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
