Describing application packages
In the box below you will find twenty statements that can be made about the uses of each type of application package you used in the previous activity. The types of package were:
Word processing, Database, Spreadsheet, Graphics, Communications and Leisure
Compile a list of appropriate statements for each software application by matching each statement to the application that best suits it. Use each statement only once.
| 1. Useful for producing letters and reports | 11. Data can be sorted into order |
| 2. Can produce charts and graphs | 12. Allows data to be searched |
| 3. Printouts can be made of money spent | 13. Zoom in and zoom out to view the data |
| 4. High-resolution images are displayed on screen | 14. Controls the transmission and receiving of data |
| 5. Could be used to work out mortgage repayments or the repayments on a loan | 15. Includes proofing tools to check spelling and sometimes grammar |
| 6. Tools such as line, eclipse, fill and free hand draw can be used | 16. Information can be sent from one location to another |
| 7. Presents data in a different combination each time | 17. Can manipulate and enhance photographs |
| 8. The appearance of text can be changed | 18. Uses the telephone line to send information |
| 9. This software is very good at processing numerical data | 19. Contains an exciting mix of sound and animation to relax the user |
| 10. Data can be copied from one application area to another | 20. Elements such as written words and pictures can be combined in a document |
