With Visual Basic, You can design programs, also known as
application, to
accomplish just about any task you can imagine.
Computer programs generally fall into two very broad categories – Packaged and Custom. PACKAGED PROGRAMS are those that you can purchase in a software store, via mail order, direct form a manufacturer, and so on. Packaged programs are predesigned to
accomplish some specific task. For example, you may purchase Microsoft Word to meet you word processing needs, Symantec’s WinFax Pro to enable your computer to send and receive faxes, or McAfee’s Virus Scan to help prevent viruses form attacking your system. You may also be interested in game programs such as broderbund’s myst or Microsoft flight simulator. All these programs are among the thousands upon thousands of software package that are available for windows based PCs. CUSTOM PROGRAMS are usually designed for a specific purpose within a particular organization. For example, a company may need an
application that tracks product orders form the time they are placed until they are actually shipped. If there is no packaged program available that meets the company’s specific needs, a custom program could be developed. One advantage of a custom program in this case is that the program can be continually modified as the company’s needs change – packaged programs generally can’t be modified by the user