Computerized Accounting (ACCM4104)
BSc. Accounting - ACC
Semester: First Semester
Level: 400
Year: 2018
University of Bamenda; FEMS-Dpt. of Accounting
C.A. Computerised Accounting 2018/2019 Academic year.
Instructions: Answer all questions Time allowed: 1hr.
Q1. Identify two benefits of using an automated accounting information system. (5pts)
Q2. identify any five major things involved in an accounting information system (5mks)
Q3. Consider the following accounts to be created in the accounting system of ABC Co. Ltd., which has choose to use SAGE SAARI- 100 as its
accounting software. For each of these accounts, indicate with a tick [V ) the attribute(s ) that should be considered when creating each of these
accounts . (l0pts)
Account Attribute
Opening Balance No Opening Balance Cost Data
40 -
Suppliers And Related Accounts
41 - Customers An d Related Accounts
57 Cash In Till (Or In Hand)
60 .Purchases And variation Of Stocks
81 - Book Values Of Disposal s Of Fixed Assets
Q4. You are the Financial Accountant of ABC Co. Ltd and of recent, the General Manager of the company decided to computerize the Accounting
Information System (AIS) of the business in which case a SAGE Accounting 100 Software was acquired and installed in your system. Assuming you
have been sufficiently briefed on the usage of this software, and that you have been entrusted with the task of creating a database for the business,
respond to the following questions that relate to the formalities, to be observed, when creating an AIS using SAGE Accounting 100.
(A)
- From the Menu "File", which Sub-Command do you click so as to create a new database (company) for the company? (2mk)
(B)
- Describe the steps to be observed, in point form, if you want to:
1)
Open an existing database (2mks)
2)
Copy an existing database (2mks)
3)
Define an accounting structure for the business (2mks)
4)
Create an account to be included in the chart of accounts, when the wizard mode is not activated. (2mks)
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