Other supported database software includes Access and FileMaker Pro. Decision Support Software Decision support is a hybrid of database technology and programs used for determining patterns and relationships among data. Decision support encompasses data warehousing software, SQL programs, OLAP programs and data mining tools. Graphics and CAD Software Graphics software covers such categories as drawing programs, painting programs, programs that produce scientific or business graphs, and visualization programs. This category includes all software used in a typical office of a student, researcher or administrator.
All researchers collect a set of references or citations.
Historically, this collection may have been contained on a set of index cards. However, once this collection consists of more than a hundred or so references, searching and sorting via index cards becomes unmanageable. Scientific Computing Software Scientific computing is a very broad category that includes symbolic computation packages such as Maple, Mathcad and Matlab, optimization and simulation packages, scientific graphic and drawing programs, and technical authoring and publishing packages. Excel, a spreadsheet program, also contains some statistical analysis capabilities. Web Development Software Web development software is a broad category that includes editors and converters for creating web pages, tools for managing complete webs, programs for manipulating web graphics, and languages such as Perl and JavaScript for writing programs.