Principles of Information Systems, Loose-Leaf Version
Principles of Information Systems, Loose-Leaf Version
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ISBN: 9781305971820
Author: Ralph Stair, George Reynolds
Publisher: Course Technology
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Transaction processing systems (TPSs) process the essential data actions that affect the organization called “transactions”. TPSs are used to update the formal data of the organizations.

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Transaction Processing System (TPS):

  • A transaction processing system is a kind of information system that gathers, stores, retrieves and alters the data transactions of an enterprise.
  • TPS is a real-time processing system which process the outcomes immediately without any postponement for storing the process.
    • First, it takes the input function and process the data by computation then it produce the output.
    • It also helps to store, access and update the data.

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