Monday, March 1, 2010

IS Software-The comparison between general purpose application software and Function-specific application software

The comparison between General Purpose Application Software and Function-specific Application Software.

General Purpose Application Software

This software are programs that perform common information processing jobs for end users.Normally this software are popular with microcomputer users for home , education , business , scientific , and many other purposes . Because they significantly increase the productivity of end users , sometimes known as productivity .

Example :


Lotus WordPro :
use to create , edit , revise , and print document.



Spreadsheet : used by virtually every business for analysis , planning , modeling.



Presentation Graphics : used to create multimedia presentations of graphics, photo , animation and video clips.



Function-specific Application Software

Also call as business application software , that are support the reengineering and automation of business processes with strategic e-business applications.Thousands of function-specific application software packages are available to support specific applications of end users in business and other fields.

Customer Relationship Management



Enterprise Resource Planning




UBS Accounting

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