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    Aug 16, 2005, 04:37 PM
    Computer systems
    What is the difference between a computer system and a business information system
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    Aug 17, 2005, 01:03 AM
    I would say that any computer system that is capable of managing that particular business's requirements (both hardware and software wise) is a business information system.

    The size and complexity of this system depends on the business. A self employed person with a staff of 1 may well be satisfied with an old pentium 1 with some kind of word processor and spreadsheet to manage their business on. Likewise someone like IBM or Microsoft will have systems that span continents.
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    Aug 17, 2005, 07:24 AM
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    Hi,
    Good answer by Stu.
    You can research this subject using google.com, typing in what you want to find. It will take awhile checking out all the links you will find.
    Best wishes,
    fredg
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    Aug 17, 2005, 10:44 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by lisy
    what is the difference between a computer system and a business information system
    Stu gave you a good answer, but context might have a bearing on this. If you would supply the context that the terms were used in, it might help to delineate them better.

    One of the differences may be in the difference between software and hardware. A business information system usually refers to software used on a computer system to manage business processes. A computer system could be anything from a single PC to a large network.

    But I would say that a BIS is a computer system, but a computer system may not be a BIS.

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