AIS Sub-Systems

AIS definition

AIS subsystems

Transaction Processing System (TPS) :-

Which supports daily business operations with numerous reports, documents and messages for users throughout the organization.

General Ledger/Financial Reporting Systems (FRS) :-

Which produces the traditional financial statement, such as the income statement of cash flow and other reports required by law.

Management Reporting System (MRS) :-

Which provides internal management with special purpose financial reports and information needed for decision making such as responsibility reports.

Question #5. Information System Categorization

Classify the following items as either:

• TPS—transaction processing system
• FRS—financial reporting system
• MRS—management reporting system

Question

a. Variance reports

b. Sales order capture

c. Balance sheet d. Budgets

e. Purchase order preparation

f. Tax returns

g. Sales summary by product line

h. Cash disbursements preparation

i. Annual report preparation

j. Invoice preparation

k. Cost-volume-profit analysis