Shimunyika
Microsoft Word Exercise
What is a computer? store and manipulate large quantities of
A
data at very high speed but a computer
computer is an electronic
cannot think. A computer makes deci-
machine that accepts infor-
sions based on simple comparison such
mation, stores it until the in-
as one number being larger than an-
formation is needed, process the infor-
other. Although the computer can help
mation according to the instructions pro-
solve a tremendous variety of problems,
vided by the user, and finally returns the
it is simply a machine. It cannot solve
result to the user. The computer can
problem on its own.
On the basis of kind of data processed, nological operations while the digital
processing capabilities and kind of oper- computers applications are universal,
ations, computers are mainly of two i.e., from science to business to admin-
types, i.e., Analog computer and Digital istration and others. For that reason
computer. A these are very popular now-a-days. Mi-
crocomputers are called Hybrid comput-
Computers that measure changing con-
ers, which have digital storage and
ditions like temperature, pressure etc.
switching but calculations are done in an
and convert the numerical into quantities
analog fashion.
within a range are called Analog com-
puter, whereas those manipulate digital
dates are called Digital computers.
NAME AG CLAS MARK GRAD
A digital computer can give precise and S E S S E
measurable results. Analog computers
are employed for specific scientific/ Tec-
Catherine
Shimunyika
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