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Computational Thinking for the Modern Problem Solver
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Computational Thinking for the Modern Problem Solver

by David Riley, Kenny A. Hunt
March 2014
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
405 pages
12h 16m
English
Chapman and Hall/CRC
Content preview from Computational Thinking for the Modern Problem Solver
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Chapter 10
Limits of Computation
e 9000 series is the most reliable computer ever made. We are all, by
any practical denition of the words, foolproof and incapable of error.
HAL
e computer in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey[1]
OBJECTIVES
To recognize that computers are not, and will never be, foolproof or
limitless in their problem-solving potential
To recognize that computing capacity is a two-part issue, consist-
ing of storage capacity and processing speed, with processing speed
being the more important
292   ◾     Computational Th
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ISBN: 9781466587793