What is a Computer?

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An electronic device that takes raw data as an input, processes it under a set of instructions and produces useful information as output


History of computers are in terms of generations

  1. First- Generation
  2. Second- Generation
  3. Third- Generation
  4. Fourth- Generation
  5. Fifth- Generation

source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer

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