Computer Shopping, Software Expectations. By Questy Computer Shopping, Software Expectations. Once you have set some general expectations, the next step in computer shopping is figuring out what software you need to do the tasks you wish to accomplish.
Word processing is still at the top of the list of applications.
The desktop computer has made the desktop typewriter a distant memory in most offices. You'll see a lot of fill in the blanks programs that help you to organize your money, do your book keeping, organize your mailing lists, address books, and any other type of files you have. While most of these programs do things you could set up yourself in a database or spreadsheet, they make things easy by being more specific to your needs. The possibilities here are endless, but it is good to learn the basics and explore from there. Like it or not, Microsoft is the standard from which all other packages are compared.