Huh. I personally have never treated the word computer as a synonym of CPU, APU, GPU, Turing Machine, etc. To me this article reads more like, "I want to redefine what computer means and then tell you all of the things that fall under my definition."
But yes, there are indeed many components that make up the modern computers that are our smartphones, laptops, et cetera.
But yes, there are indeed many components that make up the modern computers that are our smartphones, laptops, et cetera.