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A smartphone absolutely is a computer. It's maybe not a "productive" computer for a lot of workloads, but it still carries out operations and produces output ba
by bschwindHN 8y ago
A smartphone absolutely is a computer. It's maybe not a "productive" computer for a lot of workloads, but it still carries out operations and produces output based on the input it is fed.
You're just making up your own definition of "computer" and then claiming a smartphone isn't one because it doesn't match your made up definition.
- nkkollaw 8y agoIf the definition is so broad, my oven and fridge are computers.
- zingmars 8y agoYour oven and fridge (probably) has a computer within them, but they're not computers themselves.
- nkkollaw 8y agoAccording to that definition, yes. You have programs, you have a UI to control them, they have a CPU and memory.
- zingmars 8y agoAnd "that definition" is the official dictionary definition and it works. There is no need to redefine it like you tried to.
- guhidalg 8y agoWhy not? They have buttons and speakers (I/O), I can program a timer on them, and there’s a little processor in there somewhere. How is that different from an iPad?
- zingmars 8y agoThe computer that has those things is part of the oven, but it is not the oven itself.