Chapter 4: Specialized Application Software

• Let users perform advanced computing tasks
• Robots provide security & assistance in homes

SPECIALIZED APPLICATIONS

1. Graphics Programs  
2. Audio & Video Software
3. Multimedia Software
4. Web Authoring Programs
5. Artificial Intelligence : Virtual Reality, Knowledge-based Systems, Robotics

 Graphics

• Desktop Publishing - allow to create publications, mix text & graphic of professional quality 

• Image editor - creating & editing bitmap images: Paint.NET, Adobe Photoshop, Corel Paint Shop Pro

                                                                    

• Illustration Programs - create & edit vector images : Adobe Illustrator, Inkscape, CorelDRAW

Multimedia Authoring Programs

• Special programs used to create multimedia presentations, bring all together the video, audio, graphics, & text elements : Adobe Director, Toolbook 

Web Authoring Programs

• Adobe Dreamweaver, NetObjects Fusion, Microsoft Expression

Artificial Intelligence

• Virtual Reality : generated in 3-D, commonly known as VR, artificial reality or virtual environments

• Knowledge-Based Systems : use a database for assistant, fuzzy logic - allow user to respond to questions in a very humanlike way

• Robotics : computer-controlled machines

Perception System Robots

Industrial Robots

Household Robots

Mobile Robots