IPO cycle

IPO cycle

A computer can process data very fast.

​It first take data as input,processes it according to given instructions and then gives an output.

​In short we can say that every computer follows an input-Process-Output cycle or IPO cycle

​Stages

​The IPO cycle has 3 stages

​Input stage

​Process stage

​Output stage

​Input stage

​In this stage data and instructions are provided to the computer through input devices like keyboard,Mouse etc

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​ Process stage

​In this stage ,the processing device CPU carries out the instructions on given data

​Output stage

​In this stage, output is produced after processing and shown on an output devices like Monitor,Printer etc

Multiple Choice

IPO cycle stands for

• Input-Process-output

• In-Process-Out

• Input-Practise-Output

• In-Practise-Out

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is input device?

• monitor

• CPU

• mouse

• printer