General Purpose Applications – word processing, spreadsheets, presentation graphics and database management systems.
Specialized Applications – tend to be more focused and used in specific areas and disciplines
Ribbon GUI (key term) makes it easier for the user to find and use all the features of an application
Ribbons (key term) replace menus and toolbars using commands into a set of tabs
Tabs (key term) divide the ribbon into major categories. Each tab represents groups (key term) of related items.
Contextual tabs (key term) are only used when the item is selected and at that time, operations can be performed on that item.
Galleries (key term) give the user to see the effect their selection will have prior to making their choice.
Most applications provide us with some variety of things such as
Spell Check, Alignment, Font and Font Sizes, Tables, Reports