An Assignment on THIRTY (30) OFFICE MACHINES AND THEIR USES Written by ODIA EJIRO FOE/10/11/183777 BED311 300LEVEL 6th

August, 2012

QUESTION List thirty (30) office machines and state one way or task it is used for in the office SOLUTION 1. Typewriter 2. Telephone 3. Fax machine 4. Adding machine 5. Camera 6. Calculator 7. Dictating machine 8. Printer 9. Radio 10. 11. Computer Hole puncher

12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26.

Franking machine Paper shredder Ring binder Photocopier Binder clip Electronic calculator File folder Paper clip Pencil sharpener Spilt pin Brass fastener Tape wrangler Pouch laminator Copy holder Cyclostyle

27. 28. 29. 30.

Scanner Stapler Spiral binding machine Cyclotron

USES 1. Typewriter: This is used for typing information on paper

2.

Telephone: this is used for receiving and sending information via voice A telephone is a system used to send speech or data over distances using a device called a telephone that functions as the transmitter and receiver

3. Fax Machine: A device that sends and receives printed pages or images over telephone lines by converting them to and from electronic signals. this is a machine used for

transmitting

a document

to another machine through

electronic means 4. Adding machine: a mechanical device, operated manually or electrically, for adding and often subtracting, multiplying, and dividing. it is a class of mechanical calculator usually specialized for book keeping calculator 5. Camera: A device for recording visual images in the form of photographs, movie film, or video signals. This is an electronic device used for videoing and recording events in an office 6. Calculator: An electronic or mechanical device for the performance of mathematical computations. This is an electronic device used to perform both basic and complex operation of arithmetic. 7. Dictating machine: a machine used especially for the recording of human speech for transcription 8. Printer: A machine for printing text or pictures onto paper, esp. one linked to a computer

9. Radio: A device that either receives, transmits or transmits and receives wireless signals (electromagnetic waves) 10. Computer: An electronic device for storing and

processing data, typically in binary form, according to instructions given to it in a variable program. This is an electronic device or machine that can store, organize, find information, do calculations and control other machines.
11. Hole

Punch: a common office tool that is used to create

holes in sheets of paper, often for the purpose of collecting the sheets in a binder or folder. 12. Franking machine: a machine that automatically

stamps letters or packages passing through it and computes the total charge 13. Paper shredder: an apparatus for cutting large

quantities of paper into thin strips in order to destroy it 14. Ring binder:

15.

Photocopier:

machine

for

photographically

reproducing written, printed, or graphic material and or documents 16. Binder clip: A binder clip, or a banker's clip or foldover

clip, is a simple device for binding sheets of paper together. It leaves the paper intact and can be removed quickly and easily,
17. Electronic

calculator: A small, portable, often inexpensive

electronic device used to perform both basic and complex operations of arithmetic.
18. File

folder: Folder that holds papers together in a filing

cabinet 19. Paper clip: A piece of bent wire or plastic used for

holding several sheets of paper together. 20. Pencil sharpener: a rotary implement for sharpening the

point on pencils
21. Split

Pin: A metal fastener with two tines that are bent during

installation, similar to a staple or rivet

22. Brass

Fastener: This is a split pin that is used in a stationery

item for securing multiple sheets of paper together

23. Tape

Wrangler: This is

a machine used for recording and

playing sound on a tape 24. Pouch Laminator: A pouch laminator uses a laminator

that is usually sealed on one side. The inside of the laminator is pouch is coated with heat activated film that adheres to the item being laminated as it runs through the laminator 25. Copy Holder: This is a device that holds the hand

written or printed material being typed by a copy typist

26. Cyclostyle:

A machine for making multiple copies that

utilizes a stencil cut by a graver whose tip is a small rowel. This is a duplicating process in form of stencil copying invented by David Gestner in London in 1980 27. Scanner: This is a machine for examining something or

recording something using light

28. Stapling

Machine: A machine that inserts staples into sheets

of paper in order to fasten them together. This is a small device used for putting staples into paper
29. Spiral

Binding Machine: A machine that binds a book or

notebook using a continuous spiral wire or plastic strip passed through holes along one edge. This is a device which holds together by wire which wound round through holds along one edge of a book. 30. Cyclotron: This is a machine which makes work move

quickly using electrical and magnetic field