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One of the most efficient uses of a personal computer is to access servers over the internet. In doing so, computers require infrastructure for internet access, such as fiber-optic networks that go long distances between cities and other places. | One of the most efficient uses of a personal computer is to access servers over the internet. In doing so, computers require infrastructure for internet access, such as fiber-optic networks that go long distances between cities and other places. | ||
| − | Computers were originally arithmetic machines. Alan Turing was the first to think about a computer as a tool that could take any logical action, such as character manipulation or | + | Computers were originally arithmetic machines. Alan Turing was the first to think about a computer as a tool that could take any logical action, such as character manipulation or making chess moves.<ref name="u869">{{cite web | title=The Machine That Changed the World - Episode 1 - Great Brains| website=YouTube | date=2024-03-06 | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KnkeON3UEE | access-date=2024-10-03}}</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 02:07, 3 October 2024
A computer is an electronic machine that processes data and provides a human-readable interface for a user.
A personal computer is a computer that an individual owns or uses. A server computer is a computer that serves other computers.
One of the most efficient uses of a personal computer is to access servers over the internet. In doing so, computers require infrastructure for internet access, such as fiber-optic networks that go long distances between cities and other places.
Computers were originally arithmetic machines. Alan Turing was the first to think about a computer as a tool that could take any logical action, such as character manipulation or making chess moves.[1]