What is a Computer?

Question 1

What is a computer?

Answer 1

A computer is an electronic device, operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory, that can accept data (input), process according to specified rules (processing), produce results (output), and store the results (storage) for future use.

Question 2

What are the basic operations of a computer?

Answer 2

The four basic operations of a computer are input, process, output, and storage. These operations comprise the information processing cycle.

Question 3

What is data?

Answer 3

A collection of unprocessed items. Computers manipulate data to create information.

Question 4

What is information?

Answer 4

Conveys meaning and is useful to people

Question 5

What is green computing?

Answer 5

It involves reducing the electricity consumed and the environmental waste that is generated when using a computer.

Question 6

What are people who use the computer directly called?

Answer 6

Computer users, end users or just users.