Computer Users In Society

The 5 categories of computer users are:
1) Home users
2) Small office / home office (SOHO) users
3) Mobile users
4) Power users
5) Large business users
HOME USER
The computer is a basic necessity. Each home user spends time on computer for different reasons:
- business
- entertainment
- communication
- education
SMALL OFFICE / HOME OFFICE (SOHO) USER
• Small Office or Home Office users include:
- Accounting firms, travel agencies, florist and many more
• These SOHO (Small Office House Office) users:
- Use desktop or notebook computers as well as telephone, hand phones and PDAs in completing their task and communicating.
- Work is a small company or work as an individual at home.
MOBILE USERS
• Include real estate agents, insurance agents and journalists.
• Use notebook computers, Internet-enabled PDAs or smart phones.
• Work with basic business software such as word processing and spreadsheet business software.
• Use presentation graphics software to create and deliver presentations to a large audience by connecting a mobile computer or device to a video projector.
* * * mobile windows based devices can be divided into 3 categories which are :
- Windows Mobile-based Pocket PC
- Windows Mobile-based Pocket PC Phone
- Windows Mobile-based Smartphone.
A window Mobile based device can help people keep in touch with friends and organize daily task.

Power Users:
• Include engineers, scientist, architects and virtual reality animators.
• Use computers with extremely fast processor, bigger storage and customized software.
• Work with mini computers that uses design to meet the organizational needs
• Use software such as CAD, CAM and MATLAB
LARGE BUSINESS USERS
Large business users:
• Bank, insurance company, hypermarket etc.
• Use computers for basic business activities
• Have e-commerce that allow customers, vendors and other interested parties can access
information on the web.
• Have e-mail and web browsers to enable communications among employees, vendors
and customers.