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What is the definition of data?

  • Machine-readable form of information
  • Processed information that is meaningful to the user
  • Physical parts of the computer
  • Raw unorganized facts that are useless unless processed into some other form (correct)
  • What is the primary function of a computer?

  • To convert raw data into meaningful information
  • To perform arithmetic calculations
  • To accept, process, and output data (correct)
  • To store and retrieve data
  • What is the difference between data and information?

  • Data is processed, while information is unprocessed
  • Data is machine-readable, while information is user-understandable
  • Data is raw, unorganized facts, while information is data that has been processed into something meaningful (correct)
  • Data is related to hardware, while information is related to software
  • What are the components of a computer system?

    <p>Hardware, software, data, and people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does processing refer to in the context of computers?

    <p>Conversion of raw data into something meaningful</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Before 1935, a computer was a person who performed ______ calculations

    <p>arithmetic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Data may seem random and useless until ______ / presented in a different form

    <p>organized</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Computer system includes hardware, software, data, and ______

    <p>people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    External storage is a part of computer ______

    <p>operations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Computer related technologies ______

    <p>comput</p> Signup and view all the answers

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