What Does Accounting Mean?
Accounting, in the context of IT, refers to the record-keeping and tracking of user activities on a computer network. For a given time period this may include, but is not limited to, real-time accounting of time spent accessing the network, the network services employed or accessed, capacity and trend analysis, network cost allocations, billing data, login data for user authentication and authorization, and the data or data amount accessed or transferred.
Techopedia Explains Accounting
Information technology accounting refers to the tracking and recording of the operation of a computer network including planning for expected capacity, performing use trend analysis, recording bills, accomplishing audits and allocating costs.
