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What is the primary function of a computer according to the text?
What is the primary function of a computer according to the text?
- To process data into information
- To solve complex arithmetic and scientific problems
- To perform various actions on the data (correct)
- To organize and structure data
Based on the text, what is the difference between data and information?
Based on the text, what is the difference between data and information?
- Data is simple and seemingly random, and information is structured for a given context (correct)
- Data is something useless, and information consists of useful data
- Data is raw facts, and information is processed data used to solve problems
- Data is unorganized, and information is organized data
What was the original definition of a computer according to the text?
What was the original definition of a computer according to the text?
- A device for solving complex arithmetic and scientific problems at high speed
- A tool for processing raw, unorganized facts into useful data
- A machine for accepting, sorting, selecting, moving, comparing various types of information
- A super fast calculator (correct)
What does information consist of?
What does information consist of?
What is the main role of a computer as a data processor according to the text?
What is the main role of a computer as a data processor according to the text?
Which part of the information processing cycle involves the computer's processing components performing actions on the data?
Which part of the information processing cycle involves the computer's processing components performing actions on the data?
What is the term for the process of converting input data into the required output form with the help of a computer program?
What is the term for the process of converting input data into the required output form with the help of a computer program?
Which step in the information processing cycle involves the permanent storage of the results of computer processing?
Which step in the information processing cycle involves the permanent storage of the results of computer processing?
Which part of the information processing cycle involves accepting data from some source, such as the user or a program, for processing?
Which part of the information processing cycle involves accepting data from some source, such as the user or a program, for processing?
What is a set of steps that the computer follows to receive data, process the data according to instructions from a program, display the resulting information to the user, and store the results?
What is a set of steps that the computer follows to receive data, process the data according to instructions from a program, display the resulting information to the user, and store the results?
