Classwork Exercise and Series (Business Studies-JSS3): Office Equipment (I)

Meaning of Office Equipment

Office equipment is any office item which is operated either manually, mechanically, or electronically to aid the office worker perform their duties faster, neater and efficiently.

The need for office equipment

• Office equipment serves s a necessary aid to help workers carry out their duties effectively.
• It makes work easier, faster and neater
• It ensures safe keeping of business documents

Factors that determines types of office equipment

1. Cost implication: The cost or the price of office equipment will determine if a company will be able to afford such equipment.
2. Ability of the workers to operate the equipment: To get office equipment there must be an assurance that the present workforce should be able to operate it or else it becomes useless.
3. Maintenance of the equipment: Any equipment bought have to be maintained well to avoid a waste or spoilage of the equipment, any equipment that lacks proper maintenance becomes a problem to the organization
4. Desirability: Another factor to be considered is that the organization and worker must desire to use the office equipment in other to use it efficiently and effectively.
5. The organization must decide if the equipment is labor saving and time effective.

All the factors listed above must be considered before any organization purchase office equipment.

Identification of office equipment

1. Fax machine
2. Computer
3. Printer
4. Photocopier
5. Duplicating machine
6. Filing cabinet
7. Adding and calculating machine

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Test and Exercise

1. All of the following are office equipment except (a) computer (b) fax machine (c) office door (d) photocopier
2. One of the factors that must be consider in purchasing office equipment is (a) the location of where it is sold (b) desirability (c) what people will say about the organization (d) all of the above
3. All are the need for office equipment except (a) to show off (b) Office equipment serves s a necessary aid to help workers carry out their duties effectively (c)It makes work easier, faster and neater (d)It ensures safe keeping of business documents
4. ————-serve as a necessary aids to workers in an organization (a) office equipment (b) office card (c) office control (d) stock taking
5. Office equipment makes work (a) slower (b) faster (c) rougher (d) scattered

 

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