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A computer can be defined as a machine capable of performing a set of well-defined functions. Modern computers are electronic devices. However, the first computing devices were mechanical in nature! If s the particular set of functions that the computer performs that separates it from microwave ovens or stereos, which are also electronic devices that perform well-defined functions.
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Brookshear, J.G. (1997). Computer Science: an Overview, Fifth Edition, Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA.
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Grillmeyer, O. (1998). Introduction to Computer Science. In: Exploring Computer Science with Scheme. Undergraduate Texts in Computer Science. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2937-5_1
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