COMPUTER DEFINITION AND FUNCTION
COMPUTER
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A computer is an electronic device that manipulates information, or data. It has
the ability to store, retrieve, and process data. You may already know that you
can use a computer to type documents, send email, play games, and browse the
Web.
DATA INPUT
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In computer science, the general meaning of input is to provide or give
something to the computer, in other words, when a computer or device is
receiving a command or signal from outer sources, the event is referred to as
input to the device
DATA PROCESSING
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data processing, manipulation of data by a computer. It includes the conversion
of raw data to machine-readable form, flow of data through the CPU and memory
to output devices, and formatting or transformation of output. Any use of
computers to perform defined operations on data can be included under data
processing.
INFORMATION OUTPUT
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Any information processed by and sent out from a computer or other electronic
device is considered output. An example of output is anything viewed on your
computer monitor screen, such as the words you type on your keyboard