Computer Technology Systems

THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND HOW IT PROCESS DATA

A computer system is a group of machines, or hardware that accepts data, process it, and display information. The main reason for using computer system is to process data quickly and efficiently so that the information obtained is timely, meaningful, and accurate.

A computer system performs its information processing operations under the control of sets of instructions called programs. Computers read incoming data called input, process the data, and display outgoing information called output.

Data itself consists of raw facts, data that is processed or operated to produces structured, meaningful information. Information processing is a set of procedures used to operate on data and produce meaningful results.

Computer system consists of the following components; input devices, main memory and the central processing unit, output devices, and secondary storage devices.

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