Computer Usage

By Manolo L. Giron
Objective:

Identify the different categories of

computer usage
CATEGORIES OF COMPUTER USERS

▪ HOME USER
▪ SMALL OFFICE / HOME OFFICE (SOHO)
USER
▪ MOBILE USER
▪ POWER USER
▪ ENTERPRISE USER
 HOME USER
Family member spends time on a computer.
▪ Conduct research ▪ Read books ▪ Home user share ideas,
interests, photos,
▪ Take colleges classes ▪ File taxes
music, and videos on
▪ Pay bills ▪ Book airlines reservations social networking sites.

▪ Manage investments ▪ Make telephone calls

▪ Play games
▪ Shop
▪ Communicate with others around
▪ Listen to the radio the world through;
– Email, blogs, instant messages, and
▪ Watch movies chat rooms
HOME USER SOFTWARE USED
WORD PROCESSING SOFTWARE
SMALL OFFICE / HOME OFFICE USER
Company with fewer than 50 employees, as well as the self-employed
who work from home.
MOBILE USER
Mobile users, who work on a mobile computer or device while away
from a main office, home office or school.
MOBILE USER SOFTWARE USED
POWER USER
Requires the capabilities of a powerful desktop computer, called a work
station.
POWER USER SOFTWARE USED
ENTERPRISE USER
Has hundreds or thousands of employees or customers that work in or
do business with offices across a region, the country, or the world.
ENTERPRISE USER SOFTWARE USED
END