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| The Information Processing Cycle |
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Input.
Process.
Storage.
Output. |
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| Data is collected from customers who submit a form on a site. |
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| The data is then manipulated, or processed, so it can be used to evaluate the customer's needs. |
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| The raw data is stored temporarily until it can be processed. The processed information is stored for later retrieval. |
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| The processed raw data - now information - is output as reports and charts that managers can use to help make decisions. |
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| Original Computers were... |
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- The first machine to use punched cards.
- was revolutionary because it used the idea of a machine having the ability to follow an algorithm. |
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-Designed by Charles Babbage
- Ada Lovelace wrote a program for Analytical Engine to calcuate a series of numbers.
- Never actually built because the technology required didn't exist. |
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-resembled incandescent light bulbs
- Gave off heat and were unreliable.
- Major characteristic of First Generations |
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