Brains consist of cells called neurons and they connect with
millions of other neurons and information gets transferred across connection
gaps called synapses. Inside the cells data are processed which gives rise to
an idea, concept or understanding.
Computers are built of hardware chips and the central
processing unit (CPU) processes data after receiving them from the other chips.
How it processes data consists of several steps but the main outline is that
software programs are fed into the CPU and processed Ever wondered how brains
are different from computers? This article shows how. CPU provides end result
information depending on how the programs are furnished with data and what the
query is that is fed into the system. If some information is asked that is
outside the scope of the software programs, the computer gets limited in
functioning. Brains, however, are limitless. From childhood until adulthood,
the brain gets more and more developed and mature. It can process unknown data
or abstract data as well and provide insights and knowledge.
The brain is more complex than the CPU and therefore, with
neurons and synaptic connections, it is possible to process all kinds of
information. It uses the five senses: touch, smell, hearing, taste and sight
and takes in information and produces knowledge.
On the other hand, the CPU of computers takes in data from
the typing of the keyboard and processes it, which is very limited. However, it
is only human beings feeding data, writing software programs and making the
computer behave like a brain although not quite so.
The brain is still more intelligent than the CPU of
computers and has yet to train the computer to behave like the brain of a human
being.
Yes, the computer will be able to take many tasks for
people, but the people program the computers, work on them and regularly update
them, supervise and maintain them. Because the brain needs rest and relaxation,
computers time should also take time but can work more than the average brain.
While the brain is asleep, the computer can continue to perform its tasks for
data and convert it into knowledge and information.
In short, even if the CPU is sometimes called the brain of
the computer, it's actually a wrong denomination, as I mentioned in this
article, the brain is definitely different from the computer.
