use of information

Question 1

what is an invoice? 1 mark

Answer 1

a list of goods sent or services provided, with a statement of the sum due for these; a bill

Question 2

what is the process of making an invoice?

6 marks

Answer 2

• The sales assistant then scans the barcode of each item being purchased
• The product code is used to look up the description and price of each item, which are displayed on the data input screen
• When all the items have been scanned, the sales assistant clicks the on-screen Total button
• This causes the prices to be added together and the total to be displayed
• The VAT element of the total is also calculated and displayed
• The sales assistant then clicks the on-screen Print button and a unique invoice number is generated and two copies of an invoice are printed.