OVERVIEW OF COMPUTER SYSTEM - DEFINITION, CONSTITUENTS, PARTS AND CHARACTERISTICS (SS1)
OVERVIEW OF COMPUTER SYSTEM DEFINITION, CONSTITUENTS, PARTS AND CHARACTERISTICS OBJECTIVE: 1. Define Computer 2. State the constituents of Computer 3. List the parts of a computer 4. State the characteristics of computer Definition of a Computer A computer can be defined as an electronic/programmable machine which under the control of a stored program accepts data, stores the data, processes the data and brings out the results as information. Computer as an IPOS (Input Process Output system) Computer performs 4 key operations on data a. Input b. Processing c. Output d. Storage a. Input: data are entered into the computer through the input unit. Data are raw facts that are to be processed into meaningful form. b. Processing: Computer performs certain operations on data entered into it; the Central Processing Unit (...