Question

____________ is the raw material used as input and __________ is the processed data obtained as output of data processing.

(a) Data, Instructions

(b) Instructions, Program

(c) Data, Program

(d) Program, Code

The question was posed to me in an international level competition.

My doubt stems from The Control Unit topic in section Basic Computer Organisation of Computer Fundamentals

Answer 1

Right choice is (a) Data, Instructions

The explanation is: Data can be assumed as a raw material which, in turns after processing gives the desired output in the form of instructions. Further, a set of ordered and meaningful instructions is known as a program.