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Software suite

Collection of related computer programs

Collection of related computer programs

A software suite (also known as an application suite) is a collection of computer programs (application software, or programming software) of related functionality, sharing a similar user interface and the ability to easily exchange data with each other.

Features

Advantages

  • Less costly than buying individual packages
  • Identical or very similar graphical user interface (GUI)
  • Designed to interface with each other
  • Helps the learning curve of the user

Disadvantages

  • Not all purchased features are always used by the user
  • Takes a significant amount of disk space (bloatware), as compared to buying only the needed packages
  • Requires effort to use the packages together

Types

  • Office suites, such as Microsoft Office
  • Internet suites
  • Graphics suite, such as Adobe Creative Cloud
  • IDEs, such as Eclipse, and Visual Studio

References

References

  1. "What is a Software Suite?".
  2. Staff Writer. (4 August 2015). "What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Software Suites?".
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