Running head: Computers COMPUTERS BY Eunice 10/20/13 Introduction An English writer named Richard Braithwaite first recorded the word “computer” in his book entitled “The young man’s gleanings”. Computers are now the most common electronic device among individuals and businesses in the world. Computers serve as a means of solving sophisticated problems easily and quickly. Now the forensic science department also use computers in their investigations. And banks also stopped counting money
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6. ABC Computer e. Herman Hollerith g. 7. ASCC Computer f. John Eckert f. 8. ENIAC g. Grace Hopper h. Howard Alken i. John Atanasoff 3. Give the acronym of the following words: 1. ENIAC – Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator 2. UNIVAC – Universal Automatic Computer 3. ABC – Antasoff-Berry Computer 4. SSI – Small-Scale Integrated Circuits 5. LSI – Large-Scale Integrated Circuits 6. EDVAC – Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer 7. ASCC
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UNIT - I BASIC STRUCTURE OF COMPUTERS FUNCTIONAL UNITS A computer consists of five functionally independent main parts. They are‚ ➢ Input ➢ Memory ➢ Arithmetic and logic ➢ Output ➢ Control unit Basic functional units of a computer [pic] The operation of a computer can be summarized as follows The computer accepts programs and the data through an input and stores them in the memory.The stored data
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What Is Computer Software? When you think of a computer imagine a machine made of two parts. The first part is the computer hardware‚ the physical parts of the computer that you can actually touch. Some examples of hardware are disks‚ monitors‚ boards‚ chips‚ etc. Hardware does all of the physical work of the computer‚ from memory storage to display. The second part‚ what we call “computer software”‚ acts as the brain of the computer‚ telling the hardware what to do and when and how to do it
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Computer is a processing machine which processes raw data to produce meaningful data. It has tremendous change with comparison to calculator. Characteristics of Computers: - Computers have got their importance due to the following characteristics: - 1. Accuracy: - Computer performs every operation with equal and high accuracy. Errors can occur in a computer due to only human mistakes‚ weaknesses and imprecise thinking. 2. Repeatitiveness: - Once the set of instructions are permanently
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Duy Lai EN 110 AI Mr. Schuh 10/15/14 Computer Computer is the most amazing gift of science. Almost everyone have one or more computer. This device was developed by Charles Babbage. Computer is a part of our life today. Computer can be used on many thing like school‚ business‚ government and etc... we can see computer anywhere we go around the world. Computer is so amazing with many functions. Four basic function if computer are input‚ processing‚ output and storage. Input collectively refers to
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Computer is playing vital role in modern life. Computer education has great importance because use of computer has reached almost all spheres of life. The modern life of today includes information and contacts with people all over the world. Computer has helped considerably to achieve this. This is possible through computer education when a person knows the use of computer‚ he can employ in his business‚ for planning and chalking out programmed. Calculations and statical works. The internet
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of the military and industry in the development of electronics‚ computers‚ and information theory. After the 1940s‚ the military remained the major source of research and development funding for the expansion of automation to replace manpower with machine power. Since the 1950s‚ four generations of computers have evolved. Each generation reflected a change to hardware of decreased size but increased capabilities to control computer operations. The first generation used vacuum tubes‚ the second used
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ksheetIntroduction to computers Directions: Fill in the blank. 1. Microcomputers‚ different from those giant mainframes and supercomputers‚ are designed for individuals. In fact‚ the microcomputer is often called the PC 2. DESKTOP and LAPTOP computers are the most commonly seen microcomputers. 3. Just like human beings‚ computers communicate through receiving and sending messages. We refer to those message receiving components as INPUT devices and those which send messages as OUTPUT
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Computers in Health Care In all aspects of life—home‚ work‚ socially—a basic understanding of computer operation is by and large a necessity. Even the medical field has become dependent on computers‚ both to record vital patient information‚ but also for billing‚ researching maladies‚ and prescribing medicines. This report takes a look at how and why health care professionals use computers‚ where computers are used in the health care system‚ and how all this new technology is affecting the medical
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