Objectives:
On completion of this paper, students will be able to:

• carry out simple visual safety checks on hardware and follow appropriate powering up and shutting down procedures
• understand the purpose of passwords
• access, amend, save and print documents and other files and exit from the relevant software
• use appropriate computer file and folder names
• follow procedures for taking back-up copies of computer files
• understand different types of risk including viruses and hacking
• understand relevant security and legal regulations covering data protection, copyright, health and safety and record retention
• seek assistance when difficulties occur when working with computers
• recognise the need for management information
• identify different elements of cost
• identify different sources of income and expenditure
• code and extract income and expenditure correctly
• deal with problems / errors correctly
• provide comparisons on costs and income
• use relevant software applications to access, analyse, present and communicate information (accounting package, spreadsheet, word processing, e-mail)
• handle confidential information in the correct manner
• present information using house style.