Computers, the Machines We Think with
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The explanation of computer arithmetic contrasts the decimal system with the binary arithmetic used by most computers, likening a computer to someone counting on two fingers. The discussion of electronic switches describes their moving parts as electrons and says that the fastest computers use switches acting in billionths of a second.
The account of an automatic paperweight assembly line describes computer instructions passing to a milling machine that cuts initials into aluminum blocks. The account of resistor production describes a computer tracking the resistors during fabrication, rejecting items outside specifications, and adjusting process controls as needed. The paperweight blocks are automatically finished, painted, and packaged for shipment as completed paperweights.
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- D. S. Halacy
- Pages
- 285
- Language
- English
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