CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1       BACKGROUND OF STUDY:

Computer is a machine that speed up any work giving to it in a second, computer is a garbage in, garbage out machine (i.e.) it accepts input (data) and process them to produce the anticipate out puts.

It could be also seen as an electronic device which is capable of receiving and processing data automatically which is later turned out as information according to pre-determined instruction or program, it is a machine that works under certain stored software by the manufacturers automatically accepting, processing, storing and retrieving data that are needed for a particular purpose.

The processing may involve retrieving the design & implementation of computerized maternity information system (a case study of ibezim clinc enugu) information, sorting, arithmetic calculations and other kinds of manipulations. Computer can display information electronically, print it or produce it in other form.

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