What Will You Learn?

• On completion of this paper, learners should be able to:
• a. have an understanding of the roles of information technology in an organization;
• b. understand the communication support systems;
• c. describe the hardware and software systems of micro computers;
• d. have knowledge of the main features of integrated packages with reference to word processing,
• database, spreadsheet, Powerpoint and accounting packages;
• e. describe the work practices for monitoring and maintaining the security of the computer environment;
• f. be well acquainted with recent developments in information and communication technologies;
• g. understand how the accounting function is affected by information and communication technologies;
• and
• h. interact with the operating system.