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Pertemuan 8

Software: Application Software(Lanjutan)

Matakuliah : T0604-Pengantar Teknologi Informasi

Tahun : 2008

Versi : 2.0/0.0

Williams, B.K, Stacy C. Sawyer (2007). Using Information Technology: A Practical Introduction to Computers & Communications. Seventh Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York. ISBN-13: 978-0-07-110768-6

Sumber: Chapter 3. Software: Tools for Productivity and Creativity, p.117

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Learning Outcomes

Pada akhir pertemuan ini, diharapkan mahasiswa

akan mampu :

• menjelaskan: software basisdata (database), dan kegunaan software khusus (C2)

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Outline Materi

• Database Software

• Specialty Software

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Database Software

• A database is a structured collection of interrelated files in a computer system with built-in data input and retrieval methods.

• In databases

– Data redundancy is minimized

– Data is integrated and stored in a structured fashion

– Data in databases has more integrity than does data stored in separate files

– Data is organized into tables, records, and fields

– Data may include text, numbers, and graphics

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Database Software

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Database Software

• Database features include– Linking records using a key

• Tables that contain the same field are linked together by fields, so the key can be updated just once

• Key fields can also be used to sort data – Querying and displaying records

• Offer a quick way to locate records quickly– Saving, Formatting, Printing, Copying, Transmitting

• Database software allows you to create custom input forms, custom reports, copy search results and paste them into Word, print out addresses to mailing labels, or attach to email

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Specialty Software

• Presentation Graphics

• Desktop Publishing

• Financial Software

• Drawing and Painting Software

• Project Management Software

• Video-audio Editing Software

• Animation Software

• Web Page Design Software

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Specialty Software

• Presentation Graphics Software– Use graphics, animation, sound, data, or

information to make visual presentations– For example, this presentation– Contains

• Design and content templates• Slide sorters• Outline view• Slide view• Notes Page View

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Specialty Software

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Specialty Software

• Financial Software– Ranges from personal-finance managers to

entry-level accounting programs to business financial-management packages

– Common features• Track income and expenses• Allow checkbook management• Do financial reporting• Offer tax categories to assist with tax

recordkeeping• May also offer financial-planning and portfolio-

management features

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Specialty Software

• Desktop Publishing– Involves mixing text and graphics to produce

high-quality output for commercial printing– Uses a mouse, scanner, printer, and DTP

software– Has the following features

• Mix of text with graphics• Offers varied type and layout styles• Allows import of files from other programs

• Drawing programs– Graphics software used to design and

illustrate objects and products

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Specialty Software

• Painting programs– Graphics programs that allow users to simulate painting

on-screen– Produce bit-mapped or raster images– Also called image-editing software

• Graphics file formats• .bmp (bit-map)• .gif (Graphic Interchange Format) – copyrighted format used

in web pages• .jpeg (Joint Photographic Experts Group)- high-resolution• .tiff (Tagged Image File Formats) – PC and Macs for high-

resolution images to print• .png (Portable Network Graphics) – public domain alternative

to gif

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Specialty Software

• Video editing software– Allows import to and editing of video footage on

PC– Video editing examples include Adobe Premiere,

Sony Pictures Digital Vegas, Apple Final Cut Express, Pinnacle Studio DV, and Ulead VideoStudio

• Audio editing software – Allows import to and editing of sound files on PC– Sound editing examples include Windows Sound

Recorder, Sony Pictures Digital Sound Forge, Audacity (freeware), Felt Tip Software’s Sound Studio (shareware), GoldWave, and WavePad.

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Specialty Software

• Animation Software– Simulates movement by rapidly displaying a series

of still pictures, or frames– GIF is the first format to catch on

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Specialty Software

• Multimedia Authoring Software– Combines text, graphics, video, animation,

and sound in an integrated way to create stand-alone multimedia applications

– Requires fast computer, lots of memory, and good, fast graphics card

– Macromedia Director and Macromedia Authorware are popular examples

• Web Page Design Software– Used to create web pages with sophisticated

multimedia features– Not required to create simple web pages

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Specialty Software

• Project Management Software

– A program used to plan and schedule the people, costs, and resources required to complete a project on time

• Shows project broken down into steps and tasks• Each task has a beginning and end date• Tasks can be scheduled concurrently or consecutively

• Computer-Aided Design (CAD)

– Programs intended for design of products, structures, civil engineering drawings, and maps

• Provide precise dimensioning and positioning of design elements• Examples include AutoCAD, ProEngineer, CorelCAD, CATIA• To see an example, go to

http://www.3ds.com/flashgallery/discover-3d-xml/ for CATIA

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