COMPUTER HISTORY AND EVOLUTION
DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS
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a machine which process data
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a machine which prints data in paper.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A computer is an electronic machine that processes raw data to give information as output. An electronic device that accepts data as input, and transforms it under the influence of a set of special instructions called Programs, to produce the desired output (referred to as Information).
Detailed explanation-2: -A computer is a device that accepts information (in the form of digitalized data) and manipulates it for some result based on a program, software, or sequence of instructions on how the data is to be processed.
Detailed explanation-3: -A data processing system is a combination of machines, people, and processes that for a set of inputs produces a defined set of outputs. The inputs and outputs are interpreted as data, facts, information etc. depending on the interpreter’s relation to the system.