This document discusses electronic machines used in modern offices. It begins by stating that equipment and machines have become essential to modern offices as they allow for speedy, accurate, and efficient work. The objectives are then listed as recalling the importance of office equipment, explaining the benefits of mechanization, identifying common machines, and describing features of duplicators, accounting machines, computers, mail room equipment, telephones, teleprints, fax, and email. Several types of office machines are then described in more detail, including duplicators, accounting machines, computers, fax, and telephones. The document concludes that mechanization replaces manual labor with machines, saves time and space, and that electronic machines now play an important role in modern

1. REPUBLIC OF PANAMA
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSIDAD CRISTIANA DE PANAMA
SUBJECT: ADVANCED CONVERSATION
TOPIC: ELECTRONIC MACHINES IN THE
MODERN OFFICE
PROFFESOR: MAGISTER ISRAEL TORRES
STUDENT: CARLOS SÁNCHEZ
2019

2. INTRODUCTION
Equipments and machines have become an essential part
of a modern office. A large number of appliances and
machines are used for speedy, accurate and efficient
performance of office activities. With fast technological
development, there is mechanisation in office operations
resulting in increase of efficiency.

3. Objectives
recall the importance of using office equipments and
machines,
 explain the objectives of office mechanisation and
describe its advantages and disadvantages,
 identify various types of office equipments and
machines,
 describe the main features and uses of duplicator,
accounting machines, computer, mail room equipments,
telephone, teleprints, fax and E-mail.

4. Types of Office
Machines
Duplicator:
A duplicator can produce copies of a notice or report in
quantities ranging from less than a hundred to thousands.
Accounting Machines:
Every office has to provide accounting services to the
organisation. These services may be provided manually or
with the help of Accounting Machines.
Computer:
These days the computer is the most commonly used
machine in big offices. A computer is a machine that can
perform a variety of operations such as : arithmetical
calculations, comparision of data, storage of information,
analysis of data and preparation of diagrams and charts.
The main component of computer is the ‘memory’ unit.

5. Types of Office
Machines
Fax:
The FAX service enables instant transmission of the
facsimile of an entire document. It can send handwritten
and printed matter as well as pictures; charts and
diagrams to different locations within or outside the
country.
Telephone:
Now-a-days it is impossible to imagine the office without a
telephone. It is the most convenient means of oral
communication. It is widely used for internal as well as
external communication.

6. Conclusions
Mechanisation may be defined as replacement of manual
labour by machine operation. It may include the use of
different types of machines in office work.
Machines save time and space.
Electronic machines can replace the human labors in
different aspects.
Now a Days electronic machines are an important part of
a modern office according the type of bussines.

7. Findings
Commonly used office machines are: typewriter,
duplicator, accounting machines, computer, mail room
equipments, teleprinter, fax and telephone.
Various machines are used in the mailing section to
ensure speed and accuracy such as letter opener, folding,
sealing machine, mailing scale, stamping, addressing and
franking machine. Besides, there are some rapid
communication system such as teleprinter, FAX, electronic
mail and telephone. The internal and external telephone
services available are : direct line, PBX, PABX, EPABX,
intercom, local calls, STD, ISTD, demand calls and trunk
calls etc.

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