Week Four: Clear, but a little bit muddy!

So this week was a sort of a difficult one. It could have something do do with the fact that I was kind of rushing through the material since it was a busy week, and maybe it just hasn't all sank in yet. Looking through the material its fairly simple to understand; there is a multitude of software available for a plethora of uses. There are softwares available for businesses, for personal use, for communicating, and for multimedia purposes. 

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/different-types-of-application-software.html < This website helped to simplify what the text book was saying a little bit. It talks about what software actually is and describes what some of the different types of application software are. This website both helped in clarifying what the book was saying, as well as clearing up some of the information. What I learned about software that I think would be the most important concept, is that it helps to make things easier, as well as that it's used for a variety of things, and therefore, inescapable. 

Most professions will come into contact with software along the way. Businesses use it for presentations, and for creating spreadsheets. Engineers use it to plan out new designs or products. Manufacturers use it for the assembly line in the production of goods. Even video game designers use it to create their graphics. People also use software for personal reasons. Such as typing up documents, taking notes, editing videos and photo shopping pictures. Although there are more advanced softwares offered for editing photos and videos at a professional level, there are also softwares for personal use.