# Daily Bell Ringer — Computers Was Once a Job Title & Turing Machines / Turing Test

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- Published: 2026-10-18T12:24:31-04:00
- Author: matthew.leffler@jefferson.kyschools.us

Course 1: Computer Literacy / Unit 2: PC Hardware & System Architecture / Lesson
4: Computers Was Once a Job Title & Turing Machines / Turing Test

## Before we begin

What do you think it meant to be a human "computer" before electronic machines existed?

Record your initial thinking. Be ready to explain your reasoning and revisit your
response after the lesson.

## Laptop Ticket

intro, body, conclusion): People once did "computer" work by hand, and machines 
replaced that job. Which jobs today do you think machines could replace next, and
which should stay human? Explain why.