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This document defines what a computer is and describes its key characteristics and functions. A computer is an electronic device that takes in data as input, processes it, and provides the output according to the user's needs. It is automatic, accurate, fast, versatile, and has powerful memory capabilities. However, a computer has no intelligence or feelings of its own - it must be programmed with instructions on what to do. The document also discusses the data processing cycle of input, storage, processing, and output of information and provides classifications of different types of computers throughout history.

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Advance Study Research About Computer

This document defines what a computer is and describes its key characteristics and functions. A computer is an electronic device that takes in data as input, processes it, and provides the output according to the user's needs. It is automatic, accurate, fast, versatile, and has powerful memory capabilities. However, a computer has no intelligence or feelings of its own - it must be programmed with instructions on what to do. The document also discusses the data processing cycle of input, storage, processing, and output of information and provides classifications of different types of computers throughout history.

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Jhon Josua G.

Gono 1st Year BSIT

Advance Study Research About computer, computing for the next meeting!

What is Computer?

 The word “computer” is comes from the word “To Computer” means to calculate
 A computer is normally considered to be a calculation device which can perform the arithmetic
operations very speedily.
 A computer may be defined as a device which operates upon the data
 Data can be in the form of numbers, letters, symbols, size etc. And it comes in various shapes &
sizes depending upon the type of computer application.
 A computer can store, process & retrieve data as and when we desired.
 The fact that computer process data is so fundamental that many people have started calling as
“Data Processor”.
 A computer first it gets the Data, does Process on it and then produces Information.
Data – Process – Information

Definition of Computer

 A computer is an electronic device which takes input from the user, processes it and gives
the output as per user’s requirement
 So the main tasks of performed by the computer are: Input, Process, Output

Characteristics of Computer

 Automatic
- Computers are automatic machines because it works by itself without human intervention.
- Once it started on a job they carry on until the job is finished
- Computer cannot start themselves.
- They can works from the instructions which are stored inside the system inthe form of
programs which specify how a particular job is to be done.
 Accuracy
- The accuracy of a computer is very high.
- The degree of accuracy of a particular computer depends upon its design.
- Errors can occur by the computer. But these are due to human weakness, due to incorrect
data, but not due to the technological weakness.
 Speed
- Computer is a very fact device. It can perform the amount of work in fewseconds for which a
human can take an entire year.
 Diligence
- While talking about computer speed we do not talk in terms of seconds and milliseconds but
in microseconds.
- A powerful computer is capable of performing several billion (109) simple arithmetic
operations per second.
 Versatility
- It is one of the most wonderful features about the computer.
- One moment it is preparing the results of a particular examination, the next moment it is
busy with preparing electricity bills and in between it may be helping an office secretary to
trace an important letter in seconds.
 Power of remembering
- Computer can store and recall any amount of data because of its high storage capacity of its
storage devices.
- Every piece of information can be retained as long as desired by the user and can be recalled
as and when required.
- Even after several years, if the information recalled, it will be as accurate as on the day when
it was filled to the computers.
 No I.Q
- A computer is not a magical device; it processes no intelligence of its own. o Its I.Q. is zero.
- It has to be told what to do & in what sequence.
- It cannot take its own decision.
 No Feelings
- Computer has no feelings like people do because they are machines.
- Computer goes exactly the way which we have given the instructions.

The data processing cycle of Computer

 The computer Data Processing is any process that a computer program does to enter data &
summaries, analyses or convert data into useable information.
 The process may be automated & run on a computer
 It involves recording, analyzing, storing, summarizing & storing data.
 Because data are most useful when it is well presented & informative

1. The data processing cycle


 Data Processing cycle described all activities which are common to all data processing
systems from manual to electronic systems
 These activities can be grouped in four functional categories, viz., data input, data
processing, data output and storage, constituting what is known as a data processing cycle.
 The main aim of data processing cycle is to convert the data into meaningful information.
 Data processing system are often referred to as Information System.
 The Information System typically take raw Data as Input to produce Information as Output

 The data processing cycle contains main four functions: Data input, Data process, Data
storage, Data output

The Classification of the computer by Data processing.

 Micro computer
 Mini Computer
 Mainframe computer
 Super computer

The Generation of Computers - there are five computer generations til today and these are:

 First generation (vacuum tube)


 Second Generation (Transistor)
 Third Generation (IC chip)
 Fourth Generation (Microprocessor Chip)
 Fifth Generation (ULSI microprocessor chip)

The Block Diagram of computer or the simple model computer.

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Computing

This chapter defines the notion of computing, discusses the concepts of hardware and software, and
concludes with an introduction to the development of software, called computer programming. The
remainder of the text focuses in on the development of computer software, providing a detailed
discussion of the principles of software as well as a snapshot of the current culture of the software
development field. Processing, a Java-based development environment, is used throughout the first half
of the text; the text then transitions to use of the full Java development environment.
 Computing
 Hardware
 Software
 Processing

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