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App for the Job

A cover letter, a quick script edit, an invitation everyone can open, a running total: which kind of app does each job?

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About this interactive

Each demo lesson in this run shows what one kind of application is built to do. A word processor creates documents such as letters, notes and resumes, with templates and tools for fonts, sizes, bold, underline and bulleted lists. A text editor edits simple text with no fancy formatting: Notepad saves plain .txt in one font and strips formatting from pasted text, and Notepad++ helps you edit code. A PDF is a portable document file almost anyone can open in a free viewer, while a Word file needs Word; Windows makes one with Microsoft Print to PDF, and Adobe's paid writer can combine documents and add e-signing. A spreadsheet stores, organizes, computes and analyzes data, with formulas that update when a value changes. Presentation software builds slides and shows them one at a time in presentation mode. A diagramming tool draws org charts, flowcharts, roadmaps and network diagrams, where a picture replaces a lot of words. Drag each task into the kind of app built for it, then check your answers.

What you'll learn

Aligned to

CompTIA Tech+
3.3 Explain the purpose and proper use of software.

Key terms

Word Processor
An application designed to create, edit, format, and save text-based documents such as letters and reports; it is one of the most common categories of productivity software.
Text Editor
A lightweight software application used to create and edit plain text files without rich formatting or advanced layout features.
Portable Document Format
PDF
A file format designed to present documents consistently across different devices and operating systems, viewable with a free reader application without requiring the original authoring software.
Spreadsheet
A software application used to store, organize, compute, and analyze data arranged in rows and columns.
Presentation Software
A category of application software used to create and display visual slideshows for communication or instruction purposes.
Visual Diagramming
The use of software tools to create graphical representations of systems, processes, or structures to communicate information more effectively than text alone.
Productivity Software
A category of applications used to perform job-related or personal tasks such as word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations.

Topics

Word Processor Text Editor Portable Document Format Spreadsheet Presentation Software Visual Diagramming Interactive Categorize

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