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1 Nowadays, in most modern societies, almost everybody has an idea about what a
2 computer is. We depend on computers in every aspect of our lives, whether we know
3 how to use one or not. But, does everyone really know how a computer works
4 inside?
5 A computer is an electronic machine which processes data and provides the results
6 of the processing as information. There are three basic steps in the computing
7 process. The first one in Input, which consists of feeding data into the computers
8 memory. Then comes the processing: the program is run and the computer
9 processes the data by performing a set of instructions. The third and final step is the
10 output furnished by the computer, which allows the user to see the results either in
11 printed form or on the screen.
12 The world of computers has created a specific language of its own. English words
13 such as software and hardware are used worldwide and have been borrowed by
14 many different languages. Software is information in the form of data and programs,
15 and hardware refers to the electronic and mechanical parts that make up a computer
16 system.
17 Despite the constant presence of computers in most modern societies, it is a great
18 mistake to believe that everybody in the world is computer-literate, i.e., is familiar with
19 computers and knows how to use them properly. In some contemporary societies,
20 many people still have no idea about the existence of computers, and even in the so-
21 called developed countries, there are lots of people who do not know or do not care
22 about what a computer is.
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