Computer Networks You have just been hired as an account representative for a large inancial institution. Your supervisor shows you to your desk that contains a workstation. She explains that the workstation is part of a wide area network connecting all of the bank’s offices through a clientserver system. All of the bank’s data are maintained in databases on servers and are accessed through a database management system. To obtain account information, you must log on to the network and use the bank’s account service program on your workstation to retrieve data from the database.
Required What is the supervisor talking about? Explain the function of each part of the bank’s computer network. Why do most companies use computer networks for their accounting systems?