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Advantages And Disadvantages Of Data Processing

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BINDURA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION
FACULTY OF COMMERCE

NAME: PASTOR DAVIES MUPONDA
REGISTRATION NUMBER B1647340
DEGREE PROGRAMME: B.Com BANKING AND FINANCE
COURSE: INFORMATION SYSTEMS
COURSE CODE: B217
ASSINGMENT: 2
LECTURER: MR DUBE
DUE: 11 October 2017 Describe batch and real time processing, giving their advantages and disadvantages as a data processing system.

Batch processing is the execution of a series of jobs in a program on a computer without manual intervention. In a batch processing transactions are accumulated over a period of time and processed periodically. A batch system handles the inputting, processing, job queuing and transmission of the data from remote sites with little or no intervention. The batches tend to be large and of identical type (O’Brien, 2003). Common examples of where batch processing occurs include the processing of bank statements, utility bills, payroll system and credit card transactions. It usually involves gathering source documents originated by business transactions, such as sales orders and invoices, into group called batches. Batch data processing also involves recording transaction data on an input medium, such as magnetic disks or magnetic tapes, sorting the transactions into transaction files, processing of the data and updating the master file.
The use of batch data processing system may be more beneficial to some

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