Question

A family member who hasnít worked with computers before has decided to change jobs. Youíve been asked to explain some of the basics. You begin by explaining the basic idea of word processing software, spreadsheets, databases, and presentation software. You sense that the following question is coming: ìWhy so many different things? Why canít there just be one software that you could use for everything?î How would you answer?

Answer 1

There are too many diverse forms of media. For all of them to be suited under one program would make every server monotonous and pretty much the same. With different programs, different forms of diverse media are created.