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Once you have decided what job a computer can usefully do for you, the first thing you have to do is to get the information (input) you want to use into the computer. On the most common systems this is done by using a keyboard.
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© 1992 Barbara Wilson and City and Guilds of London Institute
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Wilson, B. (1992). How it Works. In: West, C. (eds) Information Technology: The Basics. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12525-8_2
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