COMPUTER BASICS: What is a
computer?
Computer:
An electric device that manipulates information or data.
OR:
It is an electric device that transforms data into
meaningful information.
what exactly is a computer? (Small
introduction as well)
Today, computers all around us. From desktop
computers to smartphones, they are changing the way we
live our lives but have you ever asked yourself "what
exactly is a computer?". A computer is an electronic
device that manipulates information, or "data." It has
the ability to store, retrieve, and process data. You
can use a computer to type documents, send email,
and browse the internet. You can also use it to handle
spreadsheets, accounting, database management,
presentations, games, and more..The computer sees
data as "1s" and "0s", but it knows how to combine them
into more complex things such as photograph, a movie, a
web, a game and much more. Computers use combination of
or computers components are divided into two main
catagories namely, hardware and software. computer
came in many shapes and sizes mobile phones, tablets,
game consoles and even TVs have built in computers,
although they may not do everything a desktop computer or
a laptop can.
