lecture 2 notes

What is a computer?
something that computes

what does a "computer" need?

eyes, ears (input)
mouth, hands (output)
memory (short term)
control
math ability (brain)

Alan Turing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing
Turing Test
(part of field of AI -artificial intelligence)

link to a description of Machine passing Turing test

http://home.sprynet.com/~owl1/turing.htm

http://xkcd.com/329/


on a machine:

input (keyboard)
output (speakers)
short-term memory (RAM)
CPU - central processing unit
- ALU -- arithmetic / logic unit
- control unit

von Neumann architecture
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_Neumann_architecture

how do I increase pages in a Word Document

1 pt = 1/72 "
change line spacing, including "Exactly" and "Multiple"
adjust margins
replace periods with periods with 16pt (search and replace)
change font face itself
change point size

serif
sans serif

fixed width
proportional