You could also think about life as a "Factory" (instead of a computer) too: HUMA...

You could also think about life as a "Factory" (instead of a computer) too:

  HUMAN      FACTORY       COMPUTER
  -----      -------       --------
  Cell       Factory       Computer
  Enzyme     Worker        Functions
  Ribosome   Assembler     Compiler
  Acids      Blue Print    Source Code

The difficulty with this type of analogy is so many things need these various capabilities that it's not unique to a computer, or a factory or even a human.