Unit 221 Use office equipment 1.Know about different types of office equipment and its uses. 1.1 Identify different types of equipment and their uses. There are many different types of office equipment in our work. The main one found in the offices are: -telephone- we use it to make and receive a phone calls -printers- to print document and work papers -shredder- to shred important notes, paper work -computers- we use them to many work related tasks. Word processor programs are used to type up notes and minutes and to produce reports and communications, while spreadsheet programs will be used in account keeping. Computers allow access to the Internet, which provides both internal and external communication tools in the form …show more content…
Disposing of waste cost company a lot of money. The bigger company the bigger bill. Also wasted electricity cost a lot of money. We produce too much waste and we need to reduce this and recycle whatever we can. And let's not forget about environment. Much of our waste ends up in landfill sites. As the waste breaks down, it gives off carbon emissions, which is bad for the environment. By reducing waste, a business can reduce its carbon footprint, which will help to decrease the negative impact that the business has on the environment. 4. Know about the different types of problems that may occur when using equipment and how to deal with them. Sometimes when we use office equipment we may have different types of problems. They can delay our work or even make it impossible to finish. We must know how to deal with them to be able work as effectively as possible. 4.1 Give examples of equipment problems. We can have many different problems when we use office equipment. They may be caused by technical problems or simply they can be caused by us. For example, one of the possible problems can be problems with printer. We can run out with toner, or paper, or paper can comes out of the printer very creased. Or computer, we can have lot of problems with it. Computer can crashed or we can forget to save our files and we will lose them, or some programs can refuse to work. As we can see when we use office equipment we may occur many different
1. Describe the main types of equipment found in offices and how they are used. Include examples of at least three different types of office equipment.
Some offices and other business may use additional specialist equipment, depending upon the nature of the business and the needs of the staff. Examples
Other than the 3 problems listed above. Make a list of at least 5 technology problems that a person might need help with. This could include when something goes wrong or that the person does not understand how to use the technology. Then solve each problem by explaining a trouble shooting tip.
4.1 & 4.2. – Describe different types of office equipment and the uses of different types of office equipment
1. There are four safety equipment items that a lab should have. Identify two of these four items. (2 pts)
Equipment to be used – Before using any equipment it is vital you check the equipment is available, clean, in good condition, in good working order, the right piece of equipment for the activity you need to carry out as well as the right piece of equipment for the individual, the correct number of people are there to use the equipment and that you do not use any equipment you have not been trained to use.
1. Describe the main types of equipment found in offices and how they are used. Include examples of at least three different types of office equipment.
If a specific piece of equipment is necessary for patient care, the manager must have the long-range plan for the life of the instrument and then plan annually to account for the costs associated with the equipment. The manager should present the budget using both qualitative and quantitative
phones & e-mail allow people to contact you. Computers allow you to process business data, send pictures, pdf files and other files to customers, and vendors.
The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations state that employers must ensure that all work equipment is suitable, maintained and inspected (7, 17). The old fax machine in the office has been out of use for quite some time with service tags out of date and there has been no effort to have it repaired or replaced. It is creating a tripping hazard as well as breaching PUWER.
1.9 – Describe problems that may occur with information systems and how to deal with them when necessary
1. Describe the main types of equipment found in offices and how they are used. Include examples of at least three different types of office equipment.
If you don't follow the right procedure of maintenance on equipment it can fail causing unnecessary disruptions to the work schedule, or injury to the operator.
The information systems (IS) workgroup used the documentation matrix to assist with the identification of computer interfaces that needed to be in place in order for electronic transmission of the documentation to work properly.
Many technical fields rely on user manuals, operator manuals and technical manuals to do their day to day tasks at work. Without these manuals there would be too much information for one person to know to be able to their job. Accidents, personal or equipment would be more frequent in the work field. That is why manuals are developed, to prevent accidents and to keep people informed of updated information on equipment. So a well-developed and written manual will help a person succeed at their job, which is why someone needs to critique a manual before it is released to the public.