| Office tables enable an employee to arrange required | | | | paper work were built. The very first office desks |
| materials when he has to write or read something by | | | | used were made of steel since steel has high durable |
| keeping it all easily accessible on the table. They | | | | strength and can carry heavy weight, being heavy |
| provide large space where additional materials like | | | | and hard to move this steel table were replaced by |
| computers, stationery etc can be placed apart from | | | | wooden tables. Wooden tables being lighter but still |
| regular reading and writing material. Generally most of | | | | can carry heavy weight was used during computer |
| the desks have more than two drawers where we | | | | era where the computer terminal, its CPU, UPS and |
| can store paper and other office supplies. Some | | | | other connecting devices like printer etc were |
| office desks can be used only on one side and can | | | | accommodated on a single wooden table, and still |
| accommodate the use of one chair. There are other | | | | being practiced but with an advancement of using |
| types of tables which can be used on either side, | | | | PVC coating over the table. |
| such types of tables are usually very large in size and | | | | The practice of using office desks was mainly |
| some time they can accommodate more than one | | | | targeted to increase the productive outcome of the |
| chair on either side. | | | | employee and to increase their working time. By |
| The concept of using tables for employee started | | | | using office tables a person can lean on it while doing |
| during late in the 18th century when paper work and | | | | his reading and writing work. This greatly reduces the |
| photography increased at the times of war. Earlier, | | | | physical stress which he endures by standing and |
| typewriters were used and a lot of paper work was | | | | doing his work. They are sturdy in design and provide |
| made using the typewriter so an elevated table large | | | | great comfort to the employee. |
| enough to accommodate the typewriter and its | | | | |