Computers in the Office
With the advent of reliable computers, desktop machines started to replace the typewriter. This meant that office typists had to learn new, more varied skills. Many expected to lose their jobs as fewer and fewer typists became needed. Computers, however, had many varied uses and each demanded a different, specialist set of skills:
Spreadsheets started to be used for accounting, analysing data and modelling situations creating job roles ranging from data inputters to ICT Managers.
Databases and other management information systems (MIS) also needed specialist staff.
Software and hardware engineers were required to prevent and solve technical problems.
The success of the Internet brought with it requirements for Web designers and programmers.
With the advent of reliable computers, desktop machines started to replace the typewriter. This meant that office typists had to learn new, more varied skills. Many expected to lose their jobs as fewer and fewer typists became needed. Computers, however, had many varied uses and each demanded a different, specialist set of skills:
Spreadsheets started to be used for accounting, analysing data and modelling situations creating job roles ranging from data inputters to ICT Managers.
Databases and other management information systems (MIS) also needed specialist staff.
Software and hardware engineers were required to prevent and solve technical problems.
The success of the Internet brought with it requirements for Web designers and programmers.
