Notes
注意事项

These were mainly developed to do word processing and record processing.
这些设备主要作字处理和记录处理用。
More recently ,attention has also been focused on systems which directly support the principals(managers and professional workers.)
现在，注意力已集中在直接为经理和业务人员提供办公室自动化系统上了。
Such systems emphasize the managerial communications function.
这些系统强调管理通信功能。
Electronic mail and filing permit a user to compose and transmit a message on an office automation system.
电子邮件和文件系统允许用户在办公室自动化系统中形成和传送信息。
Today's organizations have a wide variety of office automation hardware and software components at their disposal.
如今的机构已经配置了各种各样的办公室自动化硬件和软件。
The list includes telephone and computer system electronic mail, word processing.
包括电脑及计算机系统、电子邮件、字处理、
desktop publishing ,database management systems ,two way cable TV.
桌面印刷系统、数据库管理系统、双向电缆电视、
office-to-office satellite broadcasting ,on-line database services ,and voice recognition and synthesis.
办公室对办公室的卫星广播、联机数据库服务、声音识别及合成系统。
Each of these components is intend to automate a task or function that is presently performed manually.
这些设备都力图使目前手工完成的任务和功能自动化。
Experts agree that the goal can be accomplished when
专家认为当：
1.The computer,communication and office equipment are networked and
（1）计算机、通信设备和办公室设备联成网络；
2. an office worker can easily access the entire system through a personal computer sitting on his or her desk.
（2）办公室职员能方便地通过自己桌面上的计算机访问整个系统时，办公室自动化的目标就达到了。
Then it will be possible to change substantially the way people work in an office.
到那时，办公室职员的工作方式会发生重要的变化。