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What Makes Up A PC?

This document discusses the input-process-output cycle that computers use. It explains that input refers to the data and instructions given to the computer. The process refers to what the computer does with the information. Output refers to the result produced by the computer after processing the input. An example given is making tea, where the input would be tea leaves, water, sugar, and milk, the process is boiling and mixing, and the output is the hot cup of tea.

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88 views9 pages

What Makes Up A PC?

This document discusses the input-process-output cycle that computers use. It explains that input refers to the data and instructions given to the computer. The process refers to what the computer does with the information. Output refers to the result produced by the computer after processing the input. An example given is making tea, where the input would be tea leaves, water, sugar, and milk, the process is boiling and mixing, and the output is the hot cup of tea.

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What Makes Up a PC?

Objectives

At the end of this session, you will be able to:


• Describe the workings of the Input-Process-
Output cycle
The Input-Process-Output
Cycle
The Input-Process-Output Cycle
Any activity, whether simple or complex, follows the basic
The process
principle includes boiling water,
of Input-Process-Output (I‑P‑O)brewing tea leaves,
straining, and adding milk and sugar

The task of making tea would require tea leaves, water,


sugar and milk as the input The hot cup of tea is the output
The Input-Process-Output Cycle
(Contd..)
Computers also work on the Input-Process-Output principle

Input refersProcess refers


to the data andtoinstructions
what the computer Output
given to does with
refers
thetoinformation
the computer the result of the process

If the input provided to a computer is wrong, the output of


the computer will also be wrong
Activity 2.2.1

Get together with two partners. In your group,


identify a task. One person will give the input
relating to the chosen task. The next person will
provide the process. The third person will
provide the output. List the input, process and
output for the chosen task in the table provided
below. Remember, just as there may be multiple
inputs required for a task, there could be multiple
outputs resulting from a process.
Activity 2.2.1 (Contd..)

Task description:
Input(s):
Process:
Output:
Terms to Remember

• Input
– Data and instructions given to the computer
• Process
– What the computer does with the information it
receives
• Output
– Result produced by a computer when it has
processed information
Recap

• In this session, you have learnt about:


• The workings of the Input-Process-Output cycle

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