2. Personal information manager software manages email, contacts, calendars, and tasks
3. Project management software helps
businesses keep projects on schedule
4. Document management systems
Save electronic documents
Share electronic documents
Search electronic documents
Audit electronic documents
Making it Personal
1. Personal productivity software
Office applications
Financial
Reference
2. Entertainment software
Media management
Photo and video editing
Games
3. Education and reference software
Trip planning
Genealogy
Landscaping
4. Portable apps can be stored on
and run from a flash drive
Will it Run?
1. File Explorer can help you determine the drives and storage space available on your computer
2. You can find out your system specifications by using the System
control panel or the About This Mac window
3. System requirements are the minimum requirements needed to run software and
include hardware and software specifications
Where to Get It
1. When you purchase software, you don't own it, but are only licensing it - unless it's open source
2. You should read the EULA (end-user license agreement) to determine the
restrictions and potential add-on features related to the software before you install it
3. Not all proprietary software has a fee, and not all open source software is free
Your Head in the Cloud
1. The cloud is the Internet
2. Cloud computing uses hardware and software resources that are in
the cloud instead of local
3. Cloud computing services
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
Managing Software on Your System
1. Installing programs
App store
Flash drive/ DVD
Download from website
2. Software publishers regularly release updates to their programs
3. When you no longer need a program on your computer,
you should uninstall it by using the proper uninstaller