What is a Computer?

Take a deep breath, and ask yourself. Oh funny right? You think you know? Yes? No? You had known the definition of computer since you were in primary school? Exactly! But, what if I tell you that a computer is a human being? And that the difference between you and the computer is that it listens and does whatever you command it to do?  Would you believe it?  Now let’s get started!

A computer is an electronic device or machine that takes input from the user, processes data according to a set of instructions, outputs the data and temporarily or permanently stores the data internally. Just like human body metabolism, a computer is a combination of interrelated parts or components.

Human beings take-in food to get energy and computers, being an electronic device, require electrical energy to function effectively. A computer cannot perform any of its functions without its components and they are Hardware and Software.