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A relational database contains multiple tables with relationships between them.
Personal Information Management
Software
It can be a challenge to keep track of where you need to be, what you
need to do, and whom you need to contact. Personal information
management (PIM) software helps people stay organized by providing
a calendar, an address book, and a to-do list. Some PIM software also
functions as an email program, and allows you to send, receive, store,
and organize email messages.
Microsoft Outlook is a very popular email application that includes a
full set of PIM capabilities. You can also get some of the individual PIM
functions in other applications. For example, you can buy separate calen-
dar, task list, and email applications, or use free versions online, such as
Google Calendar and Gmail.
Software Suites
Some software manufacturers, such as Microsoft, offer multiple related
products that are designed to work well together. They are sometimes
sold together as a
suite
, which is a collection of related applications.
The Microsoft Office suite is a very popular suite of business applica-
tions; you will learn more about it in
Chapter 7
. It includes Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, and Outlook, plus some extra applications in some versions,
such as Access and Publisher. All the applications in the Office suite have
similar user interfaces, and can exchange content freely. You can buy each
application separately, but it is much less expensive to buy the suite.
suite
A group of applications by the same manu-
facturer purchased as a group.
