Proposed by Alan Turing in 1936, the Turing machine is a mathematical model of computation. It defines an abstract machine that manipulates symbols on a strip of tape according to a set of rules. It is used to study the limits of computation and the concepts of algorithms and computability. It is not a physical machine designed for practical tasks like identifying explosives or measuring constants.
'Turing machine' serves as
Asked in UPSC CAPF 2013 · Topic: Basics of Computers and Information Technology (Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Basics: Core Concepts and Applications)
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Answer: D. a theoretical computing machine to act as an ideal model for mathematical calculation
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