Characteristics of Standard application software and application areas

standard application/generic software
1. word processor
  1. letters and reports
  2. allows the entry, editing and formatting of tex
  3. business or personal documents
  4. WYSIWYG
2. desktop publisher
  1. allows combination of text and images
  2. flyers, brochures, posters
  3. emphasis on the graphical element
3. spreadsheets
  1. create mathematical and financial models
  2. automatic recalculation
  3. perform complex functions
4. database
  1. enable the user to handle data
  2. sorting and searching
5. web authoring
  1. creation of web pages
  2. some technical ability is needed where it isn't on other standard applications
  3. most aimed at general users
  4. produce the exact wanted outcome
  5. WYSIWYG
6. presentation
  1. produce presentations for show or print
  2. can run with or without user intervention
Characteristics and use of systems
1. personnel systems
  1. store information on people/employees
  2. information stored is confidential
  3. enable updates and sort/searching the system
  4. be able to link to other systems
2. Stock control
  1. know when items are in stock and how much is ordered
  2. list of items and suppliers
  3. have manual overide
3. invoicing
  1. shows products and prices
  2. generate the invoices
  3. flag outstanding payments
4. booking systems
  1. requires and event person and time
  2. allow user to select times and events ect
  3. allows tailoring to users needs
5. timetabling
  1. enter data to find a match
  2. many options that can be changed to effect the outcome
  3. monitor the status of travel in progress
6. route finding
  1. plot a route between two points that a user enters
  2. specify locations
  3. find different types of route
7. training systems
  1. impart knowlwedge and skills about a secific task
  2. self paced by the user
  3. provide questions and answers at the users level
  4. feedback
purpose of characteristics of application systems
1. wizards
  1. allows user to perfomr complex actions
  2. outcome is generic
  3. help inexperienced users
2. style sheets
  1. similar to templates that set text styles to be used
  2. conform to pre determined style
  3. someone must develop the style first
  4. can be restrictive and not meet the nedds of the user
3. templates
  1. determine the baisic structure and set out of the document
  2. templates are selected automatically and changed by the user
  3. change colours and text styles also
4. macros
  1. set of stored commands that can be replayed
  2. used to repeat regular tasks
  3. run by pressing the assigned key
  4. help inexperienced users
  5. can go wrong
design considerations for tailored entry screens
1. considerations for forms
  1. consistency, if there is several pages of forms then the user can know they are the same form and are related
  2. relevance, should not ask for redundant data
  3. supportiveness, balance of how much info is given to the user
  4. visual and audio cues, feedback to confirm user action is correct or not
  5. intuitiveness, design so the user can remember what they have done if they have used the system before
2. customising applications
  1. buttons, used to run macros or take users to another page
  2. forms, assist in data entry
3. design considerations
  1. consistent layout/ house style
  2. font stylr and size
  3. colours
  4. error messages
  5. flow of information
  6. validation
  7. on screen help
house style
1. recognition by clients and customers
2. predefines, colours/ font style and size
3. consistency between all company documents
4. master documents
5. master slides
6. templates
7. style sheets
8. styles

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