Office Systems & Technology Terminology & Basic Concepts of Information Processi
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| Frequent interchange between the user at the data entry terminal and the processor unit during the execution of a program. | Interactive Mode
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| A paper copy of a document. | Hard Copy
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| Operating system software that provides a fixed amount of time to a user for processing. | Time Sharing
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| Computer system component that manipulates raw data, moves information, and performs required arithmetic or logic operations in a digital computer system; consists of a control unit and the arithmetic/logic unit. | Central Processing Unit (CPU)
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| Processed data that is timely, meaningful, and useful to the recipient. | Information
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| Multiprogramming on a single user operating system. | Multitasking
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| For efficiency, processing business transactions in a group at a future time. | Batch Processing
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| A foundation that includes all the technical resources shared within the organization – computer hardware, software, storage, data management, and networks. | Information Technology Infrastructure (IT)
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| The concurrent execution of two or more application software programs in a computer system that serves multiple users | Multiprogramming
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| An information system used by knowledge workers to create new information and knowledge. | Knowledge Work Systems (KWS)
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| An information system that uses transaction processing system and management information system data, as well as external sources in sophisticated analytical models to support semi-structured decisions. | Decision Support Systems (DSS)
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| An information system for senior management queries on external and internal data; projections about the future are provided for strategic decisions. | Executive Support Systems (ESS)
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| Eliminating the need for manually recording data on a source document and keying data input by using online terminals and input devices to enter data directly into the computer system at the time the business transaction originates. | Source Data Automation
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| A processing method where a user enters transactions through an input device that is directly connected to the computer system. | Online Processing
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| When the computer-based information system is not in operation | Downtime
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| The conceptual design of how an organization achieves business processes (applications) and goals | Information Architecture
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| The time it takes between submission of data to a computer-based information system and receipt of output information. | Turnaround Time
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| An original record of a business transaction. | Source Document
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| An information system that uses transaction processing system data to provide management with online access for structured summary and exception reports that address management functions. | Management Information Systems (MIS)
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| The electronic output viewed on a computer screen | Soft Copy
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| An information system used by all organizational levels to manipulate and disseminate information electronically. | Office Systems (OS)
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| An employee who works at home and is connected to the office data through a communication channel. | Telecommuter
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| information system basic to business operations that captures daily business transactions as records, has highly structured processing, & produces automatic output on a daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly basis for supervisors & operations personnel | Transaction Processing Systems
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| The simultaneous execution of two or more application software programs in a computer system that serves multiple users. | Multiprocessing
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