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

The cost of setting up the system A.T. Press will be fifteen hundred pounds. It will be developed within one week. Setting up the solution will be fairly easy. How your requirements are met will be dependent on how you use the system. The ease of use will be dependent on your trainning.

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 .

 Examples include RISC OS and Microsoft Windows 98.

 communication and informing the human operator of the actions of the machine

 Their main aim is to aid un-trained users in the application development process.

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Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)