
Data may be in form of numbers, alphabets/letters or symbols, and can be processed to produce information. Data: Is a collection of raw facts, figures or instructions that do not have much meaning to the user. Program:Ī computer Program is a set of related instructions written in the language of the computer & is used to make the computer perform a specific task (or, to direct the computer on what to do).Ī set of related instructions which specify how the data is to be processed.Ī set of instructions used to guide a computer through a process. The data is normally held within the computer as it is being processed. It can only work as per the set of instructions issued.Ī computer will accept data in one form and produce it in another form. It works on the data using the instructions issued, means that, the computer cannot do any useful job on its own.

A computer is an electronic machine that processes raw data to give information as output.Īn 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).Ī computer is described as an electronic device because it is made up of electronic components and uses electric energy (such as electricity) to operate.Ī computer has an internal memory, which stores data & instructions temporarily awaiting processing, and even holds the intermediate result (information) before it is communicated to the recipients through the Output devices. Computer : is an electronic device that operates (works) under the control of programs stored in its own memory unit.
