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Power of Remembering: The data stored on a computer can be accessed
whenever needed.
LIMITATIONS OF A COMPUTER
A computer is a versatile machine that can do many tasks, but it has some limitations:
Lack of Decision-Making Ability: Unlike humans, a computer does not have a
brain and cannot make decisions on its own. It can only perform tasks that are
instructed by human beings.
Lack of Intelligence: Computers do not have intelligence like humans. They work
only according to the instructions given to them.
Lack of Feelings and Emotions: Computers do not have feelings or emotions.
They are not capable of experiencing emotions.
No Creativity: Computers cannot be creative or come up with new ideas without
human input.
Early humans tied knots in ropes and made marks on clay to keep records.
Abacus is a wooden frame with beads on wires that can be moved to do
basic calculations.
In 1822, mathematician Charles Babbage created a steam-powered
calculating machine called the Difference Engine.
Lady Ada Lovelace was known as the first computer programmer.
In 1944, Prof. Howard Aiken built the first electro-mechanical computer
called Mark-I.
ENIAC was the first electronic general-purpose digital computer.
Second generation computers replace vacuum tubes with transistors.
The speed of a computer is measured in MIPS.
Tech Trivia Section A (Objective)
A. Tick ( ) the correct option.
1. Which of the following is a powerful machine that can be utilised for
performing a wide range of activities?
a. Transistors b. Computer
c. Calculator d. Television
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