What is computer fundamentals?
Input, Processing, Output. There are many kinds of computers, from the familiar desktop computer to the business or scientific mainframe to the thousands of different, specialized computers such as the ones found today in automobiles and cell phones. All computers have a few operational features in common. * Input: There is a way to direct or inform the computer. Examples are the keyboard and mouse, removable disks, as well as external instruments or networks. * Processing: The computer has a processing area that can do work. The CPU, or central processing unit, can be designed or instructed to perform any number of different tasks. * Output: There is a way the computer can export results. Examples are video monitors, speakers, removable disks, instruments, or networks. Most computers also have one or more ways of storing information within. * Memory: One type of memory (RAM: random-access memory) can retain information for the computer’s own use while processing data; another kind (RO
