Computer Overview-Introduction 01

Introduction

Nowadays, computers are an integral part of our lives. They are used for the reservation of tickets for airplanes and railways, payment of telephone and electricity bills, deposit and withdrawal of money from banks, processing of business data, forecasting of weather conditions, diagnosis of diseases, searching for information on the Internet, etc. Computers are also used extensively in schools, universities, organizations, music industry, movie industry, scientific research, law firms, fashion industry, etc.

Definition

• The term computer is derived from the word compute.
• The word compute means to calculate.
• A computer is an electronic machine that accepts data from the user, processes the data by performing calculations and operations on it, and generates the desired output results.
• Computer performs both simple and complex operations, with speed and accuracy.

Here we discusses the history and evolution of computer, the concept of input-process-output and the characteristics of computer. Also discusses the classification of digital computers based on their size and type, and the application of computer in different domain areas.

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