Unit 5 Office Automation Text 1 Fundamentals of office Automation Office automation is the application of computer and communications technology to improve the productivity of office workers. In the mid-1970s, the term was used to describe the interactive use of word and text processing systems. Later it leads to a so-called"integrated electronic office of the future The major functional components of an office automation system include text processing electronic mail nformation storage and retrieval sonal assistance features task management Electronic mail and filing permit a user to compose and transmit a message on an office automation system. In the early 1970s, the ARPAnet community developed a number of such systems. These systems have been heavily used. Through standard message format protocols, several hundred different computers are able to exchange information with one another. In the electronic message world, they identify the sending and receiving mailboxes day s organizations have a wide variety of office automation hardware and software components. The list includes telephone and computer systems electronic mail word processing desktop publishing database management systems two-way cable TV office-to-office satellite broadcasting voice recognition and sy Each of these components ended to automate a task or function that is presently It will be possible to change substantially the way people work in an office, when computer, ommunication, office equipment are networked, and an office worker can easily access the entire system through a personal computer sitting on his or her desk 参考译文 办公自动化基础 办公自动化应用计算机和通信技术来改善办公室人员的工作效率。在20世纪70年代中 期,该术语被用来描述文字和文本处理系统的交互应用。后来它导致了所谓的“未来综合电 子办公室”的出现。Unit 5 Office Automation Text 1 Fundamentals of Office Automation Office automation is the application of computer and communications technology to improve the productivity of office workers. In the mid-1970s, the term was used to describe the interactive use of word and text processing systems. Later it leads to a so-called "integrated electronic office of the future". The major functional components of an office automation system include: • text processing • electronic mail • information storage and retrieval • personal assistance features • task management Electronic mail and filing permit a user to compose and transmit a message on an office automation system. In the early 1970s, the ARPAnet community developed a number of such systems. These systems have been heavily used. Through standard message format protocols, several hundred different computers are able to exchange information with one another. In the electronic message world, they identify the sending and receiving mailboxes. Today's organizations have a wide variety of office automation hardware and software components. The list includes: • telephone and computer systems • electronic mail • word processing • desktop publishing • database management systems • two-way cable TV • office-to-office satellite broadcasting • on-line database services • voice recognition and synthesis Each of these components is intended to automate a task or function that is presently performed manually. It will be possible to change substantially the way people work in an office, when computer, communication, office equipment are networked, and an office worker can easily access the entire system through a personal computer sitting on his or her desk. 参考译文 办公自动化基础 办公自动化应用计算机和通信技术来改善办公室人员的工作效率。在 20 世纪 70 年代中 期，该术语被用来描述文字和文本处理系统的交互应用。后来它导致了所谓的“未来综合电 子办公室”的出现