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Give three examples of a transaction processing system.

Answer

Transaction Processing System (TPS) refers to a computerised system that records, processes, validates and stores routine transactions that occur in various functional areas of a business on daily basis. Some of the examples of Transaction Processing System are enlisted as:
  1. Automatic Teller Machine (ATMs): These are those machines that handle the bank transactions through the use of specialised computer programs.
  2. Payroll Applications: These are the applications that help to execute payroll programs using terminal and online processing. These are commonly used for preparing payroll or salary of the employees.
  3. Order Processing: With the help of TPS applications, orders are collected from clients either manually or through mails and telephonic calls. Thereafter, these orders are processed to initiate invoicing, account receivables and inventory control processing. These are now-a-days widely used in almost every spheres of business, such as online purchasing of tickets, online booking, etc.

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