2006-12-01 00:18:18 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
for manipulating data according to a list of instructions, or program.
The ability to store and execute stored programs—that is, programmability—makes computers extremely versatile and distinguishes them from calculators. The Church–Turing thesis is a mathematical statement of this versatility: Any computer with a certain minimum capability is, in principle, capable of performing the same tasks that any other computer can perform. Therefore, computers with capability and complexity ranging from that of a personal digital assistant to a supercomputer are all able to perform the same computational tasks so long as time and storage capacity are not considerations.
A computer in a wristwatch.
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A computer in a wristwatch.
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. [1] Today, computers can be made small enough to fit into a wrist watch and powered from a watch battery. However, large-scale computing facilities still exist for specialized scientific computation and for the transaction processing requirements of large organizations. 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 computer". However, the most common form of computer 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, they are used to control machines from fighter aircraft to industrial robots, digital cameras, and even children's toys.
2006-12-01 00:20:45 · answer #1 · answered by mr nice 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A computer is an electronic information retrieval and communications device.
2006-12-01 08:19:47 · answer #2 · answered by Isis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a computer is a system that allows you to play games, program, go on the web and much more
2006-12-01 08:37:01 · answer #3 · answered by computer geek 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
computer is a device used to manage and perform various programs or functions that its programmed to do.
2006-12-01 08:29:17 · answer #4 · answered by great one 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A machine that is able to process and translate information. It then decodes this information and puts it on your screen.
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2006-12-01 08:21:28 · answer #5 · answered by thebulktiny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An electronic brain.
2006-12-01 08:26:20 · answer #6 · answered by It Co$t To Be Around The Bo$$ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you looking at and typing on now.
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2006-12-01 08:20:47 · answer #7 · answered by trixi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋