Isifundo 3: Sebenza ngama-applications

Kulesi sifundo, uzofunda kabanzi ngezinhlelo zokusebenza, noma ama-application (applications), yiziphi izinhlobo zezinhlelo zokusebenza ongazisebenzisa, nokuthi ungasebenza kanjani izinhlelo zokusebenza ezikukhompyutha yakho. 

Ama-application, aphinde aziwe  nangokuthi ama- “apps”, yizinhlelo zesoftware esingazisebenzisa ukwenza izinto kumakhompyutha ethu. Nsuku zonke, izinhlelo ezintsha zenzelwa ukuxazulula izinkinga ezintsha. Ekupheleni kwalesi sifundo uzokwazi uku:

• Chaza ngokusebenza kwezinhlobo zezinhlelo zayo.
• Khetha uhlelo olufanele lwezidingo zakho.
• Qonda ukufana phakathi kwezinhlelo zokusebenza ezahlukene.
• Sebenza ngezinhlelo zokusebenza kukhompyutha yakho.

Yini i-application?

I-application yizinhlelo ze-software ezisisiza ukuthi senze izinto kumakhompyutha ethu noma ama-smartphone – njengokubala, ukuhlela isithombe, noma ukuthumela umlayezo. Kunezinhlelo zokusebenza eziningi ongakhetha kuzo ngezinhloso ezihlukile.

Kunezigaba ezahlukahlukene zezinhlelo zokusebenza, kusuka kumagemu (games) wekhompyutha, ukufunda izinhlelo zokusebenza, izinhlelo zokusebenza zokuxhumana. Ungathola uhlelo lokusebenza ukukusiza wenze cishe noma yini kukhompyutha yakho. Ezinye zalezi zinhlelo zokusebenza ziza zifakwe kuqala kukhompyutha yakho noma i-smartphone ngohlelo lwakho lokusebenza. Uma ufuna ukusebenzisa olunye uhlelo lokusebenza, ungalilanda esitolo sohlelo lokusebenza njenge-Google Play noma i-Apple Store, bese uyifaka kudivayisi yakho. 

Izinhlelo zokusebenza ezahlukahlukene zenzelwe izinhlobo ezahlukene zamadivayisi. Abathuthukisi abaningi be-software (software developers) benza  ama-mobile apps ongazifaka futhi uzisebenzise kuma-smartphone. Izinto ezinjengezinhlelo zokusebenza zokuhamba i-Google Maps or Uber – noma izinhlelo zokusebenza zokubamba isikhathi ezikuthumela izikhumbuzo usuku lonke, zilungele omakhalekhukhwini.

Izinhlelo zokusebenza zedeskithophu zisebenza kumakhompyutha wedeskithophu futhi imvamisa zinezihlelo eziningi kunezinhlelo zokusebenza zeselula ngoba zisebenzisa amakhompyutha anamandla kakhulu. Ungasebenzisa izinhlelo zokusebenza zedeskithophu ukwenza izinto ezinjengomsebenzi kumadokhumenti noma ubhale nekhodi ukwakha izinhlelo zakho zokusebenza. Kukhona nezinhlelo zokusebenza zewebhu, i-web apps ongangena kuzo ku-inthanethi kunoma iyiphi idivayisi enesiphequluli sewebhu.

Ezinye izinhlelo zokusebenza, njenge-Gmail, zingasetshenziswa kumadeskithophu, amathebulethi nama-smartphone.

Khetha uhlelo lokusebenza olulungile

Ukukhetha uhlelo lokusebenza olulungele izidingo zakho kuyikhono ozolenza njengoba uya wazi izinhlobo zezinhlelo zokusebenza ezitholakalayo nokuthi uzisebenzisa kanjani.

Izinhlelo zokusebenza zingatholakala kusigaba sezinhlelo zokusebenza ze, isibonelo, i-Google Play Store. Izinhlelo zokusebenza ezifakiwe zihlala zivela phezulu. Kunezinhlelo zokusebenza ezithengisa kakhulu, izinhlelo zokusebenza eziphezulu zamahhala nezikhokhelwayo, kanye nezinhlelo zokusebenza eziphezulu zamahhala nezikhokhelwayo. Ngezansi, ungahlunga izinhlelo zokusebenza ngesigaba. Ngabe ufuna uhlelo lokusebenza ukuze ukwazi ukubuka ezemidlalo noma ukuhambisana namaqembu akho owathandayo? Ungayithola esigabeni sezemidlalo. Uhlelo lokusebenza ukukusiza ukuphatha isabelomali sakho luzoba sesigabeni sezimali zomuntu siqu.

Izinhlobo ezithile zamafayela zidinga uhlobo oluthile lohlelo ukuze zivulwe. Qaphela, kwesinye isikhathi lapho sizama ukuvula amafayela, sinezinhlelo zokusebenza ezimbalwa esingakhetha kuzo. Ngokunjalo, lapho sivula isithombe, sinikezwa izinhlelo zokusebenza eziningi ongakhetha kuzo ukubuka noma ukuhlela isithombe.

Ukusebenza ngama-applications

Isikhathi esiningi osichitha kukhompyutha yakho, uzobe usebenza nezinhlelo zokusebenza. Ama-application ayizinhlelo ze-software ezisisiza ukuthi senze izinto. Isibonelo, uma udinga ukwenza izibalo ezithile ezisheshayo, ungasebenzisa uhlelo lokusebenza lokubala noma uma ufuna ukudweba okuthile, ungasebenzisa uhlelo lokusebenza lokudweba. Zonke izinhlelo zokusebenza zinezinhlaka ezithile, ezenza kube lula ukufunda ukusebenzisa izinhlelo zokusebenza ezintsha.

Lapho uvula uhlelo lokusebenza kukhompyutha yakho, uzobona ukuthi kunendawo ephezulu kohlelo lokusebenza olubizwa nge-ribbon. Kuribhini (ribbon), kunamathebhu (tabs) afana ne-File, Home, ne-View; la mathebhu akuvumela ukuthi wenze imisebenzi ejwayelekile kuhlelo lokusebenza. Ku- Home tab, uzothola ukususa (cut), ukukopisha (copy), nokunamathisela (paste), nokuthi ungabuguqula kanjani ubukhulu nombala wombhalo. Ku-View, uzokwazi ukusondeza ngaphandle nangaphakathi futhi uvule futhi ucime izilawuli.

Manje, ake sivule i-Microsoft Word. Uyabona ukuthi iribhoni liphezulu? Lapha sithola amathebhu nezinkinobho ezifanayo. Ku-Home, singakwazi ukusika, ukukopisha, nokunamathisela kanye nokushintsha usayizi nombala wombhalo. Ku-View, singakhona ukuvula kakhulu noma ukuvula kancane

Uma umusha ekusebenziseni uhlelo lokusebenza, khumbula njalo iribhoni phezulu lapho uvame ukuthola khona imisebenzi edingekayo yokusebenzisa uhlelo lokusebenza ngempumelelo. Iribhoni nemenyu yesistimu ingahle ibonakale ihluke kakhulu kuzinhlelo zokusebenza ezihlukile, noma uma usebenzisa olunye uhlelo lokusebenza, kepha usazothola ukufana okungakusiza ufunde ukusebenzisa uhlelo lokusebenza.

Njengoba wazi, ungaba nezinhlelo zokusebenza eziningi ezivulwa ngasikhathi sinye. Lokhu kuyasiza kakhulu uma usebenza ngaphakathi kwezinhlelo zokusebenza eziningi ngasikhathi sinye futhi udinga ukuhamba phakathi kwalezi zinhlelo zokusebenza ngokushesha.

Awuzibuze

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