Which of the Following Is a Difference Between a Human

question 49

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a difference between a Human Resource Information System (HRIS) and PeopleSoft?

• A) PeopleSoft was popular in the 1970s, whereas HRISs gained popularity after 1989.
• B) PeopleSoft did not allow HR to run its own reports, whereas HRISs allowed it.
• C) HRISs were run by information technology staff, whereas PeopleSoft allowed HR to run its own reports.
• D) HRISs functioned exclusively in the cloud, whereas PeopleSoft functioned in vendors' data centers.

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