THE ROLE OF COMPUTER IN ACCOUNTING RECORD (A CASE OF STUDY OF PHCN PLC, ILORIN)
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TABLE OF CONTENT
TITLE PAGE
APPROVAL PAGE
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE: – INTRODUCTION
1.0 – INTRODUCTION
1.1 – OBJECTIVE IN THE STUDY
1.2 – PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
1.3 – SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
1.4 – SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
1.5 – RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
1.6 – ORGANIZATION AND PLAN OF THE STUDY
1.7 – DEFINITION OF TERM
CHAPTER TWO: – LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 – LITERATURE REVIEW
2.2 – HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
2.3 – REASON FOR INTRODUCTION OF COMPUTER INTO ACCOUNT SYSTEM
2.4 – CLASSIFICATION OF COMPUTER
CHAPTER THREE: – STUDY AND METHODOLOGY
3.1 – ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE OF NEPA PLC ILORIN
3.2 – BRIEF HISTORY OF ACCOUNT
3.3 – PROCEDURE FOR PROCESSING COLLECTED DATA
3.4 – LIMITATION OF THE METHODOLOGY
3.5 – THE OBJECTIVE OF THE ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT
3.6 – THE OBJECTIVE OF COMPUTER CENTER
3.7 – PROBLEM AND DIS ADVANTAGES INVOLVED IN
THE USES OF COMPUTER
3.8 – HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
3.9 – IMPORTANCE AND DISADVANTAGES OF
COMPUTER IN ACCOUNTING SYSTEM.
3.10 – THE INCOMING PAYMENT REGISTER
CHAPTER FOUR: – SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECCOMMENDATION
4.1 – SUMMARY
4.2 – CONCLUSION
4.3 – RECOMMENDATION
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 INTRODUCTION
In Nigeria there been general in the case of the use of computer in analyzing data in accounting record. Furthermore, the computer can make use of the following section in any department accounts receivable, warehouse inventory and manufacturing companies of factories.
To this effected, we have chosen the power holding company of Nigeria (PHCN) Ilorin, as a case study to look at were computer sector in their account department and their services to the public. This is so because the account department has not yet life up to the expectation of the who use their services. For example why document take there month to bring bill to the computer into the custom and now with introduction of the computer into the accounting department, we want to see what are doing to improve on their performance.
1.2 THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
Towards achieving its objective it evaluates accounting record in power holding company of Nigeria (PHCN) Ilorin. The improvement that is made with the introduction of computerized method. In order to achieve this purpose, the following specific are set out for the project.
- The computer centers are keeping account records of payment made by customers.
- The make sure that bill sent to customers state the true amount to be paid and give information out quickly and more orderly.
- Improving and advancing records I.e. it make work easier.
- Speeding up recording in accounting department.
More orderly .
- Speeding up recording in accounting department
- Improving and advancing records i.e. it make –
work easier.
- SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
From this project, it is expected that accountant and readers alike with little or no previous experience in computer to be their follow the main discourse and foundation thus, understand of the computer technology and applications
The significance of his study is to form basic of a continuing study so that accountant and other readers will not be at the mercy of the computer scientist but be able r to interact usefully with them. Also, thus study intends to state the advantage of the computerized system over the manual this study shall also include some of the handicaps that have discouraged the spear of computerized system .
- SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
The project intends to look into the role of computer in accounting records and what it has achieved in organization like ( PHCN ) ilorin since it commencement of operation.
This study shall discuss how effective the use of computer has helped in achieving the objectives of management and importance.
One cannot escape certain circumstances that are beyond ones control. This is the financial constraint, line within the project work is to be submitted and most especially the time taken to facts from respondents and their attitude to the question asked.
- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
The method of research used in this project comprises both primary and secondary data collection.
The primary data collection consists of data collected from individuals within the organization of accounting department of PHCN Ilorin through personal interview and oral interview is used among the member of staff and some third parties that have adequate of the organization. This is meant to achieved information about to corporation as a who concerning their aim accounting records.
The secondary data collection consists of work on other people and the authors such as textbooks, journal, newspapers, magazines etc.
- PLAN OF THE STUDY
The whole project work is divided into five main computers and each chapter is based on different sub- heading.
The first chapter deals with general introduction of the study and importance, the area to be covered by the study constraints and methods of obtaining the information, which would help in bringing the study to completion stage .
The chapter four presents the date and the analysis while chapter five, which is the last chapter, contains the summary, conclusion and recommendation.
- DEFINITION OF TERMS
- Source document: this is original document which is the sources of a particular data e.g. a customer order form , sources is referred as BATCH PROCESSING.
- HARDWARE: The physical components of a computer system consisting of monitor, keyboard and printer etc.
If you are to use a computer to solve a problem your hardware must be sufficiently
The amount of money, the size of the storage the speed of the computer, and the speed and quantity of the printer are all factor that determine whether you can solve the problem or not.
- SOFT WARE: Another name for the program that tell the computer how to carry out a particular task. There are tens of thousand of application program available.
- READ: Is the process of transferring data from an external medium to the store of the central process or not
- WRITE: The process of transferring data store of the central process or the peripheral devices.
- Program: This is the list of instruction presentation to computer in one of the programming languages, which cause the computer to perform a sequence of operation .
- DATA: is the name give to a basic is fact e.g. the number of items sold by a business, the name a customers or a commercial value used in mathematical formula
- Information: a distinction some time made between data information when data is converted in to more useful or intelligible form them it is sold to be processed into information.
- CENTRAL PROCESSINGUNIT (CPU: That part of the computer system containing the memory the arithmetic and logical unit as well the control unit. This is the hub of the computer system the peripheral must be controlled.
- PERIPHERAL : Parts of the computer system other than the central processor e.g. keyboard, card reader and printer
- AUXILARY STORAGE: This can also be called an external or backing store for storing data which have not gotten a place in main storage.
- MAIN STORE: Is the main storage o the computer or internal store.
- The make sure that bill to sent to customers state the true amount to be paid and give information out quickly and move orderly
- Speeding up recording in accounting department
- Improving and advancing records i.e. it make easier
1.3 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
From project, intends to look into the role of computer in accounting records and what it has achieved in organization like (PHCN () ilorin since it commencement of operation.
This study shall discuss how effective the used of computer has helped in achieving the objectives of management and importance.
One cannot escape certain circumstances that are beyond one’s control. This is the financial constraints line within the project work is to be submitted and most especially the time taken to facts from respondents and their attitude to the time taken to facts from respondents and their attitude to the question asked.
- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
The method of research used in this project comprises both primary and secondary data collection.
The primary data collection consists of data collected from individuals within the organization of accounting department of PHCH Ilorin through personal interview and oral interview. The oral interview is used for the management of the staff gather information about the management while the oral interview I is used among the member of staff and some third parties that have adequate of he organization . This is meant to acquisition. This is meant to acquire aim accounting records.
The secondary data collection consists of work of work on other people and the authors such as text book, journal news papers magazines etc.
- PLAN OF THE STUDY
The whole project work is divided into five main computers and each chapter based on different sub-heading.
The first chapter deals with general introduction of the study and importance the are to be covered by the study constraints and methods of obtaining the information, which would help in bringing the study to completion stage the third chapter presents a case study and brief history PHCN Ilorin and methodology .
The chapters four present the data and the analysis while chapter five, which is the last chapter, contains the summary, conclusion and recommendations.
1.7 DEFINITION OF TERMS
- SOURCE DOCUMENT: This is original document which is the source of a particular data e.g. a customer order form, source document are accumulated and processed as a single unit which is referred as BATCH PROCESSING.
- HARDWARE: The physical components of a system consisting of monitor, keyboard, and printer etc. you are to use a computer to solve a problem your hardware must be sufficiently.
The amount of money, the size of the storage speed of the computer, and the speed and quantity of the printer are all factor that determine whether you can solve the problem or not.
- SOFTWARE: Another name for the program that tell
the computer how to carry out a particular task. There are tens of thousand of application program available.
- READ: Is the process of transferring data from an external medium to the store of the central process or not.
- WRITE: The process of transferring data store of the central process or the peripheral devices.
- PROGRAM: This is the list of instruction presentation to computer to one of the programming languages, which cause the computer to perform a sequence of operation.
- DATA: Is the name given to a basic fact e.g. the number of items sold by a business, the name a customers or a commercial value used in mathematical formula.
- INFORMATION: A distinction sometime made between data and information when data is converted into more useful or intelligent form, then it is converted in the processed information.
- CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU): That part of the computer system containing the memory, the arithmetic and logical unit as well as the control unit. This is the hub of the computer system the peripheral must be controlled.
- PERIPHERAL: Parts of the computer system other than the central Processor e.g. keyboard, card reader and printer.
- AUXILIARY STORAGE: This can also be called an external or backing store for storing data which have not gotten a place in main storage.
- MAIN STORAGE: Is the main storage of the computer or the internal store.
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