How are computers able to take the words entered on a keyboard and translate them into digital information?

mike g asked:


I am enrolled in college courses via internet, and I know nothing bout the schematics of computers or their operation.

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1 Comment so far

  1. KING BUNNY (King of the bunnies) on June 15th, 2009

    It’s funny how most of us don’t understand the technology we use.

    The answer is.. uhh.. magic.

    This kind-of-sort-of explains it:

    The problem is, technology and reality are so complex, that it’s hard to explain one thing without having to understand the entirety of existance. ;)

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