Accounting Software and Systems Development

Start with accounting terms

If you are new to the resources on this page, begin with the flashcards in QBO Chapter 4 key terms. They introduce terms such as check register, bank reconciliation, deposits in transit and outstanding checks. Go through the cards, then return to any terms you want to study again.

The notes Impact of ICT on Accounting offer another starting point. They discuss accuracy, speed and simultaneous updating in computer processes, while noting that human error is still possible.

Move from terms to systems

After the flashcards and notes, explore the mind map Accounting Information Systems Chapter 10. It covers project planning, beginning with a detailed project plan and the identification of business requirements. Use it to organize the ideas you have encountered in the earlier resources.

The mind map Accounting Information System Development Strategies looks at approaches including purchasing software, in-house development and outsourcing. The page also lists a mind map on enterprise systems and a quiz on cloud computing in accounting.

Use quizzes and maps together

Try the quiz on accounting information systems change and development after looking at a mind map. Its excerpt includes technological capability and organizational culture as internal drivers of change. Compare those ideas with the development strategies in the map, then return to the quiz for another look.

The quiz on accounting software for smaller businesses offers a different starting point. Its excerpt includes a question about manual recording of transactions. You can pair it with the flashcards to practice the language used when recording accounting activity.

Explore the unit

This topic is one section of the Accounting Information Systems unit in Accounting and auditing. The resources bring together terms, software and development approaches within that section. Choose a map or quiz and follow the ideas that are most useful to your studying.