Saturday, November 29, 2008

a picture of a computer
COMPUTER
Computer Programing

Introduction


What is computer?
A Computer is a system of hardware which can accept data (observation, facts & concepts) in prescribed form (i.e. in a specified sequence) and which can process the data according to set of instruction that are fed into it & supply the results of the processing in a specified format.As information, which in turn assists computer user in decision-making, or as signals to control automatically further machine or process. Or store the result in a primary /secondary storage for safekeeping or later reuse.In simplest terms a computer is an electronic machine for accepting & processing of data & help in retrieving information when needed.