The Evolution of Computers
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Which of the following best describes a computer?

  • An apparatus that performs routine calculations automatically (correct)
  • A calculator or number cruncher
  • A device used for walking across a room
  • A machine that balances a checkbook

    • What is the main idea of the text?

  • Walking across a room requires complex calculations
  • Computers are only used for mathematical calculations
  • Calculations are the foundation of computer programming
  • Computers can solve a wide range of problems (correct)

    • What did the people who created the computer have to understand?

  • That a computer is capable of more than just calculations (correct)
  • That a computer is a number cruncher
  • That a computer is a device for walking across a room
  • That a computer is just a calculator

    • What is the purpose of dispelling the simplistic understanding of calculation?

    <p>To demonstrate the power of computers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of a problem that computers can solve?

    <p>Creating guidance systems for robots</p> Signup and view all the answers

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