Komputer sebagai Perangkat Komputasi Universal

Computers as Universal Computational Devices It may seem strange that an introductory textbook begins by describing how computers work. After all, mechanical engineering students begin by studying physics, not how car engines work. Chemical engineering students begin by studying chemistry, not oil refineries. Why should computing students begin by studying computers? The answer is that computers are different. To learn the fundamental prin- ciples of computing, you must study computers or machines that can do what computers can do. The reason for this has to do with the notion that computers are universal computational devices. Let’s see what that means. sumber: buku Introduction to computing systems from bits & gates to c-c++ & beyond