Business Proposal
Retia Peyer
University of Phoenix
Introduction to computer application and systems
BIS/220-LRBS
George Griepp
May 05, 2014

Table of Contents

Introduction………………………………..……………………………………………3
Information Systems……………………………………………………………………3
Proposal….……………………………………………………………………………...4
Table 1….……………………………………………………………………………….5
References…………………………………………………………………………..…..6

Business Proposal

Information systems vary according to their specific purpose. Generally, there are five types of information systems. Each system serves a specific task several systems overlap in their capacities. The different types of systems will be briefly explained along with how they will benefit the business we are about to open.
The five types of information systems are as follows: 1) Office Information System also referred to as an OIS this system uses hardware (computers), software (programs) and networks (a server of to link all the computers to a common modem) to tie together many aspects of the office, such as using email, sending faxes, using electronic data interchange (EDI) to exchange data with other businesses or departments within the company (http://bisom.uncc.edu/courses /info 2130/Topics/istypes.htm). 2) Transaction Processing Systems also referred to as TPS this system uses data from day to day transactions and are usually used by clerical staff. Examples of this type of system could be useful for accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll departments. (http://bisom.uncc.edu/courses/info2130/Topics/istypes.htm). 3) Management Information System commonly called MIS often are used by other systems such as the Transaction Processing Systems to keep track of sales, inventory, trends in areas like sales, account balance, etc. MIS generate three basic types of information detailed, summary and exception. Detailed