Creating a new database for Auto nation PLC.

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Aims of study

Identifying the problem

I am Mr. RM Green the business consultant for a company named Auto Nation PLC.  The company Auto nation PLC offers a service to the public where they find cars to meet customer’s individual requirements, which are local.  So that Auto nation plc meets this aim auto nation have records on cars for sale, using paper-based research.

Description of present system

 At the moment Auto Nation plc use a card index system to record the details of the cars.  This is an old way of recording data therefore it has many drawbacks to this system.  Some of the bad things about paper-based research are:

 Will almost certainly become damaged through use.

 Data can become lost.

 Data cannot be borrowed.

 Takes a long time to search.

 Takes time to search for something with a certain criteria.

 The system cannot have its data validated.

 It cannot be easily updated.

 Data cannot be automatically printed out.

 Data cannot be searched for with multiple criteria.

Outline of the tasks

The owner of Auto Nation plc Mr N C Park has been looking for a more simple, quicker and more efficient way of locating vehicles nationally.  

I have been given the job of computerising this process, to become successful in doing this I will need to:

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 Produce a data capture sheet.

 Collect and input data on the cars.

 Sort the data on the cars.

 Show the results of searches.

 Write up a conclusion of the process.

 Create a guide to show users how to use the data handling system.

Research

To gain information about types of data that I will be using I will use the internet to research what factors are important when selling a second hand car.  As well as the Internet I will collect advertisements from magazines and newspapers.  From the information I have gathered from the various sources I ...

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