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studied COMPUTER STUDIES

A subject that deals with features, uses, benefits and effects of computers.

WHAT IS A COMPUTER?
It is an electronic device that works under the control of stored programs to automatically accept, store and
process data into information. Therefore, a computer has the following characteristics:
 It is electronic:- can only work when there is electricity
 It is a device: a machine
 Is controlled by programs: Works according to instructions, written in computer language, given by
CISBB 11 EXAM STA 2102 the user for it to perform a specific tasks.
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 Can process data into information

DATA AND INFORMATION

1. Data: refers to raw facts and figures of an activity. It can just be a list of numbers, names or a combination
of these. Data is meaningless and needs to be processed. Data cannot be used for decision making purposes
as it is meaningless.

2. Information: It is data that has been converted into meaningful form. In general it is processed data.
Information can be understood and therefore can be used for decision making purposes. Information is
Chapter 9- form 1 meaningful. To get relevant information, data entered into the computer must be relevant, accurate and up-to-
date. If data entered into the computer is wrong (Garbage In) the results will also be wrong (Garbage Out),
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and is generally referred to as Garbage-In Garbage-Out (GIGO). It is a rule stating that the quality of the
output is a function of the quality of the input; put garbage in and you get garbage out. Therefore the accuracy
of the results produced by the computer depends on how accurate the user enters data, functions, formulae
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The Data Processing Cycle

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Refers to stages through which computers developed from the 1940s to date. These are as follows:
1. First Generation Computers (1945 -1955): These are the earliest computers that used valves in
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