1. Describe a simple restaurant POS system. Describe a more complex restaurant POS system. What types of establishments might use simple or complex systems?

2. Define server terminal.

3. List and describe the components of a POS system in a restaurant.

4. What is a touch screen monitor?

5. What is the purpose of a magnetic card reader?

6. What types of information does the chef receive from the server on the kitchen printer?

7. What are handheld order terminals, and for what type of service situations might they be used?

8. How does a server add to a guest's order at a later time or from a different server terminal?

9. What kinds of computations can the POS system do on the guest checks?

10. What must be done at the computer terminal to settle and close each guest's account if payment is made in cash? If payment is by credit card?

11. What are the advantages of a POS system?

12. Why would a manager decide to spend the money for a handheld order system?

13. What are the advantages of a computer seating management program?

14. What are the advantages of a guest paging system?