It would be more accurate to call it a calculating machine. Thinking, so far as is understood, is considered a biological trait.
Perhaps you're thinking of the Bombe.
None of Charles Babbage's computers were built. He invented & designed them but failed to build them. You are probably thinking of the Analytical Engine, but as I said it was never built.
An 'office machine' for offical purposes is a computer, laptop, fax machine, copier, printer, scanner, plotter, or any other large machine used to do business. It does not include phones or calculators.
Processing.
Any machine with the majority of its functionality implemented with electronic circuits.
No a programmer does not do everything I think they are hooked up to a machine which programs stuff!!
Without actual intelligence, it can handle logic much faster than a human. It does, but does not create.
impact of computer on critical thinking the impact of computer on crticial thinking? the impact of computer on crticial thinking?
Imagine two people, intelligent person A and thick person B. Both are Turing testing a machine. Person B, being thick, cannot tell that it is a machine. The Turing Test says that the machine is still thinking. Person A can see through it and can tell the difference between its responses and those of someone who is actually thinking. So the Turing Test says the machine is not thinking. So it is and it isn't thinking, a clear contradiction and thus the Turing Test cannot be correct.
At its simplest definition, virtualisation is the simulation of a computer through software. An example of where this is very handy is when you want your machine to run software that only runs on a different type of machine. With virtualisation, you can "trick" your machine into thinking it is the other type.
Yes, computer is a Dull machine, because it can only do certain thing for what it is programmed.
Miguel Nicolelis has written: 'Beyond boundaries' -- subject(s): Neurosciences, Methods, Psychomotor Performance, Thinking, Thought and thinking, Brain, Machinery, Neural Networks (Computer), Man-Machine Systems, Biomedical Engineering, Physiology, Brain-computer interfaces
'processing' and 'computing' are good words for what a computer does when it's 'thinking'.
its a compound machine
The computer is a calculating machine, by programming you can make it "think".
A person vs machine scenario could involve a chess match between a human player and a computer program. The human player relies on strategic thinking and intuition, while the computer applies algorithms and processing power to identify the best moves. The competition showcases the balance between human creativity and machine efficiency.
a computer is an electronic machine...........:)