Learn to Program with Assembly: Foundational Learning for New Programmers

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J. BartlettLearn to Program with Assemblyhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7437-8_2

2. The Truth About Computers

Jonathan Bartlett¹  

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Tulsa, OK, USA

 

I’m going to now share with you the shocking truth about computers—computers are really, really stupid. Many people get enamored with these devices and start to believe things about computers that just aren’t true. They may see some amazing graphics, some fantastic data manipulation, and some outstanding artificial intelligence and assume that there is something amazing happening inside the computer. In truth, there is something amazing, but it isn’t the intelligence of the computer.

2.1 What Computers Can ...