| A | B |
| Word Processing Software | Enables a computer to produce or modify documens that consist primarily of text. |
| Desktop Publishing Software | Allows users to design and produce professional looking documents that contain both text and graphics. |
| Spreadsheet Software | Allows users to organize numeric data in a worksheet or table format. |
| Database Software | Allows users to create a database and to retrieve, manipulate, and update data. |
| Presentation Graphics Software | Allows users to create documents that are used in making presentations. |
| Data Communications Software | Used to trasmit data from one computer to another. |
| Electronic Mail Software | Allows user to send messages to and receive messages from other computer users. |
| Personal Information Management Software | Helps users keep track of the miscellaneous bits of personal information. |
| Project Management Software | Allows users to plan, schedule, track, and analyze the events, resources, and costs of a project. |