Describe how computers and the human mind are both information processors. How do they represent and transform information?

Representation of Information

How People and Computers Represent and Transform Knowledge

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Representation of Information

Over the years , man has continually created numerous machines that will help him with life 's daily tasks . So far , the computer is still one invention which supersedes all known inventions today . In this paper , we will briefly discuss how the computer is similar to a person and how it becomes a representation of a superhuman

The Need for a Superhuman

In fact , the computer was created

out of a need . In the old times people were clamoring for a machine which will enable them to do multiple tasks at the same time without fallbacks of an ordinary person Later , we saw the emergence of computer as manna from heaven which will allow each person to become someone that he is not capable of (without the computer . This is because computer can handle multiple information processes without experiencing information overload . Therefore , there will be no more problems with regards humans [having] limited attention spans to handle [this] information (Giddings , 2008

Information Processing , Transformation , and Representation

Processing information is a complex procedure . John L . Kmetz enumerated the process : first is acquisition /retrieval second , storage third transformation , and last , transmission . Transformation is always included in the process because people tend to process information differently and therefore transform ' it in a way that they understood it

Cognitive psychologists are also correlating the parts of the computer with the facilities of a human being...