Characteristics and Applications of Computer

Characteristics of Computer-

The characteristics of computer that have made them so powerful and universally useful are speed, accuracy, diligence, versatility, and storage capacity. These are some characteristics of of computer given below-

• Speed-

Computer work at an incredible speed a powerful computer is capable of performing about 3-4 million simple instructions per second.

• Accuracy-

In addition to being fast. Computer are also accurate, error that may occur can almost always be attributed to human error programs written by the programmers.

• Diligence-

Unlike human being computers are highly conscious. They do not suffer from human traits of boredom and tiredness resulting in lack of concentration computers. Therefore are better than human beings in performing voluminous. 

• Versatility-

Computers are versatile machine and are capable of performing any task as long as it can be broken down into a series of logical step.

• Storage Capacity-

Today's computers can store large volumes of  data. A price of information once recorded in the computer never be forgotten and be retrieved almost instantaneously.

Applications of Computer-

• Business
• Banking
• Education
• Marketing 
• Health care
• Military
• Communication
• Government
• Entertainment