ts. They can only do what man tells them to do. This is how Alan Gauld, a computer programmer, explains computers:
Logical thinking comes into play because computers are intrinsically stupid. They can't really do anything except add single digits together and move bytes from one place to another. Luckily for us, some talented programmers have written lots of programs to hide this basic stupidity. But of course, as a programmer, you'll get into a new situation where you have to face stupidity and its raw state. At this point, you think for the computer; you have to figure out exactly what needs to be done to your data and when (Gauld).
Who are programmers? They are people who write the software, which runs the hardware in your computer. Without the software, computer systems would be electronic components incapable of performing any useful operations. There are types of programmers, who are called "hackers." In the early 1960s, university facilities with huge ma
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