Analyzing Software Types and Their Role in Global Business

This assignment provides a detailed overview of hardware components and various software types, including Software as a Service (SaaS) and productivity software. It explains the functionality of different software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and databases, highlighting their roles in facilitating business operations. The assignment also discusses the benefits of SaaS over traditional software, emphasizing cost-effectiveness and data security through cloud computing. Furthermore, it explores how services like PayPal and Google Translate enable smaller companies to participate in the global marketplace by providing easy access to international transactions and language translation. The document concludes with a list of references used in compiling the information.

Hardware Components

Table of Contents
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Question 11.................................................................................................................................................5
Question 12.................................................................................................................................................5
Answer 13....................................................................................................................................................6
References...................................................................................................................................................7

Question 1
What each piece of software does?
Answer 1
Software is an arrangement of programs of particular business activities which is utilized to
build up the arrangements. It empowers the three key drivers; time, straightforwardness and
labor (MacWhinney, 2014).
Question 2
How it is used
Answer 2
The main role of the human resource management is to handle the relevant roles such as
keeping a record of the employees, training, payroll system and recruitment.
Question 3
How using the software helps facilitate doing business in a global economy.
Answer 3
The software is the key mechanism which enables the users to record the transaction on daily
basis and in an accurate manner.

Question 4
What is (SaaS) Software as a Service?
Answer 4
The method of delivering the applications over the internet is done by the Saas model. Under
the scenario of SaaS, the software is not required to be downloaded and the applications are
installed and maintained over the software (Dillon & Vossen, 2015).
Question 5
What are the benefits of SaaS over traditional software?
Answer 5
The traditional software though is useful yet when compared to the SaaS has certain
advantages which are as follows.
The cost to install is low.
Provides security of the data over cloud computing.
Question 6
What is productivity software?
Answer 6
The productivity software is an application in which the information is presented in the form
of the documents, worksheets, presentation, and databases (Almorsy, Grundy & Müller, 2016).
Question 7
Word processing
Answer 7

Word processing is an operation by which any kind of the information whether written verbal
or recorded information is converted into printed form. It is mainly used to create the
documents.
Question 8
Spreadsheet
Answer 8
A spreadsheet is software which allows the users to save the important data and later on the
data is organized and managed accordingly.
Question 9
Presentation
Answer 9
A presentation is a deck of communication which issued to address the audience. It is majorly
a demonstration of the topic through the use of the visuals and templates.

Question 10
Database
Answer 10
A database is a pool of the information that is managed to give them access to the users. Data
is organized into the rows and columns and the same is indexed so it becomes easy for the
users to get the access of the relevant information (Groom, Bruno, Lightfoot & Ward, 2016).
Question 11
Note-taking
Answer 11
Note taking is a practice which can be used to record the piece of the information which is
captured from the different sources. This habit keeps the data safe and available.
Question 12
Answer 12
What is PIM (personal information management) software?
The personal information system is software which operates on offline method and relates to
the activities performed by the people in order to acquire maintain and retrieve the personal
information (Hashem, et al 2015).

Question 13
Explain how services such as PayPal and Google Translate can enable smaller companies’
participation in a global marketplace.
Answer 13
Google translate is the application which enables the users to get the access to the different
languages and can convert the information into the native language. On the other hand, the
Paypal application is used to transfer the amount just on the basis of the single click.

References
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database. New York: Psychology Press
Groom, C. R., Bruno, I. J., Lightfoot, M. P., & Ward, S. C. (2016). The Cambridge structural
database. Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Science, Crystal Engineering, and
Materials, 72(2), 171-179.
Dillon, S., & Vossen, G. (2015). SaaS cloud computing in small and medium enterprises: A
comparison between Germany and New Zealand. International Journal of Information
Technology, Communications, and Convergence, 3(2), 87-104.
Almorsy, M., Grundy, J., & Müller, I. (2016). An analysis of the cloud computing security
problem. arXiv preprint arXiv:1609.01107.
Hashem, I. A. T., Yaqoob, I., Anuar, N. B., Mokhtar, S., Gani, A., & Khan, S. U. (2015). The
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