Ch. 2 Flashcards
refers to the technical structure of the software
architecture
Client-Server Architecture has three layers, what are these layers?
Presentation layer
Application layer
Data layer
How you interact with the application (using menus, typing, and selecting)
presentation layer
what the application allows you to do (create formulas or charts, compose an essay)
application layer
where the application stores your work jon your hard drive or flash drive)
data layer
separates layers of client server architecture into three separate systems
three-tier client-server architecture
new technologies that could help link or integrate, many different cent-server systems together in new and valuable ways
service-oriented architecture
the world’s largest and most complex ES.
focus primarily on intra company processes that is, the operations that are performed within an organization
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) system
Examples of inter-company systems
supply chain management (SCM)
supplier relationship management (SRM)
connects a company to other companies that supply the materials it needs to make its products
supply chain management (SCM)
connect a company’s ERP system to those of its suppliers
supplier relationship management (SRM)
Examples of the manufacturing and sales processes system
- Customer relationship management (CRM)
- Product lifecycle management (PLM)
systems connect a company’s ERP system to those of its customers.
customer relationship management (CRM)
systems help companies administer the processes of research, design, and product management
Product lifecycle management (PLM)
collection of these inter-company systems and the underlying intra company ERP system
application suite
serve as a type of “enterprise operating system for a company’s ES landscape.
application platforms
are used to represent the structure of an enterprise.
Organizational data
is the highest organizational level in SAP ERP.
client