179). This software includes items such as electronic working papers, groupware, time and billing software, reference libraries, and document management. Electronic working papers are the “paperless” office for auditors. This software can help create schedules, import a client’s trial balance, and quickly generate audit programs and control questionnaires. These items take a lot of time to do manually.
1. a) Assuming that Fastfit goes ahead with its plans to have an e-commerce site, identify two physical locations, from where customers can enter their orders to the ecommerce site and b) For each of the locations that you mentioned, identify the technologies (cover the areas of software, hardware and networks) that a customer would need (at the location) to accomplish this activity? (use a table); Physical Location | Technologies Required | | Hardware | Software | Network | Home | * Personal Computer (Desktop) * Laptop * Modem | Operating Software such as Windows, Web Browsing Capability Security software such as (McAfee, Ad-Aware) | Access to the internet | Office | * Office Computer (Desktop) * Laptop * Modem | Operating Software such as Windows, Web Browsing Capability Security software such as (McAfee, Ad-Aware) | Access to the internet(Wi-Fi) | Customers do not need any additional software and hardware to order online. Customers can pay the product cost by entering their credit card number. So there is no need of any hardware and software in order to make payment online. 2. a) What technology components (cover the categories of software, hardware and networks) do we need at FastFit to interact with our customers on the web?
Section 1 – Understand the purpose of information technology in a business environment 1. In relation to your current business environment (or one that you are familiar with), identify at least two different types of information technology that may be used when completing work tasks. Word processing software to create a variety of documents. In my workplace we use Microsoft Word/Publisher. I also use Excel spreadsheets to record and calculate information.
Functions of audit productivity software include electronic working papers, electronic sharing of schedules, calendars, and files, time and billing, reference libraries, and document management. Using electronic working papers is one way for an auditor to increase productivity as they can automate the planning stage of an audit. The auditor can minimize the time and effort creating manual audit papers and questionnaires and increase his or her efficiency. With the use of electronic working papers, the auditor can import the data of a client and electronically input audit adjustments. He or she is then able to produce spontaneously GAAP-based financial statements.
(Buzzle, n.d) There are many different types of application software. According to Buzzle.com, Different types of application software, application software is able to manipulate text, numbers and graphs. It can be in the form of software focused on a certain single task, like word processing, spreadsheet, or playing audio or video files. (n.d) There is word processing which allows you to create and edit documents. Database software allows you to perform database operations.
It is usually however due to modern technology and access to public record that we usually cite specific pieces of data and information from the internet's various scholar based search engine and published encyclopaedia's. 2.2 Describe the communication principles for using electronic forms of written communication in a business environmnt. On a regular day-to-day basis when communicating with my colleagues, supervisors and patient's I would use emails, fax and the screen message system in place to communicate various messages , ensuring my style of communication was formal and as brief and to the point as possible. When selecting which form to communicate with I would asses the situation and conform my style and message to be wholly dependant on their urgency and the relevance
Unit 24 - Store and retrieve information 1.1 Describe systems and procedures for storing and retrieving information There are 3 principle ways that information can be stored. These are 1) physically, using a paper filing system, 2) electronically, using a device such as a computer hard drive, computer program, USB stick, or CD, and 3) online, using a website. The first method, which is that of storing information physically, such as in a large filing cabinet where the contents are sorted alphabetically, or using ring binders to divide information by topic, is frequently used to store documents such as employee files, pupil records (in an educational establishment) and company policies and procedures. Employee files, for example, are relatively easy to retrieve as they are commonly sorted by alphabetical order of surname, while they are usually kept in a known location so that the relevant members of staff are able to access them. Similarly, pupil records may be stored by class, and then by pupil surname, which enables teachers and support staff to view or add to the individual records.
Business Admin Level 2 (Crit. 1.1) Identify different types of information technology that may be used for work tasks? Internet – websites, social media as used by businesses (Facebook, twitter, email) software (word processing, spreadsheets, databases, presentation software, accounting software, customised software designed for specific industries or organisations and email software with calendar. (Crit. 1.2) Outline the benefits of using information technology for work tasks?
Systems Management 2. Network Management 3. Storage Management Vendors that provide services and equipment to aid in this regard are HP, IBM, and Microsoft. Systems management is dealing with software changes and implementation, this will also include the computers themselves used in the business. Network Management has to do with a number of things including security, but mostly network hardware and connectivity or cabling.
* * Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Business Administration * * Unit - Make and Receive Telephone Calls * * 1.1Describe the different features of a telephone system and how to use them. * * Our telephone system contains everybody’s extension, we can transfer calls through to voicemail if the extension is unavailable and also forward the call onto a different recipient if the person we want is unavailable. * * Our telephone system is really simple it is just a standard telephone linked up to the computer if you type on the telephone the caller’s number/ID comes up on the computer screen. The calls can also be recorded and monitored by others. * | * 1.2 Why should you identify the reason for a call before