2007-01-09 21:37:38 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
A computer is a machine for manipulating data according to a 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. [1] Today, computers can be made small enough to fit into a wrist watch and be powered from a watch battery. 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 may be found in machines ranging from fighter aircraft to industrial robots, digital cameras, and even children's toys.
A computer in a wristwatch.The ability to store and execute programs 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.
2007-01-09 21:43:12 · answer #1 · answered by Redcarn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A computer is
"an electronic device that stores, retrieves, and processes data, and can be programmed with instructions. A computer is composed of hardware and software, and can exist in a variety of sizes and configurations."
Usefull Link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer
2007-01-10 05:48:23 · answer #2 · answered by Raja 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a deaf and dumb box assembly which can be made operative with operating systems and then it can do all your jobs with the help of more softwares.
If the following questions arise in your mind, then go to a kindergarden school and take admission:
What is a CPU, What is Software, What is mouse, What is operating system.......so on
2007-01-10 06:58:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The thing you're staring at?
2007-01-10 05:44:59 · answer #4 · answered by Yvonne Mystic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A dumb machine that confused you when you first getting to know her. That why is call 'CONFUSETER'!
2007-01-10 05:43:47 · answer #5 · answered by FIXIT 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the thing you are using to be on here
2007-01-10 05:40:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a machine, which is considered as a male.
2007-01-10 05:45:57 · answer #7 · answered by nadezdha87 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the object where you look when you asked this e-question.......
try walmart....they sell those there...
2007-01-10 05:41:17 · answer #8 · answered by darkael08 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the thing.
2007-01-10 05:40:00 · answer #9 · answered by Lei 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋