Sep,2018 Office Automation Basics Presented By Engr. Abdur Rashid, PhD Researcher Director (Admn & Finance) NAPD 4/22/2022 www.rashid.info.bd 1 1 Concept of Office Automation Early 1970s concept of Office Automation The integration of office information functions, including word processing, data processing, graphics, desktop publishing and e-mail. Office automation was a popular term in the 1970s and 1980s as the desktop computer exploded onto the scene. 4/22/2022 www.rashid.info.bd 2 Concept of Office Automation Early 1990s concept of Office Automation The term office automation refers to all tools and methods that are applied to office activities which make it possible to process written, visual, and sound data in a computer-aided manner. Office automation is intended to provide elements which make it possible to simplify, improve, and automate the organization of the activities of a company or a group of people (management of administrative data, synchronisation of meetings, etc.). 4/22/2022 www.rashid.info.bd 3 BASICS OF OFFICE AUTOMATION • Generally, there are three basic activities of an office automation system: 1. Information Storage 1. office records and other primary office forms and documents. Data applications involve the capture and editing of files, images, or spreadsheets 2. Data Exchange 1. Electronic mail, voice mail, and facsimile are examples of electronic transfer applications 3. Data Management – track both short-term and long-term data in the realms of financial plans, workforce allocation plans, marketing expenditures, inventory purchases, and other aspects of business 4/22/2022 www.rashid.info.bd 4 Major ICT Automation Plan 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Human ware (MIS Personnel Recruitment) Hardware Procurement Software Procurement Database Choice Network Procurement – LAN – WAN – WiFi 4/22/2022 5 Automation Technical Features Data Center Server room Central Database Server Web based Application Software Run on LAN/WLAN (If real IP provided) Control Panel / Admin Panel Role based Backend Oracle Database 18c : Now available on the Oracle Cloud and Oracle Engineered Systems (in 2018) Or SQL Server Or My SQL Front-end 4/22/2022 PHP HTML Apex (Oracle Product) ASP.NET (Microsoft Product) Or APEX Or C# 6 THANKS ! 4/22/2022 www.rashid.info.bd 7 7
