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Computer science is the study of algorithmic processes, computational machines, and computation. It spans both theoretical topics like algorithms and information as well as practical issues of implementing systems in hardware and software. The field can be divided into theoretical disciplines that consider abstract models of computation, and applied disciplines like computer graphics that focus on specific applications. At its core, computer science determines what can and cannot be automated.

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Computer science is the study of algorithmic processes, computational machines, and computation. It spans both theoretical topics like algorithms and information as well as practical issues of implementing systems in hardware and software. The field can be divided into theoretical disciplines that consider abstract models of computation, and applied disciplines like computer graphics that focus on specific applications. At its core, computer science determines what can and cannot be automated.

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Computer science 

is the study of algorithmic processes, computational


machines and computation itself.[1] As a discipline, computer science spans a range of topics from
theoretical studies of algorithms, computation and information to the practical issues of implementing
computational systems in hardware and software.[2][3]
Its fields can be divided into theoretical and practical disciplines. For example, the theory of
computation concerns abstract models of computation and general classes of problems that can be
solved using them, while computer graphics or computational geometry emphasize more specific
applications. Algorithms and data structures have been called the heart of computer science.
[4]
 Programming language theory considers approaches to the description of computational
processes, while computer programming involves the use of them to create complex
systems. Computer architecture describes construction of computer components and computer-
operated equipment. Artificial intelligence aims to synthesize goal-orientated processes such as
problem-solving, decision-making, environmental adaptation, planning and learning found in humans
and animals. A digital computer is capable of simulating various information processes.[5] The
fundamental concern of computer science is determining what can and cannot be automated.
[6]
 Computer scientists usually focus on academic research. The Turing Award is generally
recognized as the highest distinction in computer sciences.
Although first proposed in 1956,[23] the term "computer science" appears in a 1959 article
in Communications of the ACM,[24] in which Louis Fein argues for the creation of a Graduate School
in Computer Sciences analogous to the creation of Harvard Business School in 1921,[25] justifying the
name by arguing that, like management science, the subject is applied and interdisciplinary in
nature, while having the characteristics typical of an academic discipline.[24] His efforts, and those of
others such as numerical analyst George Forsythe, were rewarded: universities went on to create
such departments, starting with Purdue in 1962.[26] Despite its name, a significant amount of
computer science does not involve the study of computers themselves. Because of this, several
alternative names have been proposed.[27] Certain departments of major universities prefer the
term computing science, to emphasize precisely that difference. Danish scientist Peter
Naur suggested the term datalogy,[28] to reflect the fact that the scientific discipline revolves around
data and data treatment, while not necessarily involving computers. The first scientific institution to
use the term was the Department of Datalogy at the University of Copenhagen, founded in 1969,
with Peter Naur being the first professor in datalogy. The term is used mainly in the Scandinavian
countries. An alternative term, also proposed by Naur, is data science; this is now used for a multi-
disciplinary field of data analysis, including statistics and databases.

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