A computer is a device that accepts information (in the form of digitalized data) and manipulates it for some result

based on a program or sequence of instructions on how the data is to be processed. Complex computers also include the means for storing data (including the program, which is also a form of data) for some necessary duration. A program may be invariable and built into the computer (and called logic circuitry as it is on microprocessors) or different programs may be provided to the computer (loaded into its storage and then started by an administrator or user). Today's computers have both kinds of programming. CPU,stands for Central Processing Unit, it is a microchip where all the processing goes on, you cannot have a computer without one of these.\The most popular CPUs are made by Intel and AM Motherboard,The motherboard is where all the communication goes on, you need of these to be able to get the HD, CPU, RAM and other cards you might have added such as Wireless network card to work together. RAM,Random Access Memory, writing to the harddrive and reading from it takes a long time (to computers) and also causes wear and tear of the HD. RAM is used to quickly store temporary data, and also quickly read data from it. Data stored in RAM disappears when the power is off. That's why only temporary data is stored there. Hard Drive,This is needed to store information permanently on your computer (unlike RAM).You need this to have an operating system running, and other software you might want to use. Power Supply,This does not need much explaining, you need a power supply to get your computer to work! Computer data processing is any process that uses a computer program to enter data and summarise, analyse or otherwise convert data into usable information. It involves recording, analysing, sorting, summarising, calculating, disseminating and storing data. Because data are most useful when well-presented and actually informative, dataprocessing systems are often referred to as information systems. Nevertheless, the terms are roughly synonymous, performing similar conversions; data-processing systems typically manipulate raw data into information, and likewise information systems typically take raw data as input to produce information as output. Data processing may or may not be distinguished from data conversion, when the process is merely to convert data to another format, and does not involve any data manipulation.

Data is raw material for data processing. data relates to fact, event and transactions. Data refers to unprocessed information. Information is data that has been processed in such a way as to be meaningful to the person who receives it. it is any thing that is communicated.

For example,researchers who conduct market research survey might ask a member of the public to complete questionnaires about a product or a service. These completed questionnaires are data; they are processed and analyze in order to prepare a report on the survey. This resulting report is information.