what is the "bug" in the machine in the world of computer technology?
2006-07-31 05:45:36 · 7 answers · asked by cai1772 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
A "bug" in computer terms is a flaw in the software that causes unexpected behavior. The term had been used before that to describe flaws in other types of machines. The Wikipedia article on software bugs quotes Thomas Edison in 1878 using the term "bugs" to mean " little faults and difficulties" in his inventions.
A famous computer "bug" was found by technicians working at Harvard just after WWII - they found a moth had jammed a relay in their electro-mechanical computer and taped it onto the logbook with the note "First actual case of bug being found".
2006-07-31 06:32:53 · answer #1 · answered by injanier 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To pin point the incident, there was a glitch in an earlier computer machine--it was a mechanical problem. The techs soon found a dead moth in the works which was keeping the early computer from functioning. Hence, 'bug.'
2006-07-31 12:50:37 · answer #2 · answered by Sick Puppy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's when something like spy ware or a virus or something causes your computer to act in a slower way or to do things without you doing it and messing up files or freezing the computer alot.They called it a bug or virus because it wasn't operating it's normal way and sometimes depending on what it has it can affect other computers that have contact through email and that.
2006-07-31 12:55:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i heard that in the old days of computers when they took up a whole room bugs would get into the wires and cause problems.
2006-07-31 12:47:42 · answer #4 · answered by Funnyaccountant 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup the first "bug" was a moth that flew into a computer and blew a valve
2006-07-31 12:48:31 · answer #5 · answered by Ðêù§ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just an error in a program that prevents it from working properly.
2006-07-31 12:48:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The glitch or error within.
2006-07-31 12:48:52 · answer #7 · answered by gilgamesh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋