CAPABILITIES AND

LIMITATIONS OF
COMPUTER

CAPABILITIES
1. 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.
2. Ability to store and retrieve information. The computer
has the ability to remember or recall data when finds
the need for them.
3. 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.
4. 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.

LIMITATIONS
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. It cannot think and cannot derive meanings from objects.
The computer cannot interpret your favorite poem or
your present mood.
4. It can only process jobs expressed in a number of steps
leading to a precisely defined goal.
5. It cannot completely avoid making errors due to power
fluctuations, system malfunctions and human disorders.