Reading: Lesson 4 - An accounting perspective: Uses of technology

Accountants and others can access the home pages of companies to find their annual reports and other information, home pages of CPA firms to find employment opportunities and services offered, and home pages of government agencies, universities, and any other agency that has established a home page. By making onscreen choices you can discover all kinds of interesting information about almost anything. You can access libraries, even in foreign countries, newspapers, such as The Wall Street Journal, and find addresses and phone numbers of anyone in the nation. We have included some Internet Projects at the end of the chapters to give you some experience at “surfing the net” for accounting applications.

When you apply for your first job after graduation, prospective employers will expect you to know how to use a PC to perform many tasks. Therefore, before you graduate you should be able to use word processing, spreadsheet, and database software. You should be able to use the Internet to find useful information. In many universities, you can learn these skills in courses taken for credit. If your school does not offer credit courses, take noncredit courses or attend a training center.