A
functional unit, consisting of one or more computers and associated
software, that (a) uses common
storage for all or part of a
program and also for all or part of the
data necessary for the execution of the program, (b) executes
user-written or user-designated programs, and (c) performs user-designated data manipulation, including arithmetic and logic operations.
Note: A
computer system may be a stand-alone system or may consist of several interconnected systems.
Synonyms ADP system, computing system.