Computers in the Workplace: Are They Used Ethically? Today's offices look very different from those in the late 1970s. Then typewriters, filing cabinets, and correction fluid were the norm. Today these items have been replaced by microcomputers, database management systems, and word processing software. You are already familiar with some of the benefits of using computers in the workplace-for example, computers make it easier to manage the company database, accounting, and finance-related activities, and communications among different departments in a company-but what are some of the eth