What is a Universal Computer?
A universal computer can simulate ANY other real-world computer given infinite time and infinite memory
Blog 3: Algorithms
Think about something that you do every day. That one thing probably is composed of many smaller steps, which you have to perform in the correct order. How would you describe those steps to someone unfamiliar with the action? How would you describe them to a robot that can follow your actions? While we may not think of it in this way very often, most of our daily lives could be expressed as an algorithm. Choose a few examples of actions you perform often, and write about how you would express them as algorithms. Some things to consider:
- Could a computer system be built to follow this algorithm easily?
- Are there algorithms you perform daily that would be very difficult for a computer?
- Is the algorithm you use the fastest one? Are there real-world limitations that prevent you from doing it faster?
- If the algorithm you use the most efficient one (the least number of steps) or simply the one that you learned first?
- How do you share your “algorithms” with others so they can follow along?
