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A General Study Of The Computer Process, Mary Beth Mangrum

Honors Theses

The electronic device known as the Computer was developed many years ago and is widely used by businessmen, scientists, and engineers to assist in solving many types of problems. In order to understand how computers can help you solve problems, it is best to disregard some of the impressions gained from popular accounts of the computers use. The computer is not a magic brain which will replace the human brain; the computer simply performs a series of mathematical or logical steps according to instructions which spell out exactly how it is to perform the required operations.

The computer's primary purpose …