Application Software

Application software products are designed to satisfy a particular need of a particular environment. All software applications prepared in the computer lab can come under the category of Application software.

Application software may consist of a single program, such as a Microsoft's notepad for writing and editing simple text. It may also consist of a collection of programs, often called a software package, which work together to accomplish a task, such as a spreadsheet package.

Examples of Application software are following:

● Payroll Software

● Student Record Software

● Inventory Management Software

● Income Tax Software

● Railways Reservation Software

● Microsoft Office Suite Software

● Microsoft Word

● Microsoft Excel

● Microsoft Powerpoint

Features of application software are as follows:

● Close to user

● Easy to design

● More interactive

● Slow in speed

● Generally written in high-level language

● Easy to understand

● Easy to manipulate and use

● Bigger in size and requires large storage space