So Just What Are Computers Anyway...

 Making Things Count…Literally

Our computing devices have managed to do what man has always longed to do in his (or should I say our…I am of the sapient kind also) quest for perfection…To process information without flaw.

And when programmed efficiently, they do just that!

I like to think of the machines of today as the ultimate reflection of both our (got it this time…yaay) ego and our leanings toward omniscience and omnipotence. 

I mean after all, how is it that we’ve managed to make something in our own likeness, that has actually outperformed even us, a fact that isn’t even prevalent in our good book of the holiest of holies - if not an act of self-prescribed omnipotence.

And I myself must say, the creation such creators have created is majestic to say the least…isn’t it?

Our workflows and levels of productivity have made way for some of the highest advances we’ve seen in human history…thanks to the computer.

We’ve used computing to solve some of the most sophisticated and complex scientific and mathematical conundrums known to mankind.

And both the industrial, commercial and personal use of machines have allowed us to delve into vestiges man dare not.

But let’s not digress – the title here is on making things count, so let us take a deep dive shall we.

Let us first consider this…

… Just as the human computer computes things, from the concrete and tangible to the abstract, so does the COMPUTEr.

Unlike humans though, the machine isn’t efficiently designed to compute abstractions, but is perfectly designed for calculating numerical data. 

But OMNITEKK…if computers are just really expensive calculators, then how do they craft such fanciful applications?...

…Why the same way we do of course.

They receive a function of inputs, just as we receive stimuli and then compute those inputs and render results in all sorts of fun ways.

The result might be shown as a window…we might view a picture or video. We might even have a look at our own reflection or of a provision in the functionality within our favorite software program…all through the use of numbers...It’s really quite brilliant if you consider it. 

Suppose I have some derivation of a number or scale of numbers, such that if a specific factor of my prescribed number is provided, I might supply a given visual response, or do a certain thing. 

That’s it folks…Computer Served!

A few really smart guys who obviously had way too much time on their hands and were obviously lazy – I mean who in the world could make something to do for him what he himself could do  - have managed to devise all sorts of interesting ways that calculating machines can present functional visual information based on number crunching.

So the primary premise of computing is a functional INPUT - PROCESS – RENDER means of presenting information to end users.

The central theme of how our computing machines receive, process and present information from user inputs, lie in their ability to receive a specific set of data based on our most prized mathematical formulae.

Oh Ok…I see OMNITEKK…

…So what does all this mean for the casual user, like me?...

No thing at all my friend. You can go on with your computer escapades just as you’ve always done.

Our folks here just thought it’d be cool to give you a little insight. That’s all.

Hope you enjoyed this brief little expedition of our journey down computation lane.

And until our next IT adventure my friend…OMNITEKK SAYS be well.