Unit 3: Computer Applications

2. Functions of Application Software

The following are some functions an application can perform:

· Enterprise resource management.

· Customer relationship management.

· Project management.

· Text messages, emails, videos and audio chats.

· Document management.

· Business process management.

· The creation and processing of healthcare applications.

· Human resource management.

· Teaching and training.

· Data and information management.

Benefits of Using Application Software

· It frees up your schedule by automating mundane work

· It helps you focus on what’s most important

· It gives you insight into your business and helps you learn more about it

· It increases productivity and helps you get more work done faster

· It lowers operational costs

· It helps you streamline processes

· It makes it easier to go paperless

· It allows you to work anywhere and anytime

· It helps you scale your activities

· It gets you ahead of competitors who do not use software

· It improves your client management and helps you maintain more of them