Am I cleverer than a computer?
Ian Gover
Education Technology Adviser
Somerset County Council

What things make me brainier than a computer?

How does a computer count?

Write these numbers in binary
7 13 21 24
Write these as ordinary numbers
00011 00110 01111 10110

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How do I add binary numbers?

How do I add binary numbers together
11
+ 01
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How do I add binary numbers together
11
+ 01
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1
0

How do I add binary numbers together
11
+ 01
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11
00

How do I add binary numbers together
11
+ 01
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100

How quick is a computer?
A PC can complete:
40,000,000,000 FLOPS
(Floating Point Operations per second)

How quick is a computer?
A PC can complete:
40,000,000,000 FLOPS
(Floating Point Operations per second)
If a class of 30 learners could complete
1 FLOP you would need
1,333,333,333 classes to match the computer

How quick is a computer?
A PC can complete:
40,000,000,000 FLOPS
(Floating Point Operations per second)
If a class of 30 learners could complete 1
FLOP you would need or
44,000,000 schools to match the computer

The Conclusion
Computers are not clever they are just very fast and accurate -
I am cleverer than a computer just not as quick