- The cycle of activities performed by a computer is referred to as the Input- Process-Output cycle or the I-P-O cycle
- A computer consists of several components
- Each component participates in either one of the input, process, or Output phases
Data – A computer usually accepts input in the form of data. Data is the raw material. Data refers to numerical (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0), alphabetical (A,B,C,D ……Z) and special characters (e.g., @,#,$,%,^,&,!). A set of numbers could be examples of data. OR
Data is a word of Latin used to describe a collection of natural phenomena like numbers, characters, images or symbols, in a very broad sense.
Information – Information is the finished product (manipulation of raw facts). Information refers to data in particular context, which helps us understand facts. Example- +91(011) 2555-1212 is a telephone no. of a directory. It includes country code 91, an area code 011, a telephone exchange 2555 and a number within the exchange 1212.
ALSO SEARCH:
- "data processing concept"
- "data processing concept and method"
- "data processing concept definition"
- "computer data processing concept map"
- "explain data processing concept"
- "define data processing concept"
- "data processing concepts"
- "data processing concepts and terminology"
- "data processing concepts and techniques"
