Computer Science: An Overview (12th Edition)
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Author: Glenn Brookshear, Dennis Brylow
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Whether I associate personality with my computer:
“Yes”, when I am working on a computer for quiet sometime, I associate a personality with it. When I have to work on someone else’s system, then I feel difference in its working and response, compared to my system.
Times when it feels stubborn:
“Yes”, when I sometimes think that the computer system is just a machine that is been created for different purposes, then idea of computer having a personality looks absurd.
Whether I get mad on my computer:
“Yes”, there are times when my computer system takes too much time to open certain folder, or when the system stops responding while I am in the middle of my work at such instances I get mad on my computer.
Difference between being mad at my computer and being mad as a result of my computer...
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Computer Science: An Overview (12th Edition)
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