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CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

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CHAPTER 2

The Visible Computer

In this chapter, you will learn how to

• Describe how computing devices work

• Identify common connectors and devices on typical computer systems

• Discuss features common to operating system software

Charles Babbage didn’t set out to change the world. He just wanted to do

math without worrying about human error, something all too common in his

day. Babbage was a mathematician in the nineteenth century, a time well

before anyone thought to create electronic calculators or computers (see

Figure 2-1). When he worked on complex math, the best “computers” were

people who computed by hand. They solved equations using pen or pencil

and paper.

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