The document discusses the key features and capabilities of computers. It summarizes that computers can:
1) Process data at nano-second speeds far beyond human capability and can process over 50 million instructions per second.
2) Store vast amounts of information in different formats like text, graphics, audio and video.
3) Be versatile by allowing multitasking across different applications and tasks without closing programs.
The document discusses the key features and capabilities of computers. It summarizes that computers can:
1) Process data at nano-second speeds far beyond human capability and can process over 50 million instructions per second.
2) Store vast amounts of information in different formats like text, graphics, audio and video.
3) Be versatile by allowing multitasking across different applications and tasks without closing programs.
The document discusses the key features and capabilities of computers. It summarizes that computers can:
1) Process data at nano-second speeds far beyond human capability and can process over 50 million instructions per second.
2) Store vast amounts of information in different formats like text, graphics, audio and video.
3) Be versatile by allowing multitasking across different applications and tasks without closing programs.
Speed: It is with very high processing speed. The computer can process more than 50 million instructions in one second. Storage Capacity: It can stores vast amount of information in the form of books, graphics, charts, animation, audio, video etc. Versatility: It has capacity of multitasking. You can enjoy multimedia, word processing, printing, and communicating jobs from one platform without closing other. Input devices An input device is a piece of computer hardware equipment used to provide data and control signals to an information processing system such as a computer or information appliance. E.g. Keyboard Mouse Output devices An output device is any piece of computer hardware equipment which converts the electronically generated information into human-readable form E.g. Monitor Printer Classification of computers Analog Digital Hybrid
Super computers Mainframe Mini Micro computers
computers computers Primary memory Primary memory is computer memory that a processor or computer accesses first or directly. E.g. RAM,ROM
Secondary memory Secondary memory (or secondary storage) is the slowest and cheapest form of memory. It cannot be processed directly by the CPU . E.g. hard disk , optical disk.