In class, the topic of the Cold War was discussed, and how the computer was born from it. The computer was an important piece in the War because this was a war dealing with the technological advances of the countries involved. Being able to has a system that could process data without the help of man and increase the effectiveness of technology was something that couldn’t be missed. The vides talked about the different parts and functions of a computer such as shafts, gears, and cams. The shafts completed revolutions as a way to transmit values to linear movements. Gears are used to transmit one shaft to another. Cams are computing mechanisms that have a working surface and a follower which help change values of shafts.