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Computer
A computer is an electronic device, operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory that can
accept data (input), process the data according to specified rules, produce information (output), and store the
information for future use
Functionalities of a computer
i. The five main tasks of a computer are:
ii. Takes data as input
iii. Processes the data and converts it into the required and useful information
iv. Stores the data in its memory and use it when required
v. Generates the output
Data Information
Components of a computer
1. Hardware
2. Software
Hardware
Computer hardware is the collection of physical elements that constitutes a computer system. Computer hardware
refers to the physical parts or components of a computer such as the monitor, mouse, keyboard, computer data
storage, hard drive disk (HDD), system unit (graphic cards, sound cards, memory, motherboard and chips), etc. all
of which are physical objects that can be touched.
Input devices
Input device is any peripheral (piece of computer hardware equipment to provide data and control signals to an
information processing system such as a computer or other information appliance. Input device Translate data from
form that humans understand to one that the computer can work with. Most common are keyboard and mouse
Examples of input devices