Introduction to Computing: Because Even Your Grandma Needs to Know
Welcome to this corner of the web where we’ll try to unravel the mysteries of computing. Yes, that thing you use every day and are probably cursing at right now because it’s not working the way you want. Computing, in its most basic form, is the use of computers to do stuff. Yes, I know, it’s a groundbreaking definition. But let’s dig a little deeper. A computer is nothing more than a dumb machine that does what you tell it to. If you tell it to display a video of dancing cats, it will. If you tell it to delete all your files, it will do that too. So please, be kind to your computer. Now, what makes a computer a computer? Well, it has to be able to take in information (input), process it in some way, and then spit out something useful (output). So basically, it’s like a small child: you give it something (like a toy), it breaks it, and then gives you the broken pieces. Computers are incredibly useful. They allow us to do things like send emails, play video games, watch cat videos, and