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| PROCESSING TRANSACTIONS AS A GROUP AT A FUTURE DATE. |
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| CPU (CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT) |
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| HEART OF THE COMPUTER - PROCESS & MANIPULATES RAW DATA, MOVES INFORMATINO AROUND AND PERFORMS ANY ARITHMETIC OR LOGIC OPERATIONS. |
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| DECISIONS SUPPORT SYSTEMS (DSS) |
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| SOPHISTICATED ANALYTICAL MODELS TO SUPPORT SEMI-STRUCTURED DECISIONS OF A DIGITAL ORGANIZATION. |
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| TIME WHEN COMPUTER IS NOT IN OPERATION. |
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| EXECUTIVE SUPPORT SYSTEMS (ESS) |
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| SENIOR MANAGEMENT QUERIES FOR INTERNAL & EXTERNAL DATA. PROJECTIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE ARE PROVIDED FOR STRATEGIC DECISIONS. |
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| PROCESSED DATA THAT IS MEANINGFUL, TIMELY AND USEFUL. |
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| CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF HOW AN ORGANIZATION ACHIEVES BUSINESS PROCESSES AND GOALS. |
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| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE (IT) |
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| ALL TECHNICAL RESOURCES SHARED WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDING COMPUTER HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, STORAGE, DATA MANAGEMENT, AND NETWORKS. |
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| FREQUENT INTERCHANGE BETWEEN DATA ENTRY TERMINAL AND CPU DURING PROGRAM EXECUTION. |
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| KNOWLEDGE WORK SYSTEM (KWS) |
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| KNOWLEDGE WORKERS = ENGINEERS, INFORMATION TECHNICIANS, DOCTORS, SCIENTISTS. THEY USE KWS TO CREATE NEW INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE. |
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| MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (MIS) |
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| PROVIDE FIRM'S CURRENT AND HISTORICAL RECORDS TO MANAGERS. PRODUCE STRUCTURED SUMMARY REPORTS ADDRESSING MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS OF PLANNING, CONTROLLING AND DECISION MAKING. |
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| WHEN TWO OR MORE SOFTWARE PROGRAMS ARE EXECUTED SIMULTANEOUSLY. |
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| CONCURRENT EXECUTION OF TWO OR MORE PROGRAMS. |
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| MULTIPROGRAMMING ON A SINGLE USER OPERATING SYSTEM. |
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| NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING (NLP) |
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| COMMUNICATING WITH A COMPUTER IN ENGLISH (OR NATURAL LANGUAGE OF THE USER). |
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| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS DESIGNED TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY BY SUPPORTING THE COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION ACTIVITES OF THE TYPICAL OFFICE. |
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| USER ENTERS TRANSACTIONS THROUGH AN INPUT DEVICE THAT IS DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. |
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| ELECTRONIC OUTPUT VIEWED ON A COMPUTER SCREEN. |
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| DATA CAN BE ENTERED INTO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AT THE TIME THE TRANSACTION ORIGINATES. |
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| PREPARATION OF AN ORIGINAL RECORD. |
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| WHERE DATA AND INFORMATION ARE ELECTRONICALLY HELD FOR FUTURE USE. |
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| EMPLOYEE WHO WORKS AT HOME AND CONNECTS TO THE OFFICE THROUGH COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (TELEPHONE LINES, CABLE, SATELLITE). |
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| OPERATING SYSTEM PROVIDES A FIXED AMOUNT OF TIME TO A USER FOR PROCESSING. |
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| TRANSACTION-PROCESSING SYSTEMS (TPS) |
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| BASIC TO BUSINESS OPERATIONS USED FOR CAPTURING RECORDS OF DAILY TRANSACTIONS NECESSARY IN CONDUCTING BUSINESS. |
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