Office automation
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The backbone of office automation is a local area network, which allows users to transfer data, mail and voice across the network. All office functions, including dictation, typing, filing, copying, fax, telex, microfilm and records management, telephone and telephone switchboard operations, fall into this category. Office automation was a popular term in the 1970s and 1980s as the desktop computer exploded onto the scene. Advantages of office automation include that it can get many tasks accomplished faster, it eliminates the need for a large staff, less storage is required to store data, and multiple people can update data simultaneously in the event of changes in schedule.[2]
First things first, let’s define what office auto means. Office auto is a general term that describes the different types of computer and cars that are used to collect digitally, store, transfer, alter and utilise office information to execute tasks. In essence, office automation helps to manage data.[1]