Advantages And Disadvantages Of Computer

• High Speed
• High Accuracy
• Storage
• Diligence
• Versatility
• Reliability
• Automation
• Reduction in Paper Work
• Reduction In Cost

High Speed

• Computer is a very fast device.
• It is capable of performing calculations of very large amount of data.
• Computer has units of speed in microseconds, nanoseconds and even in picoseconds.
• It can perform millions of calculations in a few seconds as compared to man who will spend several months for doing the same task.

High Accuracy

• In addition to being very fast, computers accuracy is consistently high.
• The calculations are 100% error free.
• Computers perform all jobs with 100% accuracy provided that correct input and instruction given.
• Errors in the machinery can occur, but the same is due to human rather than technological weakness i.e. Wrong input or wrong instructions.

Storage

• Memory is a very important characteristics of a computer.
• A computer has much more storage capacity than human beings.
• It can storage large amount of data as per its capacity.
• It can store any type of data such as images, videos, text, audio and many others.

Diligence

• Unlike human beings, a computer is free from monotony, tiredness and lack of concentration.
• It can work continuously without any error and boredom.
• It can do repeated work with same speed and accuracy.
• It can do all the assigned work with full concentration with full accuracy and error free.

Versatility

• A computer is a very versatile machine.
• It is very flexible in performing the jobs to be done.
• It can be used to solve the problems related to various fields at any moment.
• At one instance, it may be solving a complex scientific problem and the very next moment it may be playing a card game.

Reliability

• A computer is a reliable machine.
• Modern electronic components have long lives.
• Computers are designed to make easy maintenance.

Automation

• Computer is an automatic machine.
• Automation means ability to perform the given task automatically.
• Once a program is given to computer i.e. stored in computer memory, the program and instruction can control the program execution without human interaction.

Reduction in Paper Work

• Use of computer within an organization reduces the paper work as all the data and required information is stored on the computer.
• As the data are stored in the computer, so the maintenance of large number of paper files are also reduced.
• Computer reduces the paper work, but it cannot completely stop the use of paper documents ate on some cases paper documents are necessary to use.

Reduction in Cost

• Initial investment for a computer is high but after that it will reduces the cost for each of its transaction/operation.

WHAT ARE THE DISADVANTAGES OF A COMPUTER

Following are the list of some disadvantages of a Computer:

• No I.Q.
• Dependency
• No Feelings
• Environment

No I.Q

• A computer is a machine that has no intelligence to perform any task.
• Each instruction has to be given.
• It cannot take any decision on its own.
• It only follows the instruction given to him as data and process it.

Dependency

• It functions as per a user’s instruction, so it is fully dependent on human being.

No Feeling

• Computers have no feelings or emotions.
• It cannot make judgment based on feeling, taste, experience, and knowledge unlike a human being.

Environment

• The operating environment of computer should be dust free and suitable.
• If the operating environment is not suitable then Computer will not able to perform properly.