Which Software is Needed?

PART ONE: APPLICATION SOFTWARE

Objective
•Recall five categories of Application
Software

•Identify when specialized, customized and
custom-written (tailor-made) software can
be used in a job scenario

Application Software

GENERAL-PURPOSE

INTEGRATED

SPECIALISED

CUSTOMISED

CUSTOM-WRITTEN

(TAILOR-MADE)

​APPLICATION SOFTWARE

Activity

You are a Software developer, (find out users’ needs

and then develop/adjust software).
Your company has three new clients:

Mrs Naila Moore
Oladipo

Mayor Mr. Cagney

Casimire

Mrs Leslie-Ann
Wills-Caton

But first meet Mrs
Oladipo…

• She is Senior Director of IMPAACT

Brooklyn

Her concerns…
• Company has general purpose

software

• Still needs to modify to better meet

the needs of organisation
•Is there any way we can
get short simple codes in
the software, we already
have, to suit my
organisation’s needs?

Task 1:

In your team:
1. Say whether, as a software developer, you will use

specialized, customized and custom-written
(tailor-made) software in this scenario.

2. Justify your answer i.e. write two sentences why your
team feels that the chosen category is best for this
client.

Meet Leslie-Ann Wills-Caton,
General Manager, FilmTT.

Her Concerns…
Rather than handling broad tasks,
software is needed for Specific tasks e.g.
•Payroll
•The creation of films and other theatre
needs
•Is there any software that can help my
company?

Task 2:

In your team:
1. Say whether, as a software developer, you will use

specialized, customized and custom-written
(tailor-made) software in this scenario.

2. Justify your answer i.e. write two sentences why your
team feels that the chosen category is best for this
client.

Meet…New Arima Mayor Mr.
Cagney Casimire

•He needs totally new software, tailored
for Borough Corporation.
•To help link businesses in Arima through
a special network.
•Only created for the organisation’s use.
•Request training for all staff.
•Can you create something that is made
just for us, at Arima Borough Council?

Task 3:

In your team:
1. Say whether, as a software developer, you will use

specialized, customized and custom-written
(tailor-made) software in this scenario.

2. Justify your answer i.e. write two sentences why your
team feels that the chosen category is best for this
client.

PART TWO: SYSTEM SOFTWARE

Objective
•Recall four categories of System Software

•Indicate which category of system software
best suits 3 particular job scenarios

Systems Software

The Operating System

(OS)

Utility programs

Device drivers

A language translator

SYSTEM SOFTWARE
Use your hand
out on System
Software to
recall the usage
of each system
software and to
help you
complete
Task 4.

​SYSTEM SOFTWARE

Task 4 In your groups say which system software is best for each scenario.

A. Mrs Oladipo wants to back up all her company’s information and get the best antivirus
program installed. She needs _________

B.Mrs Caton needs to install a printer but a message asking that she installs
a special driver appears. Which type of system software is most likely needed?

C. Mr Casimire wants to update the system software on his computer that
manages computer resources, files, memory, tasks and maintains security.
Which system software does he want updated?

END OF ACTIVITY!!
WELL DONE!!!