A common misconception about computers is that they are smarter than humans. Actually, the degree of a computerıs intelligence depends on the speed of its ignorance. Todayıs complex computers are not really intelligent at all. The intelligence is in the people who design them. Therefore, in order to understand the intelligence of computers, one must first look at the history of computers, the way computers handle information, and, finally, the methods of programming the machines. The predecessor to todayıs computers was nothing like the machines we use today. The first known computer was Charles Babbageıs Analytical Engine; designed in 1834. (Constable 9) It was a remarka