As professionals, it is our responsibility to understand the assumptions in the software that we use and the limits of the output. Used properly, the computer can expand the capacity to accomplish certain tasks. This can free up individuals to accomplish more by relieving them of repetitive, mundane tasks. The computer is a wonderful tool that allows individuals to accomplish so much in the mere blink of an eye. In the workplace, it expands the capacity of an individual to accomplish certain tasks by orders of magnitude.
Business operates more efficiently and at a faster pace with computers.
This question could be applied to a number of technical innovations that have become commonplace in our lives during the last 100 years. The short answer to these questions is no. Computers are intertwined into our entire society, not just in the workplace. Computers are imbedded in almost all of the machinery that we use to make our lives more efficient. In the workplace, most offices will shut down if their computer system fails.