CS101: Introduction to Computing Syed Raza Shahid 1 - UTM

<strong>CS101</strong>: <strong>Introduction</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Computing</strong>Some Specialized SoftwareSoftware Suites• Speech and Language Software– Speech Synthesis System– Speech Recognition System– Speech Activated Systems– Speaker Identification System for SecurityApplications– Text and Speech Summarization System– Machine Translation (translating one language in<strong>to</strong>other language)– Intelligent Searching (Syntactic and Semanticanalysis of text)• A set of stand-alone applications designed <strong>to</strong>work with each other• They share common features with each other• They are available as a bundle along withmany other utilities• Examples: MS Office, Perfect Office, LotusSmart Suite, Star OfficeDefinition of a Good SoftwareReading• Installer Application should have good userInterface• The application should be consistent andeasily configurable <strong>to</strong> the needs of the user• Tu<strong>to</strong>rial Application• Help or Documentation or Reference Manual• Free from bugs• Good <strong>to</strong> have warranty• Technical Support• David Shepherd (2002)– Chapter 5: Computer Software: BasicApplications– Chapter 6: Computer Software SpecializedApplications<strong>Syed</strong> <strong>Raza</strong> <strong>Shahid</strong> 3