Question：Adam has been asked to explore the off the shelf options available to his organisation in terms of availability of accounting software. He is unfamiliar with the technology. Which of the following is an example of a specific purpose off the shelf accounting package?
　　A. A package produced by a software house specifically for Adam's company that will handle all their accounting requirements.
　　B. A package such as Sage or Opera that can produce the accounts for any business with limited set up time.
　　C. An in-house package produced by the IT function of the business that specifically mirrors internal requirements.
　　D. A spreadsheet such as Excel that the accounts team can build a set of accounts within.
　　The correct answer is:A package such as Sage or Opera that can produce the accounts for any business with limited set up time.
　　解析：An off the shelf package is one created by a software manufacturer for many different organisations to use. They are often general in nature such as a spreadsheet that can be used for many different purposes. However there are now many specialist packages on the market designed to perform a specific function in an organisation.