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It is a style of computing that divides work into individual, indivisible operation that are called transactions.

It has three functional areas

a. System run-time

b. System administration

c. Application development

Transaction Processing Systems ( TPS) are used within many companies to provide support and organization in the processing of large amounts of paperwork.

These systems are used when producing or recording things like pay checks, invoices, student tuition bills and payment reminders.

A TPS would most likely be found in a business’s accounting or billing department.

Automated Teller Machine (ATM)

Airline Reservation Systems

Any online ticketing system like TicketMaster

It is an information system which is computer based that collects, processes, stores and transmits electronic messages.

Some applications used in office automation systems are word processing and document imaging calendar.

Other uses of this system are information storage, data exchange and data management.

It can be found in almost all automated companies.

Payroll system

Knowledge workers perform three key roles that are critical to the organization and to the managers who work within the organization.

The three roles are:

- keeping the organization current in knowledge

- serving as internal consultants

- acting as change agents

They are being used by knowledge workers that are mostly engineers, designers, factory managers, architects and etc.

Computer-aided design (CAD) systems

Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) systems

Virtual reality systems

Investment workstations

It is a computer-based information system that supports business or organizational decision-making activities.

It serves the management, operations and planning levels of an organization and help to make decisions, which may be rapidly changing and not easily specified in advance.

It compiles useful information from a combination of raw data, documents and personal knowledge to identify and solve problems and make decisions.

It can be used by all companies since every company undergoes decision-making practically everyday.

Decision Support Systems (DSS) for Education

- School Match

- Official MBA Guide

DSS for Financial Decisions

- Financenter

- Prudential Securities

- BANKRATE

It facilitates and supports senior executive information and decision-making needs.

It provides easy access to internal and external information relevant to organizational goals.

It transforms enterprise data into quickly accessible and executive-level reports, such as those used by billing, accounting and staffing departments.

Executive Support Systems are intended to be used by the senior managers directly to provide support to non-programmed decisions in strategic management.

Cambridge Systematics- it is a system combined with the investment plan in the Ministry of Transportation in Canada.

It is a class of electronic meeting system.

It is a collaboration technology designed to support meetings and group work.

These type of systems are used to support customized projects requiring group work, input to a group and various types of meeting protocols.

These kind of systems are being used by companies or people who are comfortable or open in resolving problems collaboratively with the help of electronic support.

Group Decision Room (GDR)- it is a meeting environment in which electronic meeting is used to help groups address complex problems collaboratively.