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IT in the Supermarket
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IT in the Supermarket Information systems are used widely in shops and in the distribution of goods and one area in which their use is particularly important is supermarkets. Computer systems are used in a variety of ways in the modern, large supermarket, from stock control to maintaining temperatures in fridges and freezers. In this section we will look in more detail at these systems in one particular large supermarket, which is part of a national chain. The supermarket uses several computers which are located in a room known as the system office and form the supermarkets own Local Area Network. These computers are used to control the stock and are connected to the checkouts. These are the 'branch computers'. The computers are multi-functional, and each can access the data, which gives the management a number of access points. Admin and stock control staff now have access to hand held computers,...
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