<s>
Study	B-Application
software	I-Application
then	O
is	O
any	O
program	O
which	O
allows	O
students	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
time	O
they	O
spend	O
thinking	O
about	O
,	O
learning	O
and	O
studying	O
that	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
specifically	O
study	B-Application
software	I-Application
's	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
effective	O
application	O
of	O
efficacious	O
study	O
skills	O
to	O
that	O
information	O
,	O
such	O
that	O
thinking	O
and	O
learning	O
about	O
that	O
information	O
is	O
more	O
productive	O
per	O
unit	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
types	O
of	O
study	B-Application
software	I-Application
are	O
subject	O
specific	O
teachers	O
of	O
material	O
and	O
may	O
or	O
may	O
not	O
contain	O
the	O
information/content	O
that	O
requires	O
mastery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Study	B-Application
software	I-Application
therefore	O
is	O
a	O
blanket	O
for	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
overlapping	O
software	O
types	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Study	B-Application
software	I-Application
to	O
a	O
degree	O
,	O
seeks	O
to	O
circumvent	O
this	O
problem	O
,	O
by	O
causing	O
the	O
student	O
to	O
follow	O
good	O
practices	O
,	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
,	O
without	O
necessarily	O
having	O
to	O
know	O
about	O
the	O
background	O
science	O
of	O
memory	O
and	O
learning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Historically	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
types	O
of	O
study	B-Application
software	I-Application
include	O
mindmapping	O
and	O
flashcard	O
software	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Benefits	O
that	O
the	O
various	O
types	O
of	O
study	B-Application
software	I-Application
might	O
confer	O
include	O
various	O
mixtures	O
of	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Barriers	O
to	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
study	B-Application
software	I-Application
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Learning	O
may	O
be	O
delayed	O
by	O
the	O
need	O
of	O
skills	O
such	O
as	O
typing	B-Application
,	O
using	O
a	O
mouse	B-Device
,	O
pointing	O
on	O
a	O
touch-sensitive	B-Device
screen	I-Device
,	O
or	O
other	O
skills	O
required	O
to	O
handle	O
the	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Programs	O
do	O
n't	O
communicate	O
together	O
as	O
they	O
could	O
(	O
see	O
Unix	B-Operating_System
philosophy	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
converging	O
trends	O
make	O
it	O
extremely	O
likely	O
that	O
study	B-Application
software	I-Application
will	O
become	O
ubiquitous	O
within	O
10	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trends	O
include	O
:	O
Improvements	O
in	O
battery	O
technology	O
,	O
head	O
worn	O
sound	O
and	O
visual	O
displays	O
,	O
input	O
devices	O
,	O
speech	O
recognition	O
,	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
will	O
allow	O
mobile	O
computing	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
norm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
physical	O
goods	O
becoming	O
cheaper	O
,	O
and	O
less	O
labour-intensive	O
,	O
increasing	O
emphasis	O
on	O
'	O
services	O
 '	O
as	O
a	O
valuable	O
labor	O
commodity	O
throughout	O
the	O
world	O
will	O
mean	O
that	O
higher	O
and	O
higher	O
levels	O
of	O
education	O
,	O
with	O
increased	O
competition	O
for	O
places	O
,	O
will	O
require	O
improvements	O
in	O
learning	O
efficiency	O
that	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
brought	O
about	O
through	O
the	O
application	O
of	O
specialized	O
study	B-Application
software	I-Application
to	O
the	O
problem	O
.	O
</s>
