What is a Computer System? | Definition from TechTarget

ByKinza Yasar,Technical Writer What is a computer system?A computer system consists of hardware components that have been carefully chosen so that they work well together and software components or programs that run in the computer.The main software component is itself anoperating system(OS) that manages and provides services to other programs that can be run in the computer.In its most basic form, a computer system is a programmable electronic device that can accept input; store data; and retrieve, process and output information.Evolution of computer systemsComputers are programmable electronic devices that can process data. To comprehend what a computer system is, it's important to analyze the history and evolution of computer system development over the years.Early modelsThe history of computer systems goes way back to Charles Babbage's differential machines. Despite never being completed, this machine is considered the first example of a computing system. It came before the early 2...