Hughes Supply has a system that tracks individual sales to its customer construction companies so that Hughes knows what, how many, and when the individual companies bought supplies from Hughes. This type of information system is called
A) a knowledge system.
B) a transaction processing system.
C) a strategic level system.
D) artificial intelligence.
E) knowledge interchange.

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A transaction processing system (TPS) is designed to handle detailed transaction data, which includes recording, processing, and tracking individual transactions such as sales. In this case, Hughes Supply's system that tracks sales to customer construction companies fits the description of a TPS, as it manages the data related to what, how many, and when supplies were bought.

Hughes Supply Has a System That Tracks Individual Sales to Its