COMPUTER SOFTWARE
SYSTEM SOFTWARE
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individual facts input into a system
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physical units that make up a system
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programs or sets of instructions
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users of a system
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Detailed explanation-1: -An input is data that is entered into or received by a computer. This could include a user pressing a key on a keyboard, clicking a mouse to select something on screen or tapping a touch pad. Some inputs indicate to the computer what we want it to do, while others provide data for the computer to process.
Detailed explanation-2: -Any information that is provided to a computer or a software program is known as input. Since the information provided is also considered to be data, the process of providing information to the computer is also known as data input.
Detailed explanation-3: -A collection of data external to a program is called a data set . Transmission of data from a data set to a program is called input . Transmission of data from a program to a data set is called output. (If you are using a terminal, data set can also mean your terminal.)
Detailed explanation-4: -Input-the information entered into a computer system, examples include: typed text, mouse clicks, etc. Processing-the process of transforming input information into and output.