WRITE DOWN THE CHARACTERISTICS OF COMPUTER

Some important characteristics of the computer are as follow:

Automatic:

• o Computers are automatic machines because it works by itself without
  human intervention.
  o Once it started on a job they carry on until the job is finished.
  o Computer cannot start themselves.
• o They can works from the instructions which are stored inside the system in the form of programs which specify how a particular job is to be done.

 Power of Remembering:

• Computer can store and recall any amount of data because of its high
• storage capacity of its storage devices.
• o Every piece of information can be retained as long as desired by the user
• and can be recalled as and when required.
• o Even after several years, if the information recalled, it will be as accurate
• as on the day when it was filled to the computers.

Accuracy:

• o The accuracy of a computer is very high.
• o The degree of accuracy of a particular computer depends upon its design.
• o Errors can occur by the computer. But these are due to human weakness,
• due to incorrect data, but not due to the technological weakness.

Diligence:

• Unlike human beings, a computer is free from monotony, tiredness & lack
• of concentration.
• o It can continuously work for hours without creating any error & without
• grumbling.
• o If you give ten million calculations to performed, it will perform with
• exactly the same accuracy & speed as the first one.

Versatility:

• It is one of the most wonderful features about the computer.
• o One moment it is preparing the results of a particular examination, the
• next moment it is busy with preparing electricity bills and in between it
• may be helping an office secretary to trace an important letter in seconds.

Accuracy:

• o The accuracy of a computer is very high.
• o The degree of accuracy of a particular computer depends upon its design.
• o Errors can occur by the computer. But these are due to human weakness,
• due to incorrect data, but not due to the technological weakness.

Speed:

• o Computer is a very fact device. It can perform the amount of work in few seconds for which a human can take an entire year.
• o While talking about computer speed we do not talk in terms of seconds
• and milliseconds but in microseconds.
• o A powerful computer is capable of performing several billion (109) simplearithmetic operations per second.