What are the four main functions of a computer?

Answer 1

1.) Input - Information you put into the computer by way of keyboard, mouse, or stylus. 2.) Processing (CPU) - Also known as the "Brain" of the computer. Processes the information you put in into human readable form. A.) There are 3 C's of processing. 1.) Calculate - Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division 2.) Copy - happens many times with each instruction that is processed, between registers in the CPU, Devices in the system, and different addresses in the memory. 3.) Comparing - Everytime data is copied, the original data set must be compared to the new data set and when data is being sorted, values in the database compared to the sort string. When datasets are being searched, the database must be compared to the search stream. 3.) Output - The information you put into the computer is seen on the monitor screen and can be printes out on paper and is readable. 4.) Storage - Either the computers memory, CD's, DVD's, Floppy Disc's, USB Flash Drives, ZIp DIsc's, etc.

Answer 2

to give information about a person to give information about a place research about news an weather to make payment online

Answer 3

input, processing, output, and storage input, processing, output, and storage input, processing, output, and storage input, processing, output, and storage

Answer 4

- Data processing

- Data storage

- Data movement

- Control

Answer 5

Gaming

internet

Work

Sxxual Needs (Mastxrbation) for some :)

Answer 6

Input, processing, storage, and output

Answer 7

input, output, processing, storage

Answer 8

output, input, processing, and storage