A computer is a machine for manipulating data according to a list of instructions known as a program.

Computers are extremely versatile. In fact, they are universal information-processing machines. According to the Church–Turing thesis, a computer with a certain minimum threshold capability is in principle capable of performing the tasks of any other computer, from those of a personal digital assistant to a supercomputer, as long as time and memory capacity are not considerations. Therefore, the same computer designs may be adapted for tasks ranging from processing company payrolls to controlling unmanned spaceflights. Due to technological advancement, modern electronic computers are exponentially more capable than those of preceding generations (a phenomenon partially described by Moore's Law).

Computers take numerous physical forms. Early electronic computers were the size of a large room, and such enormous computing facilities still exist for specialized scientific computation — supercomputers — and for the transaction processing requirements of large companies, generally called mainframes. Smaller computers for individual use, called personal computers, and their portable equivalent, the laptop computer, are ubiquitous information-processing and communication tools and are perhaps what most non-experts think of as "a computer". However, the most common form of computer in use today is the embedded computer, small computers used to control another device. Embedded computers control machines from fighter aircraft to digital cameras.

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Sandmännchen trotzt dem Lauf der Zeit - Stop-Motion schlägt Computer-Animation - Stop-Mo.. - Pressemitteilung http://bit.ly/7AkETS
fn_freizeit (fair-NEWS Freizeit) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:08:22 -0000
Sandmännchen trotzt dem Lauf der Zeit - Stop-Motion schlägt Computer-Animation - Stop-Mo.. - Pressemitteilung http://bit.ly/7AkETS
Sandmännchen trotzt dem Lauf der Zeit. Stop-Motion schlägt Computer-Animation - http://pressemitteilung.ws/node/182420 #Freizeit
PM_Freizeit (PM Freizeit) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:55:09 -0000
Sandmännchen trotzt dem Lauf der Zeit. Stop-Motion schlägt Computer-Animation - http://pressemitteilung.ws/node/182420 #Freizeit
SIGGRAPH Asia 2009 Computer Animation Festival の映像。まぁ、CGですな。お金払って見に行くほどでもないような。http://www.siggraph.org/asia2009/multimedia/caf/index.php
blacksour (blacksour) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:08:24 -0000
SIGGRAPH Asia 2009 Computer Animation Festival の映像。まぁ、CGですな。お金払って見に行くほどでもないような。http://www.siggraph.org/asia2009/multimedia/caf/index.php
Cartoon: Four Common Questions about Computer Animation
cartoonstart (Jack Monaxi) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:19:17 -0000
Cartoon: Four Common Questions about Computer Animation
I'm enjoying Terminator Salvation: The Machinima Series. Moon Bloodgood is fine even in computer animation!
OkieBorg (Kevin Noel) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:58:32 -0000
I'm enjoying Terminator Salvation: The Machinima Series. Moon Bloodgood is fine even in computer animation!
@Kiptyn My BIL who has his degree in computer animation and web design is a big fan of the MAC
jammerz2009 (Jamie) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:39:52 -0000
@Kiptyn My BIL who has his degree in computer animation and web design is a big fan of the MAC

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