If your office has computers, find out the type or types. are they mainframe computers, minicomputers, workstations, or personal computers used? write a brief description of the types of computers in place and their main uses. if your office has more than one type of computer, find out why? what different tasks are the different computers intended to do? if your office does not have computers, try to contact a colleague or friend who has a computer and ask him or her what type he or she has and what primary functions it is used for.