What are computers?
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What are computers?
Computers take directions and do them exactly, like investment bankers
The TL;DR
Computers are special machines that take directions from software and execute them.
Software gives computers instructions (show this! calculate that!) and computers listen to those instructions as best as they can
The three main pieces of a computer are CPU, RAM, and Disk
Computers work by sending electrical currents through millions of tiny switc…
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