wats d meaning of d word "Computer"?????????
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As the word indicates: Compute is to calculate numbers, ......................Computer derives directly from the Latin computus and computare. Both Latin words mean the same as the English verb compute: to determine by mathematical means.
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The word COMPUTER  has been derived from the word COMPUTE which means to Calculates, Analyses, Interprets or Compuites and etc etc .... Because the machine literaly calculates using numbers (generally 1 and 0) So, you can guess there is no difference between a CALCULATOR & a COMPUTER.  In the begining of the computer era, they were called "Computing Machines". \nSo, any machine which computes is called a COMPUTER.
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DOS stands for disk operating system.  It was used for booting the computer and preformig low level tasks up until windows 98.  However DOS is not used anymore.  The command prompt window that looks like DOS is not actually DOS.  its just a shell that can be used for executing DOS and DOS like commands.
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no its starts with a Y. the Y and y are differnt in the computer world.
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it's the numbers that represent every charater that can be inputted on a computer.  you can see the list here\n\nhttp://www.lookuptables.com/
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A computer program is an instruction set or an application, depending on context. Various definitions follow:\n\na program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task; "he has tried several different word processing applications"\nwordnet.princeton.edu/perl/web...\n\nA software program designed to perform a specific task or group of tasks, such as word processing, communications, or database management.\nwww.c-3.com/Dict.cfm\n\nSoftware programs, such as word processors and spreadsheets that most users use to do work on a computer.\nwww.krollontrack.co.uk/legalre...\n\nAn application or software program is a software executable designed to perform a specific function. Adobe Photoshop is an example of an application designed to perform image editing. Microsoft Word is an example of an application designed to perform word-processing.\ncjs.cadmus.com/da/glossary.asp\n\nA computer program, such as an image editor or image browser.\nwww.bytecamera.com/content/vie...\n\nA program or group of programs designed for end users. Applications software includes database programs, word processors, and spreadsheets.\nwww.west.asu.edu/achristie/545...\n\nAn application program (sometimes shortened to application) is any program designed to perform a specific function directly for the user or, in some cases, for another application program. Examples of application programs include Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet Explorer, and Adobe Acrobat.\nfaculty.tui.edu/it/pages/tech_...\n\nA software piece or module designed to fill the specific needs of a user; for example, software for project management, issue tracking, file sharing, etc. This contrasts with system software, eg operating systems like MS Windows or UNIX.\nwww.webasyst.net/glossary.htm\n\nSoftware that lets users do relatively complex tasks, as well as create and modify documents. Common application types include word processors, spreadsheets, database managers, and presentation graphics programs.\nwww.incredible.co.za/services/...\n\nA self-contained program that performs a well-defined set of tasks under user control, as opposed to a system program. Web browsers, mail readers, and FTP clients are examples of applications commonly used on the Internet.\nwww.netdictionary.com/a.html
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Hardware are the parts of your computer that you can see and touch. E.g.: CPU, monitor, keyboard, mouse, and any other thing you might use with your computer.\nSoftware is another word for computer programs. Computer programs include both the operating system (such as Windows), and other programs such as Word, Excel, Internet Explorer, Games, etc.
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It means u need a new computer.
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A computer is an information-processing machine that works by converting all kinds of information into binary numbers (ones and zeros) and then using simple mathematics to make decisions about, or to rearrange, those numbers. There are two things essential to understanding the basics of how a computer works. One is that a computer treats any type of information (not only numbers but also letters, words, dates, and so on) as if it consisted simply of binary ones and zeros. For example, a computer can translate the letter “A” typed into its keyboard into a string of ones and zeros, such as 1000001. One reason to do this is that once in binary form, the information can be stored and moved about more easily.
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the answer simply means that a digital kid is either a kid online or a kid who will not get off of the computer....    \n\n\n                                   unknown
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IT stands for information technology.\n\nIt's a general term used to describe a field of work dealing with networking computers, computer systems maintanence and such.\n\nMainly it refers to how office computers are networked together.
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Poor taste in verbiage "IF YOUR COMP GET SCREWED".\nVery disorganized.\nVery opinionated.\nImproper use of hyperlinking.\nGreat thought, however, in be of help to the computer illiterate.\n\nTry again !
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I guess many will give you technical answer with definitions and links. but I will try to give you physical meaning of each as you asked for simple explanantion.\n\nWindows: It is an operating system and by operating system means that it is the way to communicate your orders with machine. You ask computer to do something, computer understands it through operating system. Of course many other programs (you cam think programs as your different wishes, orders etc) can ask computer to do something but they all need to working with operating system. Windows is made by microsoft corporation. Since windows screen looks like  many "window", it is called windows.\n\nRAM/ROM: You can think of these as memory just like human brain. You give computer some order, it takes the task to memory and starts working.\n\nPentium 3/4: pentium is a type of processor. Processor mean where your order is executed. Say like kitchen. You ask to cook and in the kitched cooking starts. Now, 3, 4 are just the model numbers. Everyday technology is improving. So, each model comes with more capacity. Pentium 4 can do things faster than pentium 3. So, each modern processor continously increasing its capacity to do things fast. You will often see its speed expressed as GHz(giga hertz). pentium 4 with 2 GHZ will be faster than penium 4 1GHz.\n\nHope you could understand.
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There are many different names for categories of comptuers, common ones are PC for 'personal computer', and mainframe, which refers to a computer historically large and to which multiple different people use at the same time with multiple sets of keyboard/monitor pairs ('terminals').  See the article below for much more info than would be prudent for me to type.
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Untrue.\n\nHardware is equipment, such as a physical item like a computer monitor, a motherboard, or a hard drive. A key understanding to hardware is that you can't update hardware - you can replace it, but you can't actually update a piece of hardware.\n\nSoftware means a program, written in code. You can't hold software - it's just data. Soft refers to the fact that it's not "set in stone" - you can update code easily.\n\nFirmware is somewhere in the middle. It generally is used to denote a piece of hardware that may be updated - an example is the computer's BIOS chip (stands for Basic Input/Output System) - the chip is hardware, but you can update settings on the chip through a software interface.
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P= Personal\nC= Computer
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Computer\nCompute + -er\nOne who computes (calculates). The word computer predates modern computers.