
Students' Guide to
Business
Computing
It is not surprising therefore that accounting has always been seen as
one of the most obvious applications for a computer by large
companies. More recently, accounting has been the most popular
application for microcomputers by small businesses. There are three
main advantages for a small business in using a computer:
1 Saving money by reducing staff
costs.
2 Providing a more disciplined system, where information is
immediately available.
3 Better management information.
Reduction of costs is the most obvious reason for using a computer,
but in our experience, it is often not the major reason. Manual system ...