Does lack of "Architecture" mean "no intel Chip"?

I am running a back-up computer which is a G5 tower - PowPC. I am a teacher and it runs a "Smart Board"for me. My students decided to attack my smart board with about ten sets of finger instructions at one time. Got the ? in folder after I re-booted it. Took unit to Genius Bar and they re-installed 10.5.8.
I now am re-installing software. I am getting a message on several items that I have a lack of "Architecture" to install software. Examples of stoppage:
Microsoft 2011, Firefox and others.
Question "does lack of architecture" mean no intel chip? Can anyone reccommend a good data retrieval software I might look into to find all my missing data on the hard drive inside my G5. If not, I'm OK I have a back-up on another drive I would just like the same software I had before.
Thank you for any help,
RHWood

Long Story Short...when an Application states "This application isn's supported on this Architecture" That just basically means (In laymans terms) that that particular Application isn't available for that specific type of Processor that is in your System. (In your case the PowerPC G5 Chip) But when the G5 ins't Supported its highly likely that PowerPC Chipsin general (G3s and G4s alike) aren't supported either. Sorry to be the bear of bad news.
However as mentioned before earlier in the post, there may be older versions of those Applications. First question I have to ask: Do you have a Time Machine Backup? (This is one of those situations where I must put my 2¢ In. I think of Time Machine Backups like condoms, better to have them and not need them then to need them and not have them) If you DO have a Time Machine Backup, my advice to you would be to Start Up the Mac from the Mac OS X Install DVD (Restart holding the C key (via Wired Keyboard) until you see the gear below the Apple Logo appear on screen) and From the "Utilities" Menu in the Menu Bar, select, Restore System From Time Machine Backup. Follow onscreen instructions and presto. (Btw this can take several hours depending on how much Data you have on your System, so be sure to do this either before or after school hours)
Third (I know what a Smart Board is I was taught with them in the Air Force, we used them to learn our trades) Since this is a school (or an Educational Establishment of some sort) Im sure some of the I.T. Support People in that building have the original Install DVDs (The software had to get on that Mac one way or another) So you know there is an older version and I doubt SMART is going to just put their software out there for everybody on Planet Earth to download, so I would recommend talking to them. And when you do, and everything is sorted out, get yourself some condoms. lmao (If you didnt catch that I meant get yourself a nice reliable external HDD (of equal size of the drive "Macintosh HD" That you are going to back up or larger (preferably)) and give Time Machine a go. Cheers!

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