This manual aims to cover the ACCA syllabus in sufficient depth for lecturer and student alike, including mock exam questions with suggested solutions, analysis of past papers and examiners' comments. A lecturers' supplement is available.
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Höhe: 275 mm
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978-1-870941-11-2 (9781870941112)
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Part 1: ACCA syllabus; study guide and syllabus commentary. Part 2 The study section: introduction to information systems; introduction to electronic data processing; introduction to information technology equipment; main storage; backing storage; terminals and workstations; output devices; data capture and data entry; human computer interfaces; choices and practices; the architecture of micro, mini and mainframe computers; data communications and networks; general concepts; magnetic tape; magnetic disc; specifying processing requirements and procedures; decision tables and decision trees; programming principles and practices; introduction to file processing; processing sequential files; processing non-sequential files; software types; programming languages; applications packages and expert systems; operating systems; databases architecture; query languages and 4GLs; the system life cycle; "structured" methods; systems design; implementation and post-implementation; project management application areas ; microcomputers and minicomputers; large computer systems; operations management; general management considerations; control of data processing activities; auditing of data processing activities; computers in society. Part 3 the revision section: examination technique; examiner's reports; revision summaries by topic; selected questions with step-by-step answers; mock examinations with commentary and answers. ACCA question analysis.
