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  2. Electronic data processing - Wikipedia

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    Electronic data processing (EDP) or business information processing can refer to the use of automated methods to process commercial data. Typically, this uses relatively simple, repetitive activities to process large volumes of similar information.

  3. Data processing - Wikipedia

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    The term data processing has mostly been subsumed by the more general term information technology (IT). [5] The older term "data processing" is suggestive of older technologies. For example, in 1996 the Data Processing Management Association (DPMA) changed its name to the Association of Information Technology Professionals. Nevertheless, the ...

  4. Electronic data interchange - Wikipedia

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    There are a few barriers to adopting electronic data interchange. One of the most significant barriers is the accompanying business process change. Existing business processes built around paper handling may not be suited for EDI and would require changes to accommodate automated processing of business documents. For example, a business may ...

  5. Online transaction processing - Wikipedia

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    An OLTP system is an accessible data processing system in today's enterprises. Some examples of OLTP systems include order entry, retail sales, and financial transaction systems. [5] Online transaction processing systems increasingly require support for transactions that span a network and may include more than one company.

  6. Online analytical processing - Wikipedia

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    Within some MOLAP systems the processing step (data load) can be quite lengthy, especially on large data volumes. This is usually remedied by doing only incremental processing, i.e., processing only the data which have changed (usually new data) instead of reprocessing the entire data set. Some MOLAP methodologies introduce data redundancy.

  7. Electronic business - Wikipedia

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    Electronic business (also known as online business or e-business) is any kind of business or commercial activity that includes sharing information across the internet. [1] Commerce constitutes the exchange of products and services between businesses, groups, and individuals; [ 2 ] and can be seen as one of the essential activities of any business.

  8. Operational database - Wikipedia

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    Operational databases can be used to manage mission-critical business data, to monitor activities, to audit suspicious transactions, or to review the history of dealings with a particular customer. They can also be part of the actual process of making and fulfilling a purchase, for example in e-commerce.

  9. Types of e-commerce - Wikipedia

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    There are many types of e-commerce models, based on market segmentation, that can be used to conducted business online.The 6 types of business models that can be used in e-commerce include: [1] Business-to-Consumer (B2C), Consumer-to-Business (C2B), Business-to-Business (B2B), Consumer-to-Consumer (C2C), Business-to-Administration (B2A), and Consumer-to-Administration