... is not the ideal way of solving this certain problem as it may prove to be just like his previous method. Another way by which the problem could be solved would be to create a spreadsheet system. The types of software packages I am considering for the use of this project are as follows: Database, DTP, Word Processing and Spreadsheet Each piece of software has its downsides and its positives. Spreadsheets are one of the best programs for storing information, it has fields in the row and column format and they can do calculations of the sum, max, formulae type and etc. This is everything I will need for the Dave's situation and therefore I have decided to use this type of program for my system. Word Processing packages such as Microsoft Word are mainly text manipulation. They can store lot of data, but not in a suitable format for my end users needs. ...

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