A Transaction Processing System (TPS) is used to organize and support large volumes of daily business transactions. It provides functions for data integrity, system administration, and custom applications. TPS are commonly used in accounting, billing, payroll processing, ticket reservations, and ATM machines. An Office Automation System (OAS) digitizes common office tasks like document storage, messaging, and group work using a local area network. Knowledge Work Systems (KWS) help professionals in fields like engineering and law organize their work using collaboration software. Decision Support Systems (DSS) provide managers with data and models to aid strategic planning, forecasting, resource allocation, and budgeting. Executive Support Systems (ESS) give executives quick access to
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1. Transaction Processing System
(TPS)
Also known as Data Processing Systems.
Used to organize and support large amount of transactions of a
business.
Provides three functional areas:
System runtime functions (integrity and security of data)
System administration functions (configure, monitor, and
manage transactions)
Application development functions (custom business
application)
2. Transaction Processing System
(TPS)
Used to produce and record. (paychecks, invoices, payments)
Usually found in accounting or billing department of a business.
Used by business with large amount of daily transactions.
Used by lower level management, supervisor, and operations
personnel.
4. Office Automated System (OAS)
Office Automation Systems (OAS)
Used to digitally make, gather, keep, change, and transmit
office information needed for completing duties
Simple activities include raw data storage, electronic
transfer, and electronic business information management
Aids in the improvement and automation of office
procedures
Mainly supported by LAN, allowing transmission of data and
mail
6. Office Automated System (OAS)
examples:
Payroll
Invoice scanning
Automated e-mail distribution
7. Knowledge Work Systems (KWS)
Knowledge Work Systems (KWS) is a computer application
designed to help professionals (who use information as
primary input) to capture and organize work activity
information, and to learn, prioritize, and execute their
tasks more efficiently and effectively.
KWS is groupware designed for use by collaborative
workgroups
8. Knowledge Work Systems (KWS)
Used by people who hold formal university degrees and
who are often members of a recognized profession, like
engineers, doctors, lawyers, and science.
9. Knowledge Work Systems (KWS)
Examples:
Computer-aided Manufacturing
Computer-aided Design
Virtual reality systems Virtual Reality Modeling Language
10. Decision Support System (DSS)
An information system that is used to help decision makers (i.e.
Managers) with the use of data and models to solve problems
and make decisions.
11. Decision Support System (DSS)
DSS is usually used by managers for forecasting demand and to
prepare inventory
Can also be used to allocating resources to activities
Observation of results achieved in return for resources used.
Used by financing department for budgeting in activities
12. Decision Support System (DSS)
Examples:
Data analysis system
Analysis information system
Data warehousing
13. Executive Support Systems (ESS)
ESS is also known as Executive Information System (EIS).
An Executive Support System (ESS) is software that allows users
to transform enterprise data into quickly accessible and
executive-level reports, such as those used by billing,
accounting and staffing departments.
Advantages:
Ability to analyze trends
Augmentation of managers' leadership capabilities
Enhance personal thinking and decision making
Contribution to strategic control flexibility
14. Executive Support Systems (ESS)
Used by top executives or top level management
Basically used by top management for analysis and
predicting possible outcomes.
Also access to summarized data from different departments
16. Group Decision Support Systems
(GDSS)
Group Decision Support Systems are a class of electronic
meeting systems
A collaboration technology designed to support meetings
and group work .
17. Group Decision Support Systems
(GDSS)
Basically used for group meeting through the internet.
Used by anyone in the business.