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There is one way to define a PC: a general purpose information processing device. "Who invented the computer?" is not a question with a simple answer. The real answer is that many inventors contributed to the history of computers and that a computer is a complex piece of machinery made up of many parts, each of which can be considered a separate invention." (The History of Computers- Mary Bellis) In simpler terms for those whose expertise are lacking in the technical world; a PC can take information from a keyboard, floppy disk, or modem and process it. A computer takes in data, works with the data, and puts out information; also known as input, processing, and output. Every functional computer is made of hardware and software.

Hardware features Software features
- input devices: keyboard and mouse
- CPU and memory
- storage devices: hard drives
- output devices: printers and monitors - system software
- programs (applications)

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