• Question: What is computing?

    Asked by ShubhT to xavierloizeau, tomranner, timwood, Stephanie F, Soham M, Rachel L, Neil B, Eva A, Abigail S on 31 May 2024.
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      Neil Barnby answered on 31 May 2024:


      Computing is the process of using computers to perform various tasks. these can be basic calculations or complex operations. Computing activities have a wide range which includes data processing, internet browsing, gaming, programming, AI and more. computing is used in nearly every career path in the modern world.
      The original computers were actually people who performed mathematical calculations and they came from various fields including astronomy, engineering, finance and the military. an example of the original computers were ‘The Harvard Computers’, who were a group of women who worked at Harvard college Observatory, also there were a group of human computers at Bletchley Park working on the codebreaking during World war II.

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