DEFINITIONS OF TERMS USED IN THIS ANNEX
"Digital computer" (4 5) means equipment which can, in the form of one or more discrete variables, perform all of the following:
DEFINITIONS OF TERMS USED IN THIS ANNEX
"Digital computer" (4 5) means equipment which can, in the form of one or more discrete variables, perform all of the following:
- Accept data;
- Store data or instructions in fixed or alterable (writable) storage devices;
- Process data by means of a stored sequence of instructions which is modifiable; and
- Provide output of data.
N.B.: Modifications of a stored sequence of instructions include replacement of fixed storage devices, but not a physical change in wiring or interconnections.
N.B.: Category references are given in brackets after the defined term.