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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.
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+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 make moves in a game of chess.<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>
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