In this project, you will perform research on a type of technology application software, compare three different products of that application type, and create a research paper that summarizes your research findings and incorporates appropriate charts. You must use Microsoft Word to create your research paper and Microsoft Excel to create your charts. Your research paper must use the MLA documentation style and include citations of all the sources that you use, so be sure to keep track of your research sources. You can choose one of the following technology application types as the subject of your research. The items listed in parentheses are examples of products within the application type. For example, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn are specific social media products.

1. Social media (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn)
2. Internet browser (e.g. Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox)
3. Office suite (e.g. Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, iWork, Google Docs)
4. Antivirus (e.g. Norton Security, Bitdefender Antivirus, McAfee AntiVirus)
5. Photo editing (e.g. Adobe Photoshop, Apple Photos, GIMP)
6. Tax preparation (e.g. TurboTax, CompleteTax, eSmart Tax, H&R Block’s TaxCut)
7. Accounting (e.g. QuickBooks, Quicken, Sage 50, Sage DacEasy)
8. Mobile payment (e.g. Google Wallet, Square, PayPal, Apple Pay)
9. CAD (e.g. AutoCAD, SmartDraw, TurboCAD, Visio)
10. Video editing (e.g. Adobe Premier Pro, iMovie, MAGIX Movie Edit Pro, Media Composer)
11. Web authoring (e.g. Adobe Dreamweaver, Microsoft Sharepoint Designer, Website
Creator, Weebly)
12. Media player (e.g. iTunes, Windows Media Player, QuickTime, RealPlayer, Rhapsody)
13. Game (e.g. Angry Birds, Candy Crush, Draw Something, Minecraft, Plants v. Zombies)
14. Mapping (e.g. Apple Maps, Cartographer, Google Maps, Mapquest)
15. Fitness (e.g. Calorific, Couch-to-5K, Endomondo, MapMyFitness, MyFitnessPal)
If you would like to do your research on an application that is not listed above, please email the subject to your instructor for approval.