Mircosoft Excel.

Database Management System (DBMS)

A database management system (DBMS), sometimes only called database manager, is a program which lets one or more computer users create and access data in a database. The DBMS manages user requests so that users and other programs are free from having to understand where the data is physically located on storage media and in a multi-user system. DBMS ensures that the data continues to be accessible and is constantly organized.

Utility Suites

A utility suite contains many utility softwares which is a kind of software that analyzes, configures, optimizes and maintains the computer. Most utility suites contain utilities like disk storage, disk defragmenters, disk checkers and so forth. A disk storage stores data, disk defragmenters reorganize non-contiguous files into contiguous files and optimize their placement on the hard drive to increase reliability and performance, whereas disk checkers scan and checks a hard drive for errors.