Publisher's Synopsis
This fourth edition offers coverage of technical, applicational and developmental aspects of accounting information systems while maintaining the focus on accounting. There is a section on the integrated accounting system, incorporating examples from a correctly used large-scale minicomputer system, as well as chapters on relational databases and structured query language, support systems and expert systems. Also featured are updated "systems in the real world"-boxes, exhibits, illustrations, diagrams, flowcharts, pictures and reports.