What is a computer?

1. What is a computer?

2. What does a computer do?

Definition


A computer is a machine whose job it is to store, process and present data.

Storing data

Processing data

Presenting data

•Photographs

•Music

•Documents

•Videos

•Software programs e.g. Office, Games

•Calculating the scores in a game you are playing

•Opening an application to play music or videos

•Recognising that you have chosen a different font style / size to use

•Working out a calculation in a spread sheet

•Sending a document to the printer ready for printing

•Resizing a photograph

•Saving a file in a different format e.g. .png to .jpg

•Showing your work on a computer screen

•Playing a music track through the speakers

•Displaying a web page correctly so that you can view it