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Computer:: Computer Organization: The Block Diagram of Computer Is

A computer is an electronic machine that can accept data as input, manipulate and process that data according to stored instructions, produce results as output, and store those results for future use. Computers perform five basic functions: accepting input, storing data, processing data, giving output, and controlling operations. The main components of a computer system are the input, control unit, memory, arithmetic logic unit, and output.

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Computer:: Computer Organization: The Block Diagram of Computer Is

A computer is an electronic machine that can accept data as input, manipulate and process that data according to stored instructions, produce results as output, and store those results for future use. Computers perform five basic functions: accepting input, storing data, processing data, giving output, and controlling operations. The main components of a computer system are the input, control unit, memory, arithmetic logic unit, and output.

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Computer:

A computer is an electronic machine, operating under the control


of instructions stored in its own memory that can accept data,
manipulate the data according to specified rules, produce results,
and store the results for future use. Computers process data to
create information.
Computer can also be defined in terms of functions it can
perform.
A computer can
i)
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accept data,
store data,
process data as desired, and
retrieve the stored data as and when required and
print the result in desired format.

The major characteristics of a computer are high speed, accuracy,


diligence, versatility and storage.
Computer Organization: The block diagram of computer is
shown in Fig. 1.1.

The computer performs basically five major operations of


functions irrespective of their size and make. These are
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)

it
it
it
it
it

accepts data or instruction by way of input,


stores data,
can process data as required by the user,
gives results in the form of output, and
controls all operations inside a computer.

The Main Components of Computer system as follows:


1. Input: This is the process of entering data and programs into
the computer system.

2. Control Unit (CU): The process of input, output, processing and


storage is performed under the supervision of a unit called
'Control Unit'. It decides when to start receiving data, when to
stop it, where to store data, etc. It takes care of step -by-step
processing of all operations in side the computer.
3. Memory Unit: Computer is used to store data and instructions.
4. Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU): The major operations performed by
the ALU are addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, logic
and comparison.
5. Output: This is the process of producing results from the data
for getting useful information.
The ALU and the CU of a computer system are jointly known as
the central processing unit (CPU). You may call CPU as the brain of
any computer system.

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