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Well to start a computer is simply a device that is able to take raw input or "data" from a user, store it, process it, and eventually output information. Without programs a computer would have no purpose. A computer in the raw form is no more than a bunch of wires, metal, and plastic. The internal parts of a computer work together in a way that enables it to process information. The most important part in a computer is the hard-drive. Since we no longer use punch card readers, the hard drive is essentially half of what makes up the "brain" of your computer; and the processor is the other half. The hard-drive stores any and all information necessary for the computer to run, as well as the information you want to store. The processor takes that information and puts it to use. A program is a piece of information which has a sole purpose of creating output from input, for instance: I would assume you have used the internet. More than likely you used the PROGRAM Internet Explorer to access the net. This program takes user input (the web address that the user enters), processes it (runs a series of "mini-programs" to find the site the user entered) and once it has finished it displays the output or information; which will either be a webpage, or a page not found error screen. So simply put a computer program uses the computers hardware to take raw data entered from a user and process it into some sort of output we know as information.