| Computers are extremely fast |
A large computer used for producing weather forecasts is able to perform over one million calculations per second. This may appear to be excessive, but many millions of calculations are needed to be produced. |
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| Computers are very accurate |
| Whatever the information the user is inputing the same output is being displayed. GIGO "Garbage in Garbage out". |
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| Computers can keep large amounts of information in a small space |
| Computer storage can keep millions of files in a very small space and get the information in seconds. |
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| Computers can work continously for 24 hours a day |
| Computers can easily work 24 hours a day, 365 days per years. |
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| Computers can do some jobs that would be impossible without them |
| Airline booking, the use of credit cards and switch cards, weather forecasting and space exploration |
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