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Computing and data processing

George Penney (Careers Project Manager, National Computing Centre)

Education + Training

ISSN: 0040-0912

Article publication date: 1 October 1976

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Abstract

Wherever there is a substantial volume of facts or figures to be processed, there you will find a computer. It may be, for instance, despatches to be valued, invoices to be produced, medical statistics to be analysed, stress calculations to be performed, or weather maps to be constructed. Whatever process a computer is used for, or whatever the variety of tasks done by any given machine, essentially four different types of human job need to be carried out:

Citation

Penney, G. (1976), "Computing and data processing", Education + Training, Vol. 18 No. 10, pp. 306-308. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb001944

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MCB UP Ltd

Copyright © 1976, MCB UP Limited

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