PC and its Components

Definition of PC-

PC is a single user device, it can be used by a user at a time. It is a programmable computing machine.

    The two principal characteristics of a computer are-

• It responded to a specific set of instruction. In a well defined manner.
• It can execute a prerecorded list of instructions.

Its components- 

There are four components of the PC-

• Input (accept data)
• Process (process data)
• Output (Produced data)
• Storage (Store data)

Input-

It is a raw information entered into a computer from the input device. It is a collection of letters, numbers and images, etc.

Process-

It is the separation of data as per given instruction. It is totally internal process of the computer system.

Output-

It is the processed data given by computer after data processing output is called as a result.

Storage-

It is the area where data can be left on a permanent basis. We can save these results in the storage devices for the future use.