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A computer is a programmable machine that receives input, stores and manipulates data, and provides output. Early electronic computers from the 1940s-1945 were room-sized and consumed as much power as hundreds of modern PCs. Modern computers based on integrated circuits are millions to billions of times more capable, occupy less space, and can be powered by small batteries. Personal computers are icons of the Information Age but embedded computers in devices are most numerous.

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A computer is a programmable machine that receives input, stores and manipulates data, and provides output. Early electronic computers from the 1940s-1945 were room-sized and consumed as much power as hundreds of modern PCs. Modern computers based on integrated circuits are millions to billions of times more capable, occupy less space, and can be powered by small batteries. Personal computers are icons of the Information Age but embedded computers in devices are most numerous.

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A computer is a programmable machine that receives input, stores and automatically

manipulates data, and provides output in a useful format.

Mechanical examples of computers have existed through much of recorded human history.
The first electronic computers were developed in the mid-20th century (1940–1945).
Originally, they were the size of a large room, consuming as much power as several hundred
modern personal computers (PCs).[1]

Modern computers based on integrated circuits are millions to billions of times more capable
than the early machines, and occupy a fraction of the space.[2] Simple computers are small
enough to fit into mobile devices, and can be powered by a small battery. Personal computers
in their various forms are icons of the Information Age and are what most people think of as
"computers". However, the embedded computers found in many devices from MP3 players to
fighter aircraft and from toys to industrial robots are the most numerous.

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