A Networked Information System: Three-Tier Architecture

Corporate

Headquarters

Finance

Production

Marketing

and Sales

Corporate

Databases

Mainframe

Divisional

Databases

Divisional

Minicomputers

with Divisional

Databases

Local Area Network:

PCs with Local Databases

Salesforce

Notebooks

Regional

Office

Work-

stations

Plant Minicomputers

Telecommunications

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