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Advise Zahir whether or not he should introduce a computerised system of accounting. Justify your answer by considering the advantages and disadvantages of this proposal.
See it on the paper →State three ways in which the security of data can be ensured within a computerised accounting system.
See it on the paper →Advise the partners whether or not they should maintain a full accounting system using an accounting software package. Justify your answer.
See it on the paper →State three disadvantages of introducing a computerised accounting system.
See it on the paper →State three ways in which the security of data in a computerised accounting system can be assured.
See it on the paper →Outline the next steps the company needed to take to implement the computerised accounting system. Your answer should consider the need for both accuracy and security. Additional information The company accountant prepared the draft income statement of the company for the year ended 31 December 2020. When the finance d...
See it on the paper →Explain why the errors, corrected in (b), had not been caused by the computerised accounting system.
See it on the paper →Advise Alice whether or not she should agree to using a computerised accounting system. Justify your answer. PLEASE TURN OVER
See it on the paper →Candidates were required to state three disadvantages of introducing a computerised accounting system. Many candidates gained all three of the available marks by concentrating on the cost aspect and the dangers of hacking/viruses.
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 9706/23 Q3(b) (Cambridge)
Candidates were required to state three ways in which the security of data in a computerised accounting system can be assured. This task was also well answered by the majority of candidates.
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 9706/23 Q3(c) (Cambridge)
Although most candidates were able to outline some of the steps to implement the computerised system there were few answers which were awarded more than six marks. Few answers addressed the transfer from the manual system but most did mention passwords and the backing up of the data.
— Examiner report, October/November 2021, 9706/31 Q2(a) (Cambridge)
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