Frequently Asked Questions
Point Of Sale
Point Of Sale (POS), is the place and time where retail customers find out the total amount to pay and the options of payment they have. Then will secure an invoice and make the payment. To ease the process and make it accurate, POS systems provide the ability to monitor sales and control inventory in real time, by using checkout counters.
POS Software
POS software controls the inventory, helps entering products, calculates the prices, prepares the invoices, operates the hardware (printer, cash-drawer, etc.), saves the sales data and generates proper reports.
POS Hardware
If you have one then you should check if the software runs smoothly on it. Also the computer should have enough i/o ports to connect to the peripherals that you need.
If you don’t have any computers to start from then it is a good practice to select a specialized POS computer. POS computers are optimized for running POS software and have good connectivity features.