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First command (+ Peanut Butter Jam Bread)

The first thing I learned in the course called The Why and How of Computing is how to make a sandwich. A peanut butter jam sandwich, not the complicated kinds with ham, lettuce, and egg like you'd imagine. While watching a computer science professor struggle to open a jar of peanut butter, I was wondering what led me to take such a stupid course. However, soon, the professor started to explain the intention of his performance.
Even an operation as simple as this (perhaps even 5 year-old can do) requires a set of detailed steps to complete, if a machine were to do it.
Computer, then, must be an incredibly sophisticated invention, invented and developed by geniuses.

Although I spend a considerable amount of time typing on my keyboard, clicking on thousands of emoticons, staring at blank pages waiting for my mailbox to open everyday, I never pondered on the complex details behind the screen, inside the simple, slick facade of my computer.
Maybe taking this course will help me understand my inseparable friend better.  Fascinating!
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  1. Maria Tsimpoukelli20 January 2013 at 17:29

    Yay! I hope you will enjoy this course and learn about all the magic hiding in computer science! :D

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