Assignment Computer Application in Business

Submitted To Mr. Shahid Waseem By

Name : Muhammad Abdul Basit Aslam Roll Number : 312-575 Degree : M.COM

Submission Date: 15th December 2012

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Table of Contents
Submitted ....................................................................................................................................... 1 Task 1: ............................................................................................................................................. 3 Q: What is an operating system? ................................................................................................ 3 Q: How many operating systems are available in the Pakistan market? .................................... 6 Q: What is an Android Operating System? Give some detail. ................................................... 7 Task 2: ............................................................................................................................................. 9 Q: Provide comprehensive information about two softwares which are being used in the field of Accounting and Finance. ...................................................................................................... 10 References: .................................................................................................................................... 11

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Task 1:
Q: What is an operating system?
Ans: Operating

system (often referred to as OS):

An operating system is the set of a program which manages all computer components and its operations. A computer cant do anything without the operating system. This is a part of a computer system, equipment or we may say the computerized equipment which deals with the management and the coordination of its activites.The computerized system may be a computer, workstation, and server, PC, notebook, smartphone, road navigation device or another system with "intelligence" of its own. The operating system plays the role of the host for all the applications running on the equipment. Thus operating system is a program which monitor, control, and maintain the computer

Function of the Operating system

The main functions of the operating system are as follows 3|Page Assignment Computer Application in Business

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Process management File management Resource management Security management Communication management Memory management

1. Process Management:

All process from shut to down Open Booting Save Install Copy Print Send

2. File Management:

Name Location Folder Attributes- size, type, protection, password etc

3. Resource Management:

Coordinating among peripherals Installing drivers required for input, output, power, memory, communication devices.

4. Security Management:

Virus management Alert message Dialogue boxes Firewall Access protection / passwords

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5. Communication Management:

One computer to another computer in LAN/WAN Downloading and Uploading User Application S/W Hardware Command interpretation

6. Memory Management:

Primary RAM ROM Secondary Hard Disk, CD, DVD.etc

Examples Of Operating System:

BS2000 BS3000 PC SOLARIS UNIX

MS-DOS DOS LINUX MAC OS WINDOWS

Types of Operating System: The types of operating system are as follows 1. Serial Processing 2. Batch Processing 3. Multi-Programming 4. Real Time System

Hard Real Time System Soft Real Time System Assignment Computer Application in Business

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5. Distributed Operating System 6. Multiprocessing 7. Parallel operating systems

Q: How many operating systems are available in the Pakistan market?

Ans. Operating

System In Pakistan:

There are many operating systems in Pakistan some of them are named as under 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. MS-DOS( Micro Soft Disk Operating System) Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows Millennium Windows XP Windows XP - Vista Windows 7 Linux Unix Symbian OS Android OS

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Q: What is an Android Operating System? Give some detail.

Ans. Android Operating System:

An Android is a software stack for the mobile devices that include an operating system middle ware and the key applicationAndorid is Linux based operating system which is designed by Google.And it is specially designed for the mobile devices. Because the developers want to create such a unique software by which the people who are bound of using computers, laptops, and other heavy devices through which they almost do their work and somewhere they cant take their devices among themselves. So later on they introduce an operating system which is specially made and designed for the pocket computers or we may say for the mobile devices, which is much lighter in weight and can take easily anywhere.It is used on different types of mobile devices.Android based phones will continue to be strong competitor in the smart phone market

How Does Android Works?

It open market model which allows to registered software developers to create application for an android. Listening of application in android market Users can easily download the applications from Google market

Features of Android Operating System:

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Software Feature:
1. 2. 3. 4. Iterated browser based on open source web kit engine SQ Lite for relational data storage Media support for common Audio, Video and Images It is optimized for mobile device

Hardware Feature:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Cellular networking GSM, EDGE,3G LAN Bluetooth and Wi Fi Graphic Hard warte acceleration Camera GPS and Compass Touch screen and accelerometer for motion sensing

Versions of Andorid Operating System:

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Android is released in the series of Versions. Google name these versions with some food items like ice cream, jelly bean, sandwich etc. which is one of the specialty of android versions. Some versions of andorid operating system along with their pictures are shown below

So ANDROID is open to all for industry, developers and the users. Its aim is to be easy to build for net. The Google android is taking a step into the next level of the internet.

Task 2:

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Q: Provide comprehensive information about two softwares which are being used in the field of Accounting and Finance.

Ans: Software Number 1: 1. SOFTWARE NAME:

SMART PEOPLE is company software for simple accounting to complex balance sheet. It is professionally designed to meet the requirement of large and medium size enterprises. Accounts Plus software is an intuitive, easy to use, robust, multiuser, multiple companies which allows the company to track and report incoming and outgoing cash flow.

2. Company Name:
AL-BADR INDUSTRIAL COMPANY (SAUDI ARABIA)

3. Software Features:

It is specially designed for large and medium size business It is fully customized menu for security It is user friendly interface The user can work multiple/single company as per configuration The user can work multiple/single year as per configuration It is designed on Microsoft platform The server has back end Integration with each module

Software Number 2:

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1. SOFTWARE NAME:

2. COMPANY NAME:
GHAMDI COMPANY (SAUDI ARABIA)

3. SOFTWARE FEATURES:

Unlimited invoicing Easy collaboration Safe and secure Easy to use Multi-site and multi-company custom reports Operate with multiple simultaneous users Specify billing rates for employees and clients Monitor business performance with over 200 reports and graphs Credit alert

References:
Google International book of computer application Saudi Arabia companies Wikipedia

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