What is as/400? give abrief description?
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as/400 is an MRP system for business. It is commonly used as an inventory tracking system but can also be used as a complete package utilizing order entry features, purchase order issuing, accounting features and even production scheduling for manufacturing companies. It is customizable for each businesses needs. There are many limitations to the as/400 as it is an old system, the biggest limitations are its searching capabilities.
Mainframe computer network by IBM very commonly found in business and industry.
The AS/400 is a midrange class enterprise computing system. it is very capable (unlike the other answers which are outdated) of many features. This is NOT an outdated technology. The AS/400 is also known as the iSeries or System i
VERY CAPABLE web server, SQL DBMS, DNS, Domain server, Print server, file server, SMTP/POP3, EDI, Java Virtual Machine. It runs OS400, Windows NT(on the older systems) or Linux natively.
The AS/400 is used for everything from EDI to database to application.
What is it? It is a workhorse. One AS/400 can replace most M$ server solutions.actually, several MS server solutions. the biggest issue is that it is almost an unknown system because not many computer schools will teach it due to a lack of knowledge about it.
One AS/400 in particular that I worked with had on average 30,000+++ simultaneous jobs running at any given time....try that with Windows!
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