
Computer
software
will carry out word processing, record-keeping, spreadsheet work,
and business graphics. These are called
integrated
packages, because
they integrate, or bring together, these varied tasks. Some of them are
remarkably cheap, one example for the PC being Ability, from
Migent, costing just under
£100.
A more powerful integrated package
which is very popular is Smart, which costs several hundred pounds,
and is also available for the PC.
Features of application packages
Most application packages have the following features.
1 They may be
command-driven,
or
menu-driven,
or a combination of
both. To illustrate what this means, DO ...