A BRIEF LOOK AT COMPUTERS.
The article focuses on basic ideas about computers and data processing. Data processing is the use of computers to rapidly store, retrieve, and display information. The two essential components of data processing are: the computer equipment or hardware; and the systems of programs, or software which...
| Publicado en: | Personnel & Guidance Journal Vol. 49; no. 3; pp. 173 - 174 |
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American Counseling Association
Nov70
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