We think of electronic currents as doing computation?

We think of electronic currents as doing computation, = We think of electronic currents as doing what computers do/ We think of electronic currents as doing the things computers do / "We think of electronic currents as doing the computations that computers do

Thanks.

think of = consider?

In some cases they are pretty much the same, Ori,

I think of him as a good friend.

I consider him a good friend.

but here, such a substitution doesn't seem quite right.

We think of electronic currents as doing computation

?? We consider that electronic currents do computation ??

If we add an adverb,

We normally consider that electronic currents do computation

it seems closer but ... ??????

Thanks.