What is a Computer?
Definition of Computer
A computer is not an acronym and
is sometimes abbreviated as comp or 'puter. The term "computer" was
originally given to humans who performed numerical calculations using
mechanical calculators such as the abacus and slide rule. The
term was later given to a mechanical device as they began replacing the human
computers. Today's computers are electronic devices that accept data (input), process that data,
produces output,
and then store (storage)
the results.
