CS101 –Introduction to ICT
1–TheComputer Defined
Fall2021
Sameer Akram MirzaGE101–Introduction to ICT
Sameer Akram The Computer Defined
How Computer Works: 3 Basic Concepts
Role of Software
2Outline The Computer Defined
“Electronic device for storing and processing data, making calculations, or controlling machinery.” (The Pocket Oxford Dictionary)
“An electronic device that processes data, converting it into information that is useful to people.” (Peter Norton)
“A programmable, multiuse machine that accepts data –raw facts and figures –and processes , or manipulates, it into information we can use.” (Williams and Sawyer) 3 What’s so special about computer?
What makes computer different from other machines is that:
4Computer
runs program!By changing the program
(instructions), the same computer hardware can be used to perform different functions
1–TheComputer Defined
Fall2021
Sameer Akram MirzaGE101–Introduction to ICT
Sameer Akram The Computer Defined
How Computer Works: 3 Basic Concepts
Role of Software
2Outline The Computer Defined
“Electronic device for storing and processing data, making calculations, or controlling machinery.” (The Pocket Oxford Dictionary)
“An electronic device that processes data, converting it into information that is useful to people.” (Peter Norton)
“A programmable, multiuse machine that accepts data –raw facts and figures –and processes , or manipulates, it into information we can use.” (Williams and Sawyer) 3 What’s so special about computer?
What makes computer different from other machines is that:
4Computer
runs program!By changing the program
(instructions), the same computer hardware can be used to perform different functions
