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Hospitality Information Technology

Subject : hospitality
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1. Indicates to managers how well individual products sell






2. POS printer that is expensive but good for slips and receipts. Quick and fast.






3. Summary of all relevant sales reports produced during a business week






4. Global Distribution System






5. A hotel chain's reservation system in which all participating properties are contractually related






6. Ensures all payments and charges are captured and recorded correctly.






7. Key card - code based - smart card based - biometric






8. Electronic networks used by travel agents and some IDS channels to make airline - car rental - and cruise line reservations






9. Micros - Aloha - Digital Dining - Positouch - Restaurant Mgr - Maitre D - Squirrel - Casio






10. Form of selling with no major party needed






11. Non automated bar based on manual checking or honor system






12. POS terminal used only for entering orders






13. Exs such as mechanical keys - key cards - etc. They're inexpensive - convenient - traceable - secure - replaceable - low cost for new keys - recyclable - etc.






14. This system is a challenge because the server is located off site and the internet connection is sued to collect data from pos terminals to transfer to the remote server. it can be unavailable is the connection disconnects.






15. An e-commerce strategy in which a seller negotiates a discounted rate with a supplier hotel and then adds a standard markup factor and sells the room to consumers






16. Apollo - Amadeus - Galileo - SABRE - TIAS






17. Keyboard overlay for each meal period






18. Using sub recipes as part of a menu item recipe






19. Microprocessor based bar - capable of monitoring and posting sales transactions - determining refill and exp dates.






20. Uses intranet - like the dell computer example. Supply chain technology






21. Automated report showing amounts of individual products sold during a specified period of time






22. Projects furure hotel revenue by using projected occupancy rates and room rates






23. Performs back and front office functions - supports housekeeping and catering. Keeps track of frequent guests and customers - internet reservation modules - tracks luggage as well.






24. Automated report used in beverage alcohol sales to resolve discrepancies between sales by category and sales by beverage server






25. Market Code






26. Recipes used to create a part of a menu item






27. Connects a CRS and GDS - providing consumers and agents access to the CRS. Helps incur switch feeds.






28. Energy Management system






29. Lowest or highest selling price on a menu






30. Unlike electronic locking systems - these are cheaper but heavier to carry - not convenient and have a high replacement cost - and you can't trace them. They're also duplicatable.






31. Governs the internet. ICANN - non profit private sector corporation formed by the internets business - technical - academic - and user sector corporation formed by the Internets business' - technical - academic - and user communities.






32. Massive network of networks - networking infrastructure. Connects millions of computers globally - info travels through it through protocols.






33. Selling through internet to the extranet - like online shopping






34. POS printer that's good for printing orders






35. Delineates reservation transactions and commisions payable - by travel agent






36. POS terminal used only for taking orders (no cash drawer)






37. Indicated total sold by each individual server during a shift






38. Indicates expecte beverage income by category






39. Prevents info from one guest check from overwriting info from another






40. Produces a continuous detailed record of all POS transactions






41. A reservation network that handles reservations for airline flights - car rentals - and hotel rooms






42. Calculates actual costs to idea costs to indicate areas that need tighter control






43. Focused on ability for peopler o collaborate and share info online. It's more dynamic than the previous version and its more organized. Based on serving web applications.






44. Global distribution systems are owned by and used by...






45. Employees place finger on small sensor to authenticate and log them in. Replaces passwords and key cards making it easier and more secure.






46. Internet distribution systems






47. An intermediary between a central reservation system and e-distribution channelse






48. Indicates the forms of payments used during a shift






49. Travel agents - airlines - consumers






50. Automatic slip feed