Why You Should Purchase A PC

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know how they work and what the parts
are. All computers perform the four basic operations of the information
processing cycle: input, process, output, and storage. Data, any kind of raw
facts, is required for the processing cycle to occur. Data is processed into
useful information by the computer hardware. Most computer systems consist of a
monitor, a system unit which contains the Central Processing Unit (CPU), a
floppy-disk drive, a CD-ROM drive, speakers, a keyboard, a mouse, and a printer.
Each component takes a part in one of the four operations.

The keyboard and mouse are input devices that a person uses to enter data
into the computer. From there the data goes to the system unit where it is
processed into useful information the computer can understand and work with.
Next the processed data can be sent to storage devices or to output devices.
Normally output is sent to the monitor and stored on the hard-disk or to a
floppy-disk located internal of the system unit. ...

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of 10 PC's worldwide would not
be able to start or run if it were not for Microsoft's operating systems like
MS-DOS, Windows 95, and Windows NT (Elmer-Dewitt, 1995, p. 50).

By no means has Microsoft limited itself to operating systems alone.
Microsoft has also produced a software package called Microsoft Office that is
very useful in creating reports, data bases, spreadsheets, presentations, and
other documents for school and work. Microsoft Office: Introductory Concepts and
Techniques provides a detailed, step-by-step approach to the four programs
included in Microsoft Office.

Included in this package are Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft
Access, and Microsoft ...

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