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4. InHN1984,HNAppleHNComputerHNbroughtHNforthHNtheHNMacintosh,HNtheHNfirstHNsuccessfulHNmass-
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5. Informally,HNaHNcomputingHNagentHNisHNlikeHNaHNrecipe.
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9. InHNtheHN1960s,HNbatchHNprocessingHNsometimesHNcausedHNaHNprogrammerHNtoHNwaitHNdaysHNforHNresults,HNincludingHNerrorHNmess
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10. AnHNalgorithmHNdescribesHNaHNprocessHNthatHNmayHNorHNmayHNnotHNhaltHNafterHNarrivingHNatHNaHNsolutionHNtoHNaHNproblem.
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28. WhatHNtechnologyHNreplacedHNtheHNvacuumHNtubeHNasHNtheHNmechanismHNforHNimplementingHNelectronicHNswitchesH
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