Capabilities and limitations of computer

1. CAPABILITIES AND LIMITATIONS OF COMPUTER

2. CAPABILITIES It is self directing . The user merely feeds all the instructions to the computer at the start and later proceeds without any need for human intervention. Ability to store and retrieve information . The computer has the ability to remember or recall data when finds the need for them. Ability to perform mathematical operations and solve complex formula at high speed and with great precision . A very fast computer can perform the addition of 20 million pairs of ten-digit numbers in one second. Ability to perform logic operation . The computer is capable of comparing numbers, letters of alphabet and special characters. Based on the results of comparison, the computer can direct to take alternative actions.

3. LIMITATIONS It can do only what is designed or programmed to do . If you ask the computer to get the total payroll for a certain period, it will give you only the total payroll and not the net salary or gross salary of each employee. It cannot correct input data . If you mistakenly entered an hour rate of P50 per hour, the computer cannot respond to the actual rate of P40 per hour. It cannot think and cannot derive meanings from objects . The computer cannot interpret your favorite poem or your present mood. It can only process jobs expressed in a number of steps leading to a precisely defined goal. It cannot completely avoid making errors due to power fluctuations, system malfunctions and human disorders.