THE

CHARACTERISTI
CS OF A
COMPUTER
WHAT IS
COMPUTER?
 The word computer comes from the word
“compute”, which means, “to calculate”
 Thereby,a computer is an electronic device that can
perform arithmetic operations at high speed
 A computeris also called a data processor because it
can store, process, and retrieve data whenever
desired
 DATA
PROCESSING
 Theactivity of processing data using a computer is called data
processing
Data
Capture Data
Manipulate Data
Output Results
Information
 Datais a raw material used as input and information is
processed data obtained as output of data processing
CHARACTERISTICS OF COMPUTERS
 Automatic
 Speed
 Accuracy
 Diligence
 Versatility
 Remembrance Power
 No. I.Q
 No Fellings
AUTOMATIC
 Done without thinking or human interventions
 Given
a job, computer can work on it automatically without
human interventions

SPEED
 A very fast device
 Perform operation with high speed
 Usuallymeasured in Microseconds, Nanoseconds, and
Picoseconds
ACCURACY
 Computer is basically made for two main reasons (Speed and
Accuracy)
 The degree of accuracy of computer depends on its design

DILIGENCE
 Computer is free from Boredness, Tiredness, and Lack of
Concentration
 It can work for hours without creating any complains
 Computer has a little edge over in doing routine type of jobs
that require great accuracy.
VERSATILITY
 Computer is a versatile device
 It can adapt itself in any condition or situation.
 We can do variety of work in computer.
• It just requires the particular software to perform requires work.

REMEMBRANCE POWER
 Computer can store and recall any amount of information
because of its secondary storage capability.
 Itforgets or looses certain information only when it is asked to
do so.
NO. I.Q
 I.Q stands for Intelligence Quotient.
 As computer is a machine which does not have intelligence of its own.
Computer perform the tasks that is fed to it.
 So, therefore, it cannot take its own decisions.
 It is not like human being who possess thinking capability.
God gifted the thinking capability to human while human trying to gift the thinking
capability to computer.
 As now-a-days programmers are trying to make computer an intelligent
machine. Programmers are programming artificial intelligence in
computers using different languages.
NO FEELINGS
 Computer is a machine due to which it is lacking emotions and
feelings.
 Althoughmen have succeeded in building a memory for the
computer, but no computer possesses the equivalent of a
human heart and soul.
 Their judgements is based on the instructions given to them in
the form of programs that are written by us.
 They are only as good as man makes and uses them. As
computers have no feelings they work for us day and night
without any difficulty.
THANK YOU!