Office Practice Questions and Answers

One of the advantages of an open office is economy. This is because the cost of lighting and heating is reduced and also there is saving on floor space simply because the office is not partitioned

A good information should be relevant, clear, accurate, timeliness, target, quality and complete

Subject filing is a filing classification in which documents are stored or filed according to their title or topic.
The topic or title of the document forms that basis for this system.

The abbreviation "ref" on the letterhead of an organisation represents reference

One of the disadvantages of numerical system of filing is that there is difficulty of document retrieval where date is unknown

Recommendation is the opinion of an investigatory committee on its findings. It is the report of an Investigating committee on the issuers or findings

Circular is not used for business transaction. It is an official letter that is sent to different number of people at the same time

Office equipment refers to tools or machines that are used to carry out particular jobs or activities. They are assets used for the day-to-day running of an office

Departmental filing system is a filing system where records are kept by various section within an organisation. It is different from centralized because all the departments create and maintain their files separately

A requirement of a valid meeting is that there should be a quorum. A quorum is the minimum number of members of a meeting that must be present before the commencement of a meeting.