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Chapter 4

Software applications

4.1 Introduction

For your exam, you need to be able to discuss three specific software applications.

Software applications are computer programmes that are designed to help users with
certain tasks.

4.2 Spreadsheets

Spreadsheets are designed to analyse data and sort lists of items, not for long-term
storage of raw data.

Advantages Disadvantages

 Relatively easy to use  Data must be re-copied over
and over again to maintain it in
 Require little training to get separate data files
started
 They are unable to efficiently
 Most data managers are identify data errors
familiar with them
 Lack of detailed sorting and
 Close bond to workforce querying abilities

 There can be sharing violations
among users wishing to view or
change data at the same time

 They are often restricted to a
finite number of records, and
can require a large amount of
hard-drive space for data
storage

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