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Week 6
Term | Definition |
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Advantages of technology | Increased speed and volume for processing Minimal errors Generation of specific documents and reports |
Disadvantages of technology | Vulnerability |
Small business | Business with less than 20 employees |
Common software | MYOB, Xero, Quickbooks |
Designer software for large businesses | SAP, Oracle, Microsoft |
AI | Seeks to teach computers how to think, learn from past behavior and use information to solve problems |
Natural learning processing (NLP) | Uses software to analyze text data which is essential for accounting as a huge amount of information is presented in written text |
Robotic process automation (RPA) | Ability to automate the repetitive and predictable activities of a business using bots |
Blockchain | Distributed database where data is spread across many different computers, and changes are confirmed by multiple members of the system and being stored forever |
Advantages of blockchain | External auditors not required for third party authentication |