# Key Terms — 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

## Vocabulary focus

Human Computer, Turing Machine, Turing Test, Artificial Intelligence, Computation,
Punch Card, Vacuum Tube, Babbage Engine, Decryption, Binary Code

## Build your glossary

For each term or concept, write an explanation in your own words and add an example
from this lesson. Check your explanation against the lesson resources.

  |  Term or concept |  My explanation |  Example |  
   |  ________________ |  ________________ |  ________________ |  
 |  ________________ |  ________________ |  ________________ |