Arrange the four stages of the standard Information Processing Cycle (IPOS) in their canonical order from first to last.

### Why this is right The Information Processing Cycle (IPOS) follows the path data takes through a computer: it is received, changed into useful information, presented, and then saved if needed. That makes input the starting point and storage the final step in this sequence. ### The concept **Input** is data or instructions entering a computer, such as text typed on a keyboard. **Processing** is the computer performing operations on that input, such as calculating a total. **Output** is the result presented to a user or another system, for example on a screen. **Storage** means keeping data or results so they can be used later; it may be temporary or long-term. Storage differs from output: output presents a result, while storage preserves it for later use. ### The order 1. **Input**: The computer must receive data or instructions before it can work on them. 2. **Processing**: It transforms or uses the input to produce a result. 3. **Output**: The result is presented so a user or another system can use it. 4. **Storage**: Data or results are saved when they need to be kept for later. ### Watch out Storage can happen at different points in real computer tasks, but in the standard IPOS sequence it comes last, after the result is produced. ### Terms - **IPOS**: Input, Processing, Output, Storage. It is a model of the main stages through which a computer handles data. ### Remember Follow the data’s path: receive it, work on it, present the result, then save it if needed.