Report into possible application package solutions
A request by A.T. Press, to investigate the changes in their current ordering system has induced me to present to you this report.
This report will feature a comparison on how the requirements of the problem can be met with the facilities of a variety of types of application software packages. It will also feature a suitable type of application software package to provide a solution to the problem. Furthermore it will contain an application package to use to solve the problem.
A.T. Press currently use a pen and paper system to record all business. The purpose of the new system will make keeping track of customers and their main interests faster and easier so that you can send letters to certain selected customers informing them of exhibitions, special offers etc.
A requirement which is necessary is to be able to create reports, letters, signs etc. The user will be able to input using many facilities for example using the keyboard to input data, using a scanner inputting from a disk to transfer files etc.
A necessary output is to be able to print the files you have created or transfer them. This can be done by using a printer to print the files and a disk to be able to transfer the files. Other outputting facilities that can be used are zip drives, hard disk, CD rewriter etc.
Storage methods are needed to save the work produced, this can be done in many different ways for example floppy disk, hard disk drive, re-writable CD, zip drives, tape etc.
The company will have many processing activities to carry out for example searching for a clients name, typing a report etc. this can be done with software facilities .
The time scale of solving this problem could take a minimum of two days. The costs will be dependent on the time and labour. The constraints of this will be the time, costs and training for employees to uses the new system
A suitable type software pa...