How do employees make use of computers in business organisation?
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Some of the popular uses of computers in offices include preparation of word documents such as letters, reports, processing of work documents such as work orders and financial reports, presentation of reports and proposals to and behalf of executive and higher level office personnel, management of email services to maintain and sustain business and communication services, filing, storage and retrieval of business information and support for internal and external business services that require messaging, faxes, printing, photocopying, video and electronic transmissions.
For some of the processes described above, computers enable the use of “productive” office software tools that facilitate effective management of: word processing documentation, extensive numerical calculations and outputs that are useful in decision making, and quite complex but highly organized collections of various types of data, which may be alphabetical, numerical, or both. Again the latter functions allows for quick and easy management, of business data, that facilitate quick office operations thereby producing useful business information such as billing and invoices. In this regard, office software tools, such as the Microsoft Software Suite of productive tools, are a basic feature of almost every modern office computer software system.
Modern computer networks facilitate business interactions among offices in small and large businesses and also promote productive two way or multi-path business flows with other remote business, governmental, legal, commercial and almost any other relevant or related business concerns. As such they extend and augment the reach and capability of the office enterprise.
The office computer has therefore leapt forward from being a mere facilitator of platforms for word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and powerpoint presentations to being a dynamic and interactive business instrument for offices in contemporary times.