Question 6 - Describe 5 types of information system and give an example for each.
-Enterprise Computing
Enterprise computing refers to a system that supports companywide operations such as inventory management production control systems
-Transaction Processing Systems (TP)
TP Systems processes data generated by day-to-day business operations
Examples of a TP System include: Customer order processing, Accounts receivable Processing Ect..
-Business Support
Business processing systems provide job specific information to all users. Some examples of a business support systems include high and low stock level indicators, highlight clients with past due payments etc.
Business support t systems enable analysis of anomalies with in an information system.
-Knowledge Management (expert systems)
A knowledge management system is a large information database that users can search using key --works or plain English phrase structure
Examples of knowledge management systems include Internet Search engines and Library Databases.
-User Productivity
User productivity systems are defined as any system that contributes to the day-to-day productivity of an end user. Examples of user productivity programs are: email, Word Processing software ECT.