ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS, 4th Edition provides thorough and up-to-date coverage of accounting information systems and related technologies. It features an early presentation of transaction cycles plus a special emphasis on ethics, fraud, and the modern manufacturing environment. Hall assumes one is familiar with fundamental accounting principles and basic computer concepts and terminology and has been exposed to computer programming. Hall"s focus is on the needs and responsibilities of accountants as end users of systems, systems designers, and auditors.