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Computer trade journals and reference books are a good source of information. They can provide you with information on how others have solved similar problems, plus you can learn whether or not software packages exist to solve your problem.
Internet - This network concept has exploded to include or link networks from all over world and be used by all types of organizations and private citizens.
World Wide Web (WWW) - It now has evolved to become the primary navigational, information management, and information distribution system which permits users to easily travel the internet. It provides the capability to transmit different types of information including sound, video, still images and text.
All kinds of organizations now use the WWW to distribute information, advertise their services and even deliver their product. Figure C.2 shows the home page of Ziff-Davis Publications who publish several popular computer periodicals. Here they provide links to articles within the periodicals, which can be read on-line, printed or even downloaded and saved on your local disk.
