CHARACTERISTICS OF COMPUTERS

 CHARACTERISTICS  OF  COMPUTERS

1. SPEED

• COMPUTER CAN PERFORM MILLIONS OF CALCULATIONS IN A FRAGMENT OF SECONDS
• THE SPEED OF COMPUTER IS NOT MEASURED IN SECONDS BUT IS MEASURED IN FRACTION OF  SECONDS
  
  
  FRACTIONS:

• 10^-6 ( MICRO SECOND ) OR
• 10^-9 ( NANO SECOND ) OR
• 10^-12 ( PICO SECOND )
  
  
  THESE UNITS ARE USED TO MEASURE THE SPEED IN EXECUTION OF ARITHMETIC INSTRUCTIONS BY THE COMPUTER.

2.  ACCURACY

• THE ACCURACY LEVEL OF THE COMPUTER IS VERY HIGH. IT CAN DEPICT LARGE FRACTIONAL VALUES VERY ACCURATELY.
• GARBAGE IN GARBAGE OUT:- COMPUTER MAY PRODUCE MALICIOUS RESULTS BUT ITS ACCURACY CANNOT BE QUESTIONED BECAUSE IT IS HUMAN WHO COMMITS MISTAKES WHILE OPERATING.

3.STORAGE

• HUMAN CAN REMEMBER A PIECE OF INFORMATION AND FORGET AFTER SOMETIMES.
• HOWEVER, IN CASE OF COMPUTER, IT CAN STORE BULK OF DATA AND CAN RETRIEVE AS AND WHEN REQUIRE.
• TO STORE ONE CHARACTER, IT CONSUMES ONE “BYTE”.

4.DILIGENCE 

• COMPUTER IS FREE FROM EXHAUSTION OR LACK OF CONCENTRATION.
• IT CAN WORK CONTINUOUSLY WITHOUT BEING TIRED.
• IT CAN DO REPEATED WORK WITH SAME SPEED AND ACCURACY.

5.VERSATILITY 

• IT CAN DO DIFFERENT KIND OF JOBS PROVIDED TO IT IN A LOGICAL SEQUENCE.
• AT ONE MOMENT IT CAN PREPARE ACCOUNT STATEMENT AND IN ANOTHER IT CAN BE USED TO DRAFT A LETTER AND IN BETWEEN THE TWO IT CAN INSTRUCT THE PRINTER TO DESIGN.