Offices require many different pieces of equipment, such as computers, printers, routers, switches, and cables. You also need software to accomplish your daily tasks, such as productivity, communication, time management, and a type of software specific to the type of office. You need all these things to make your office run smoother and get your work done. The IT hardware in an office consists of routers, switches, computers, servers and cables. Routers help computers share the Internet line, and depending on how many computers you have, it depends on how many ports you will need (McKay, 2011). When you have many computers, it may be a good idea to purchase multiple routers to ensure that all computers are operating optimally (McKay, 2011). Another piece of hardware you need is switches. You need it to be able to “connect devices to computers on the network,” according to McKay (2011). This is useful so that computers can use the same copier, printer, fax, or scanner (McKay, 2011). When you purchase hardware for your office, you need to have many computers and also a main computer server (McKay, 2011). “A server is the main computer of the network, stores and transfers data to and from connected computers, and acts as a “clearinghouse” for all Internet data flowing to and from the network” according to McKay (2011) . It depends on the size of the network if you need more than one server (McKay, 2011). Cables are another piece of equipment you need for an office. You need cables to connect all your equipment together (McKay, 2011). If you want your cables to last a long time, get the best cables (McKay, 2011). There are many different types of software you need for an office. The software helps manage the office. The different software that I will talk about are productivity, communication and time tracking software. Productivity software is used to accomplish tasks at work and improve work (Fuller and Larson, 2011, p. 208). One of the types of productivity software is word processing software, it is used to create different documents (Full & Larson, 2011, p. 208). Another type of productivity software is spreadsheets. This software helps the agent stay organized and helps them with any digital information (Fuller and Larson, 2011, p. 214). “Database management systems create and manage a computerized database and produce reports from the stored data” according to Fuller and Larson (2011, p...