3.2+Software

3.2 Software

 * Fundamentals **
 * Applications: word processing, desktop publishing, presentations, photo and video editing, music and sound development, website development
 * System software: operating systems and utilities
 * Interfaces: graphical user interface (GUI), command line interface (CLI), menu-driven interface (MDI), voice

  
 * Licensing: shareware, public domain, freeware, proprietary and open source software
 * Licensing authorities: Business Software Alliance (BSA)
 * Commercial and custom-built (bespoke) software
 * Registration, serial number, warranty, copyright agreement
 * Web-based software
 * User support: manuals, assistants, tutorials, help systems, “Read Me” files
 * Macros, templates, wizards
 * File formats, for example, RTF (rich text format), TXT (text), PDF (portable document format), XLS (Excel spreadsheet), SWF (small web format), ZIP (zipped file), JPG/JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group bitmap), PNG (portable network graphics bitmap), CSV (comma-separated values), HTM/HTML (hypertext markup language)
 * Data transfer: ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange), tab-delimited text file, zipped file


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">System utilities **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Defragmentation/optimization and disk utility software
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Backup, file management, account and accessibility management
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Monitor and keyboard settings, for example, international settings, disability settings
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Virus scan, malware detectors and removers
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Compression/decompression (lossless, lossy)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Colour synchronization