What are the Main Five Characteristics of Digital Computers?

Digital computers in particular possess the following prominent characteristics…

i) Automatic:

These machines are automatic. Once properly started, they can perform task without any human intervention. This makes these devices immensely helpful in carrying out tedious tasks which may tire normal human brain.

ii) Speed:

Digital computers are discrete systems and operate in discontinuous steps. However the speed of operation is very high. They can carry out trillions of operations in a second.

iii) Accuracy:

A Digital computer stores the information in encoded form which guarantees its longevity and accurate retrieval.

iv) Flexibility:

These computers are versatile in a sense that they can carry out different type of jobs at a time without any interference. They modify their behaviour based on the information they process.

v) Memory:

It can store and recall any amount of information because of its secondary storage facility. The information can be stored and retrieved as long as a user desires. This seldom happens in case of a hum brain. (We don’t have any extra drive!!)

To sum it all a digital computer can work speedily, accurately and with all diligence without getting tired.