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Computer Fundamentals Part 1

The document discusses the fundamentals of computers including their functions, advantages, and disadvantages. Computers accept data as input, store and process the data, generate output, and control the process. They are fast, accurate, have large storage and can perform repetitive tasks but require programming and have no intelligence or feelings.

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Computer Fundamentals Part 1

The document discusses the fundamentals of computers including their functions, advantages, and disadvantages. Computers accept data as input, store and process the data, generate output, and control the process. They are fast, accurate, have large storage and can perform repetitive tasks but require programming and have no intelligence or feelings.

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Computer Fundamentals

Prepared by :-k.vijaya kumar


Lecturer in computers,
S.V.C.R.GDC.,Palamaner
Computer Fundamentals
Computer is an advanced electronic device that takes raw
data as an input from the user and processes it under the control of a
set of instructions (called program), produces a result (output), and
saves it for future use. This tutorial explains the foundational
concepts of computer hardware, software, operating systems,
peripherals, etc. along with how to get the most value and impact
from computer technology.
Today’s world is an information-rich world and it has become a
necessity for everyone to know about computers. A computer is an
electronic data processing device, which accepts and stores data
input, processes the data input, and generates the output in a
required format.
The purpose of this tutorial is to introduce you to Computers and its
fundamentals.

Functionalities of a Computer
If we look at it in a very broad sense, any digital computer carries out
the following five functions -
Step 1 - Takes data as input.
Step 2 - Stores the data/instructions in its memory and uses them as
required.

Step 3 - Processes the data and converts it into useful information.


Step 4 - Generates the output.
Step 5 - Controls all the above four steps.
Advantages of Computers
Following are certain advantages of computers.

High Speed
• Computer is a very fast device.
• It is capable of performing calculation of very large amount of data.
• The computer has units of speed in microsecond, nanosecond, and
even the picosecond.
• It can perform millions of calculations in a few seconds as compared to
man who will spend many months to perform the same task.

Accuracy
• In addition to being very fast, computers are very accurate.
• The calculations are 100% error free.
• Computers perform all jobs with 100% accuracy provided that the input
is correct.

Storage Capability
• Memory is a very important characteristic of computers.
• A computer has much more storage capacity than human beings.
• It can store large amount of data.
It can store any type of data such as images, videos, text, audio, etc.

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 perform repeated tasks with the same speed and accuracy.

Versatility
• A computer is a very versatile machine.
• A computer is very flexible in performing the jobs to be done.
• This machine can be used to solve the problems related to various
fields.
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 maintenance easy.
Automation
• Computer is an automatic machine.
• Automation is the ability to perform a given task automatically. Once the
computer receives a program i.e., the program is stored in the computer
memory, then the program and instruction can control the program
execution without human interaction.
Reduction in Paper Work and Cost
• The use of computers for data processing in an organization leads to
reduction in paper work and results in speeding up the process.
• As data in electronic files can be retrieved as and when required, the
problem of maintenance of large number of paper files gets reduced.
• Though the initial investment for installing a computer is high, it
substantially reduces the cost of each of its transaction.
Disadvantages of Computers
Following are certain disadvantages of computers.
No I.Q.
• A computer is a machine that has no intelligence to perform any task.
• Each instruction has to be given to the computer.
• A computer cannot take any decision on its own.
Dependency
• It functions as per the user’s instruction, thus it is fully dependent on
humans.
Environment
• The operating environment of the computer should be dust free and
suitable.
No Feeling
• Computers have no feelings or emotions.
• It cannot make judgment based on feeling, taste, experience, and
knowledge unlike humans.

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