computers
“thinking” machines
how do computers work?
Computers operate entirely on numbers. Colors, words, letters (characters), numbers, distances, sizes, choices (enumerations), all are converted into numbers stored in binary bits.
Like the color teal is #008080 or in decimal “Red.Green.Blue” it’s “0.128.128” or “0.50%.50%” or in binary “[00000000][10000000][10000000]”
Eight bits make up a byte, or the standard unit of computing. Which can be represented as the decimal numbers 0-255, or the hexadecimal numbers 00-FF, or the binary numbers “[00000000]” through “[11111111]”. Although, these days a quadruple word (or eight bytes) is processed all at once on a 64-bit or 8-byte processor.
what can computers do?
Execute Algorithms
Solve Equations
Follow Instructions
Modify Data
Calculate Results
Paint Pixels
Play Frequencies
Move Numbers
“This is only a foretaste of what is to come, and only the shadow of what is going to be.
We have to have some experience with the machine before we really know its capabilities. It may take years before we settle down to the new possibilities, but I do not see why it should not enter any one of the fields normally covered by the human intellect, and eventually compete on equal terms. “
By:
Alan Turing, the “Mechanical Brain”
An intrinsic love of technology
I’ve always had a love for awesome photography, since my father took me along on photo shoots as a young child. The way he could capture a special moment, beautiful landscape or someone’s personality on paper always seemed a little bit like magic .
With a Master of Fine Arts from California Institute of the Arts focusing on portrait photography, I’ve developed that magic in my photography style.
