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Foil 25 What does a Computer Do?

From Untitled presentation Jamesville DeWitt Middle School 5th Grade / Modifications for Java Academy Talk -- 2 April 97. by Geoffrey C. Fox
A computer converts data into Information using Instructions written in a Programming language
Data has to be presented in a known way (called its format e.g. HTML)
Computer has to be "taught" (in a language like Java) to "do the right thing" with the data
Information is "value-added" data (stuff you see on screen)

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