What Is A Computer Really? | Fundamental Concepts

We all have lots of computers in our lives, but how do they work? Tyler Bletsch of Duke’s Electrical and Computer Engineering department explains. This video is part of Duke University's Fundamental Concepts series. Each episode features a Duke faculty member explaining an entire concept from beginning to end in roughly 10 minutes. 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐬 | #𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 WHAT IS ENGINEERING ft. Linda Franzoni ► http://duke.is/JkUv9X ROCKET SCIENCE ft. Greg Twiss ► http://duke.is/qgYGmX HOW CT SCANS WORK ft. Libby Bucholz ► http://duke.is/aA5tSN HOW ENGINEERS SAVE LIVES ft. David Schaad ► http://duke.is/2nupTz DEVISING ALGORITHMS ft. Genevieve Lipp and Drew Hilton ► http://duke.is/4R7L9y HOW ENGINEERS KEEP US SAFE ft. David Schaad ► http://duke.is/Lat2zG 𝐓𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐬𝐜𝐡 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘳 𝘖𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 Tyler Bletsch joined the faculty at Duke University in November 2015 after several years of work in industry with NetApp. In addition to his work at Duke, he is often a mentor to FIRST robotics teams, and has served as an adjunct professor at NC State University. He received his Ph.D. from NCSU in 2011, with a research focus on software security. His current professional interests include technology education, electronics, robotics, and enterprise data storage. 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐃𝐮𝐤𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 A private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, Duke University is known as one of the world’s leading institutions for education, research, and patient care. Subscribe ➡ http://duke.is/zUTmxY 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 #𝐃𝐮𝐤𝐞𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 Home: https://duke.edu/ News: https://news.duke.edu/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DukeU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dukeuniversity Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DukeUniv