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A) Speed B) Reliability C) Consistency D) Storage E) Communications

The document defines a computer as a device that accepts input, processes data, stores data, and produces output. It describes the major components of a computer as hardware, software, and networking. The main components are the input and output devices, system unit containing the motherboard with processor and memory, and storage devices that hold data and instructions on storage media. The document categorizes different types of computers and defines data and information. It concludes with advantages of speed, reliability, consistency, storage and communications, and disadvantages involving privacy, labor, health risks, and environmental impact.

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A) Speed B) Reliability C) Consistency D) Storage E) Communications

The document defines a computer as a device that accepts input, processes data, stores data, and produces output. It describes the major components of a computer as hardware, software, and networking. The main components are the input and output devices, system unit containing the motherboard with processor and memory, and storage devices that hold data and instructions on storage media. The document categorizes different types of computers and defines data and information. It concludes with advantages of speed, reliability, consistency, storage and communications, and disadvantages involving privacy, labor, health risks, and environmental impact.

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Computer – a device that accepts input, processes data, stores data, and produces output

 Input – raw facts, figures, symbols


Ex. Words, symbols in a document, pictures, numbers for calculations
 Process – way in which the computer manipulates data
 Output – results produced by the computer
Ex. Reports, documents, music, graphs, pictures

Major components of the computer:

a) Hardware – physical devices that make up a computer


b) Software – a set of instructions
c) Networking – an interconnection of two or more computers

Components of a computer:

a) Input device – raw data and transforms it into a series


b) Output device – displays, prints, or transmits the results of processing
c) System unit – case containing electronic components used to process data
d) Motherboard
Two main components on the mother board:
1) Processor – also called the Central Processing Unit (CPU). Interprets and carries out the basic
instructions that operate the computer
2) Memory – stored instructions waiting to be executed
e) Storage, Storage Device and Media
 Storage – holds data, instructions, and information
 Storage Media – physical material
 Storage Device – records and retrieves items to and from storage media

Major Categories of Computers

a) Mainframe
b) Minicomputer
c) Personal computers
d) Servers – manages the resources on a network.
e) Game consoles
f) Mobile computers & devices
g) Embedded computers – a special-purpose computer that functions as a component in a large product

Data and information

 Data – characters, symbols being operated, raw, unorganized facts


 Information – the result of applying data processing to data, interpreted data

Advantages:

a) Speed
b) Reliability
c) Consistency
d) Storage
e) Communications
Disadvantages:

a) Violation of privacy
b) Impact on labor force
c) Health risks
d) Impact on environment

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