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To many people, it seems that computers are miracle workers. For instance, how can a word processor possibly know how to format a document as it is being typed? How can it check your spelling as you type? The answer is simple. A computer has an incredible amount of available time. Could you check the spelling of your document if you paused for, say 10 minutes, between each word that you typed? Of course.
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Roman, S. (1998). Introduction. In: Understanding Personal Computer Hardware. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-6419-1_1
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