| There are basically 3 different kinds of applications | | | | Access Database, Quickbooks to name a few. You |
| software I will focus on in this review. That is, | | | | can get some free trial downloads online for different |
| entertainment, business and utility software. Below I | | | | kinds of applications software used for business |
| provide an explanation, including examples of each. | | | | purposes. |
| Entertainment Software | | | | Utility software |
| This includes software that is basically used for | | | | In general this is the group that is not so visible to us |
| entertainment purposes. You can get different kinds of | | | | but it does one of the most important tasks. By utility I |
| applications software to develop software like games, | | | | basically refer to tools. These tools are use to do the |
| do some TV/ and or remote recording and more. | | | | same job on PCs as screwdrivers and spanner do on |
| Some examples include PSTiVo, Windows XP Media | | | | a car or other mechanical things. |
| centre but you have to get it on Windows Vista. | | | | These include tools like registry tweakers, registry |
| These may require sound cards with digital audio. | | | | cleaners, performance monitors, which are available |
| Business Software | | | | for checking and giving warnings about various system |
| Sometimes known as productive software this is used | | | | components like CPU speed memory, hard drives |
| mainly to run businesses. That is, to keep things | | | | cooling systems and more. |
| functioning appropriately e.g. human resources, | | | | Amongst different kinds of applications software in the |
| accounting, project management, inventory software | | | | utility group includes antivirus and spyware. Firewall can |
| etc. | | | | also be considered as utility software. |
| This includes MS Office, Video Editing, HR Employer, | | | | |