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Let us look at another example of making a pizza.

Step 1: We take the pizza base and add our toppings (input).
Step 2: We bake it in the oven (process).
Step 3: After a few minutes, we have a hot delicious pizza ready to eat (output).

INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT

pizza base with toppings bake pizza in oven hot yummy pizza
Similarly, a computer follows the three steps as described:

Input – It accepts data and instructions from the user.
Process – It carries out calculations on the data according to the given instructions.

Output – It returns the result of the process to the user.

The above three steps together form the IPO cycle.

Input Process Output

THE IPO CYCLE
Input
The computer takes input, processes it, and provides
output. The output of one operation can be the

input for the next operation. Thus, a series of input,

process, and output operations is called the IPO Output Process
cycle.

Try This Logical Thinking

Given below are certain steps for doing different tasks. Identify the steps as Input, Process
or Output.
1. Inserting a pencil in a sharpener to sharpen it.

2. Ice cubes taken out from the ice tray.
3. Boiling the mixture of tea leaves, milk, sugar and water on a gas stove.
4. Putting dirty clothes in a washing machine.

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