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The meaning of the word "COMPUTER"
Common
Operating
Machine
Purposely
Used for
Training
Education and
Research
That is the meaning of computer
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoA computer is also called a processor. It is an electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations.
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∙ 13y agoAlso called processor. an electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations.Compare analog computer, digital computer....(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/computer)
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∙ 12y agocomputer is an electronic devices which takes input from external device like keyboard and processess the input through cpu and display the result on output devices like monitor,lcd.
A digital computer is composed of the following units:
- Arithmetic Logic Unit - manipulates data
- Memory Unit - stores data & instructions
- Sequencer Control Unit - fetches & decodes instructions, controls other units
- Input/Output Unit(s) - transfers data & instructions into and out of the computer
The exact operation of these units varies depending on the architecture of a given computer.
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∙ 11y agoA computer is a general purpose device which can be programmed to carry out a finite set of arithmetic or logical operations. Since a sequence of operations can be readily changed, the computer can solve more than one kind of problem. The essential point of a computer is to implement an idea, the terms of which are satisfied by Alan Turing's Universal Turing machine.
Conventionally, a computer consists of at least one processing element and some form of memory. The processing element carries out arithmetic and logic operations, and a sequencing and control unit that can change the order of operations based on stored information. Peripheral devices allow information to be retrieved from an external source, and the result of operations saved.
A computer's processing unit executes a series of instructions that make it read, manipulate and then store data. Conditional instructions change the sequence of instructions as a function of the current state of the machine or its environment.
In order to interact with such a machine, programmers and engineers developed the concept of a user interface in order to accept input from humans and return results for human consumption.
The first electronic digital computers were developed between 1940 and 1945 in the United Kingdom and United States. Originally, they were the size of a large room, consuming as much power as several hundred modern personal computers (PCs).[1] In this era mechanical analog computers were used for military applications.
Modern computers based on integrated circuits are millions to billions of times more capable than the early machines, and occupy a fraction of the space.[2] Simple computers are small enough to fit into mobile devices, and mobile computers can be powered by small batteries. Personal computers in their various forms are icons of the Information Age and are what most people think of as "computers". However, the embedded computers found in many devices from mp3 players to fighter aircraft and from toys to industrial robots are the most numerous.
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∙ 12y agoAccording to an English dictionary it is an electonic machine that stores and procceses information
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∙ 14y agoAnything that has a GUI, Graphical User Interphase which is anything that lets you interact with the device
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What is the meaning of research in computer?
the word research means to find out or to look for information that is not yet already known by the one who is researching.
Did the word computer exist before computers as we know them came into being or does it just come from the word compute with its mathematical meaning?
no it didn't a man made it up completely out of the blue
What is the meaning of the acronym EDVAC in computer generations?
The meaning or EDVAC is Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer
Where did the term computer get orgin?
The word "computer" means something or someone who computes. The first computers were, in fact, people - "computer" was a job description for the people who performed calculations by hand and paper. Later, when the first mechanical and electronic computing machines were built, they were called "computers" since their primary function was seen as computation of numbers ("number crunching"). Later, they assumed other roles as well, such as storage and retrieval of data, but the word "computer" stuck.
What is the meaning of bullets of a computer?
The same as the meaning of bullets in typesetting.
Greek word meaning computer?
meaning of the word-computer greek
What is the Malayalam meaning of an English word you are working in computer shoppe?
You are working in computer shoppe? = nee computer kadayilano work cheyyunne?
What is the meaning of word processing?
Word processing is the creation, editing and printing of a document using a computer. The most common way to achieve this to use a word processor, installed on your computer and a printer.
What is the meaning of the word programming?
The definition of the word "Programming" is "the action or process of writing computer programs." Hope this helps.
What is a 5 letter word meaning assign function to a different computer key?
remap
What does each alphabet mean in the word computer?
Clarification needed. An alphabet is a complete set of letters in a language. The English alphabet is ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. This is not in the word 'computer'. If you are asking what the letters in the word 'computer' stand for--they stand for sounds and units of meaning in the English language.
What is the full form of computer BUS?
"Bidirectional Universal Switch"There is no real full form of the computer , it is made by users and Computer the word is generated with the English word "Compute" , it's general meaning Calculate. If any word has full form then it should be in Capital letter such as " COMPUTER" ....this capital letter means it is the collection of many different words but here it is a English word in it self. So English says that there is no Full Form of any English word which has any meaning . So Computer has no Full Form...
From which language the word computer came?
The word "computer" originated from the Latin word "computare," which means to calculate or reckon. It was later adapted into English in the early 17th century.
A same word with two different technical and non technical meaning related to computer?
monitor
What is a four letter word meaning computer screen?
No 4 letter words but: VDU Monitor Display All mean computer screen.
How you make a sentence using the word literary?
The literary journal published her article. The literary meaning of character is different from the computer meaning of the term.
Would you add the prefix to the root word 'computer' to create a word meaning 'before the computer'?
Answer #1 Yes, you add the prefix "pre-" or "ante." The prefix is "pre-" if the phrase "before the computer" is meant to convey time, that is, before [the time or the age of] the computer. The resulting word is "pre-computer." The prefix is "ante-" if the phrase is meant to convey space, that is, [something that is located physically in front of or] before the computer. The resulting word is "ante-computer."
