Consider the Following Computer Applications: (1)At a Catalog Sales Firm,as

question 41

Multiple Choice

Consider the following computer applications: (1) At a catalog sales firm,as phone orders are entered into their computer,both inventory and credit are immediately checked.
(2) A manufacturer's computer sends the coming week's production schedule and parts orders to a supplier's computer.
Which statement below is true for these applications?

• A)Both applications are examples of EDI.
• B)Both applications are examples of online real-time processing.
• C)The first application is an example of EDI and the second is an example of online real-time.
• D)The first application is an example of online real-time and the second is an example of EDI.

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Definitions:

Manufacturing

The process of converting raw materials, components, or parts into finished goods that meet a customer's expectations or specifications.

Services

Intangible products such as accounting, banking, cleaning, consultancy, education, insurance, expertise, medical treatment, or transportation.

Brain Drain

Refers to the emigration of highly skilled or qualified people from a particular country or region to another, often for better pay or conditions.

Developing Countries

Nations with a lower level of industrialization, a lower standard of living, and often a lower Human Development Index (HDI) compared to developed countries.