Computer Science Ques 279

Question: The name for the way that computers manipulate data into information is called:

Options:

A) Programming

B) Processing

C) Storing

D) Organizing

E) None of these

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

  • The computer performs useful operations, manipulating the data in many ways. This manipulation is called processing. Examples of processing include performing calculations, sorting list’-of words or numbers, modifying documents and pictures according to use instructions and drawing graphs. A computer process data in the CPU. So. Processing refers to a systematic series of actions a computer perform to manipulate data.