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Which one of the following best describes e-business?
Which one of the following best describes e-business?
- Using the Internet to connect front-office and back-office applications
- Using the Internet for any type of business activity (correct)
- Using the Internet to handle daily business activities
- Using the Internet to buy and sell products
What is the main purpose of enterprise application integration?
What is the main purpose of enterprise application integration?
- To record daily business activities
- To connect e-business applications (correct)
- To improve business activities
- To capture and process transactions immediately
What is the difference between batch processing and real-time processing?
What is the difference between batch processing and real-time processing?
- Batch processing captures and processes data immediately, while real-time processing records and processes data periodically
- Batch processing and real-time processing both capture and process data immediately
- Batch processing and real-time processing both capture and process data periodically
- Batch processing records and processes data periodically, while real-time processing captures and processes data immediately (correct)
What is a transaction in the context of transaction processing systems?
What is a transaction in the context of transaction processing systems?
What is the purpose of online transaction processing systems?
What is the purpose of online transaction processing systems?
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Overview of E-Business and Transaction Processing Systems
- E-business is a broader concept than e-commerce, encompassing all types of business activities using the Internet.
- Cross-functional enterprise applications are used to reengineer and improve business activities by breaking down traditional functional boundaries.
- Enterprise application architecture provides an overview of major cross-functional enterprise applications and their interrelationships.
- Enterprise application integration connects e-business applications and integrates front-office and back-office applications.
- Transaction processing systems are responsible for handling and recording daily business activities, known as transactions.
- Transactions refer to any occurrence that requires a record to be kept during the course of daily business.
- Online transaction processing systems capture and process transactions immediately, in real time.
- The transaction processing cycle consists of five activities: data entry, transaction processing, batch processing, real-time processing, and output generation.
- Data entry involves capturing business data for further processing.
- Transaction processing involves recording and processing data, either periodically in batches or immediately in real time.
- Batch processing refers to the process of recording data and then processing it periodically in batches.
- Real-time processing involves capturing and processing transactions immediately as they occur.
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