Basic Computer Information

Machine language One implication of the stored-program model was that programs could read and operate on other programs as data; that is, t...

A computer might be described with deceptive simplicity as “an apparatus that performs routine calculations automatically.” Such a definiti...

Software denotes programs that run on computers. John Tukey, a statistician at Princeton University and Bell Laboratories, is generally cr...

Computer communication may occur through wires, optical fibres, or radio transmissions. Wired networks may use shielded coaxial cable, simil...

Role of operating systems Operating systems manage a computer's resources—memory, peripheral devices, and even CPU access—and provide a...

Printers are a common example of output devices. New multifunction peripherals that integrate printing, scanning, and copying into a singl...

Peripherals Computer peripherals are devices used to input information and instructions into a computer for storage or processing and to out...