BUSINESS BASICS

Office layout is the term used to describe the

• Location of an office

• Arrangement of furniture

• Physical setting of an office

• Number of items of office equipment

Which type of office layout should a manager use?

• Cellular

• Landscape

• Open-plan

• Executive

A virtual office provides an employee with more:

• Responsibility

• Integrity

• Accountability

• Flexibility

One disadvantage of open-plan offices is the:

• Lack of adequate supervision

• Unsuitability for confidential discussions

• Provision of greater flexibility

• Risk to staff in case of a mishap

What provides privacy and noise-level management in an open-plan office?

• Systems

• Ergonomics

• Sectional dividers

• Fixtures and fittings

Documents with confidential information that is no longer required are cut into strips using a:

• Guillotine

• Shredder

• Cutter

• Decollator

A master of an original is prepared by using a:

• Camera

• Copier

• Computer

• Risograph

Which piece of office equipment can be used to call one department from another and transfer information?

• Fax machine

• Computer

• Automated banking machine

• Plotter

Which of the following is NOT a main function of the office?

• Coordinating information

• Disseminating information

• Advertising information

• Preserving information

If information is disseminated, what happens to it?

• It is altered

• It is distributed

• It is destroyed

• It is stored