3. INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER
THE TERM COMPUTER IS USED FOR ANY DEVICE THAT MAY BE EMPLOYED
TO COMPUTE OR TO CALCULATE.
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4. WHAT IS COMPUTER?
• A COMPUTER IS AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE THAT RECEIVES INPUT, STORES IT
FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, OPERATING IT ACCORDING TO A SET OF
INSTRUCTIONS AND GIVES THE USER WITH AN OUTPUT.
-OR-
• COMPUTER IS AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WHICH CONVERTS DATA INTO
INFORMATION.
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5. • COMPUTERS COME IN ALL SORTS OF SHAPES AND SIZES.
BASED ON CAPACITY, SPEED AND RELIABILITY COMPUTERS
CAN BE DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES OF
COMPUTERS:
• A PALMTOP COMPUTER IS SIMILAR TO A LAPTOP COMPUTER,
BUT SMALLER. ITS SMALL ENOUGH TO FIT IN THE PALM OF
YOUR HAND. PALMTOPS ARE USUALLY NOT VERY POWERFUL
SINCE CPUS REQUIRES A LARGE BATTERY AND GET HOT –
BOTH PROBLEMS IN SMALL DEVICE.
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6. • A LAPTOP COMPUTER IS A LIGHT, COMPACT AND
PORTABLE PC. LAPTOPS CONTAIN A
RECHARGEABLE BATTERY SO THAT THEY CAN
BE USED EVEN WHEN NOT PLUGGED IN TO A
MAINS POWER SUPPLY. THEY ALSO BUILT-IN
LCD MONITORS.
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7. • A COMPUTER SYSTEM IS THE COMBINATION OF HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE. A TYPICAL
COMPUTER SYSTEM HAS MEMORY AND SET OF STATES THAT DEFINES THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SYSTEMS INPUTS AND OUTPUTS.
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9. INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT
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Input unit is
used to enter
data into
computer
Processing
takes place in
the processing
unit. It has
three main
units-
memory,CU,AL
U.
We get the
output on the
output unit.
10. THE COMPUTER SYSTEM HAS TWO MAIN COMPONENTS WHICH WHEN
BOTH COMBINED MAKES A COMPUTER SYSTEM. THESE ARE
1)
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12. SOFTWARE IS A GENERAL TERM
USED TO DESCRIBE A
COLLECTION OF A COMPUTER
PROGRAMS, PROCEDURES AND
DOCUMENTATION THAT PERFORM
SOME TASKS ON COMPUTER
SYSTEM. SOFTWARE INCLUDES
WEBSITES, PROGRAM, VIDEO
GAMES ETC.
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13. WE CAN CATEGORIZE HARDWARE COMPONENTS IN THREE BROAD
CATEGORIES:
INPUT DEVICES
CPU, THE CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT, AND
OUTPUT DEVICES
[BACKING] STORAGE DEVICE OR SECONDARY MEMORY
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