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Computers & MIDI Sequencing - Section One A computer is an electronic machine that performs complicated calculations very rapidly and is capable of storing and retrieving information. Below is a diagram to show a standard computer system: INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT A computer system uses a binary counter to process information. Binary is the language used by computer and consists of 1's and 0's. Below a table shows part of the binary counter and the way it is basically used: 12 bit binary word Binary Counter 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 1024 2048 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 253 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 When a computer is switched on, many processes are initiated before you begin to give the computer any commands. First the bios is operated which is part of the motherboard and basically says 'I'm alive'. The rest of the motherboard then comes to life starting with DOS which is a program that recognizes...

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