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Functions and Characteristics of Computer

The four basic functions of a computer are input, processing, storage, and output. A computer accepts inputted data, processes it according to stored instructions, stores results for future use, and outputs processed information. Key characteristics of computers are that they are machines that are electronic, automatic, can manipulate data, have memory, and have logic functions. The first mechanical computer was created by Charles Babbage in 1822.

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Functions and Characteristics of Computer

The four basic functions of a computer are input, processing, storage, and output. A computer accepts inputted data, processes it according to stored instructions, stores results for future use, and outputs processed information. Key characteristics of computers are that they are machines that are electronic, automatic, can manipulate data, have memory, and have logic functions. The first mechanical computer was created by Charles Babbage in 1822.

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FUNCTIONS AND

CHARACTERISTICS OF
COMPUTER
THE FOUR BASIC FUNCTIONS
OF A COMPUTER
Input

❖ Input - any information or


data sent to a computer
Processing
❖ Processing - describes the process
of a software program
Storage

❖ Storage- any hardware capable of


holding information
Output
❖ Output - any information that is processed by
and sent out from a computer or other
electronic device
The computer operates according to instructions stored in
its own memory unit and can accept inputted data, process
that data arithmetically; and through sequence based
logic, it can produce information and store the results for
future use. All the applications of a computer derive from
one of these four functions.

DID YOU KNOW THAT? The


first mechanical computer was
created by Charles Babbage in
1822. He was considered as
“father of the modern
computer”.
CHARACTERISTICS OF
COMPUTER
It is a machine
❖ It is an inanimate
object
❖ It needs outside intervention for it to
run
❖ It can do things for which it is
intended
It is electronic
❖ It is made up of electronic
circuits
❖ It is powered by electricity
It is automatic
• It has the ability to set up its internal
operations on its own
• The various operations are executed automatically
by way of a stored computer program
It can manipulate data
• Following specific rules, it can perform
arithmetic functions such as addition,
subtraction, multiplication, division and
other complex mathematical operations.
It has memory
❖ It has the capacity to remember what it has done
❖ It can store instructions in its memory and
follow these through unaided
❖ It has the ability to store large amount of
data in a compact and easily retrievable form.
It has logic functions
❖ It can perform certain decision instructions
automatically
❖ It can determine whether a certain
statement is true or false

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