The difference between the manual and computerized environment-02435
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Question 1: The difference between the manual and computerized environment arises due to the many reasons, discuss them in detail.
Answer:
The difference between the manual and computerized environment arises due to the following reasons, quite simply because of the different nature of the environments:o Logical access control issues in computerized environment.
- Duplication of clerical work generally observed in a manual environment is eliminated in the computerized environment.
- Automatic generation of specified reports: In a computerized environment as opposed to manual data compilation.
- Data integrity is more fully secured in a computerized environment with addition or authorized changes in data being automatically updated for all purposes through a single button effort as opposed to making changes or updating in each register or record affected by the same in a manual environment.
- Drill down function to conduct analysis of recorded data is available in a computerized environment as opposed to undertaking a manual analysis of all data.o Flexibility of presenting data in desired or different format including using specified data to be shown graphically is available in computerized environment.
- Data Security and confidentiality can be assured to a higher degree in a computerized environment.