FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE OF COMPUTER: Data, Information, Characteristics
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1. WHAT IS COMPUTER?
A computer is an electronic device that computes some raw data into meaningful information.
The word" computer " derived from Latin word "computare",which means calculate.
Computer can perform a wide range of tasks like:
sending e mail ,playing games,creating prentation , calculation and browsing internet.
2. WHAT IS DATA?
Data is a collection of row and unorganized facts that can be used as a sourse of information.
They may consist of facts , number,names and figures.
3. WHAT IS INFORMATION?
Information is a result of processing data into a meaningful form.
4.CHARACTERISTICS OF COMPUTER-
Speed -computer have tremendous processing speed.The speed of computer is used in terms of intitutions processed per second .The speed is very high thai special units are used for speed determination.
Accuracy - The accuracy of computer is consistently high which is the case of human being.One could commit opporoximately one error in 50-100 calculation but a computer do not do that.
Storage- computers today have huge storage capacity.
Automation- once the command is given to the ๐ณ it can perform the job the need of human intervetion until the job has not completed.
5.LIMITATIONS OF ๐ณ
- Lack of common sense
-Inability of correct
-Dipendance of human instuction
-Lack of decision making
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