What is Computer ? - Computers Knowledge

What is Computer ?

 A computer is a electronic machine for storing and manipulating data according to a program,algorithem or list of instructions.

Computers take numerous physical forms. Early electronic computers were the size of a large room, consuming as much power as several hundred modern personal computers. Today, computers can be made small enough to fit into a wrist watch and be powered from batter. Society has come to recognize personal computers and their portable equivalent, the laptop computer, as icons of the information age, they are what most people think of as '' a computers'' . However , the most common form of computers in use today is by far the embedded computer. Embedded computers are small, simple devices that are often used to control other devices -- For example, thet may be found in machines ranging from fighter aircraft to industrial robots, digital camera, and even children's toys.


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