Abstract

My understanding on IPOS (Input Output Processing Storage)
A computer is an electronic device, operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory, which can accept data (input), process the data according to specified rules (process), produce results (output), and store the results (storage) for future use.
The IPOS cycle happens every time you use a computer its stands for Input, processing, output and storage. These are the steps in the IPOS cycle. First input is entered into the computer through an input device, second, the CPU (Central Processing Unit) of the computer processes the information. Third the computer can output the information as a finished product or forth it can save it in storage for a later use.
Output devices are continuously changing as technology advances. The IPOS cycle is the process the computer goes through to receive input, process the data, output a display of the results and storage store the information for a later use.
An input device like a keyboard enters information into the computer. An output device like a monitor displays the results or information from the computer. Storage device act like an input/output device with the additional quality of saving data to use at a later date.

Input is anything we wish to embed in a system for some type of use. It is any type of data or instruction used by a computer. It is the process of sending information to the computer’s CPU (central processing unit). Different types of things are used to input like a scanner, keyboard, microphone or a mouse. Everything we input has a purpose but until it is processed in some form it doesn’t do us any good.
Processing takes place in the internal parts of the computer it is the act of taking inputted data and converting it into something useful like printing a project. It is the conversion of raw data to meaningful information through a process.
Output refers to the process of sending out or transmitting processed information. Output processing in IPOS sends information to a display screen, a printer, a plotter, a speaker or some other medium that human senses can interpret. For most users, output means either a display on a monitor screen or a printed document or graphic. Output can also mean data information or coding.
Computer output can come from audio, printed documents or videos. Storage is where computers store data, the primary is referred to as RAM (random access memory) receives program instruction and data from the CPU (Central Processing Unit) and stores information temporary so it can be retrieved by the processor.
It is the term used to indicate we will be saving data for a period of time. We store for many reasons, to prevent loss of documents or for future reference. Random access means that any piece of information in ROM can be accessed at any time. The other access is sequential access.

You must access the information in the order that they are located. These instructions are located into RAM from a secondary storage device. RAM is also used to store instructions that tell the CPU (central processing unit) how to work with its parts. These instructions are called drivers. There are several places where we can keep output and processed data like a hard disk, a USB drive or a CD-ROM or DVD.
The storage stage of IPOS can occur directly from or to the processing or to the output stages.
The processing stage may need to store data for later use or recall previously stored data for processing new data from the input stage.
The output stage may store processed data as information for display by another IPOS module when needed and the storage stage does not only store data or information on fixed storage medium, such as a hard disk but can also store information on removable medias like a flash drive, CD or DVD as mentioned earlier.
I believe this is a very important process because without the input output or storage we wouldn’t be able to do anything. It is the four basic operation of computers. Without these input/output devices a computer can’t operate efficiently to perform a specific task.

References:
Book seventh edition Management, A Practical Introduction by, Angelo Kinicki and Brian K. Williams.