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Information technology Portal The term computing is synonymous with counting and
calculating. Originally, people that performed these functions were known as
computers. Today it refers to a science and technology that deals with the
computation and the manipulation of symbols. "Computing" also refers to the
operation and usage of computing machines, the electrical processes carried out
within the computing hardware itself, and the theoretical concepts governing
them (computer science. Definitions The term computing has sometimes been
narrowly defined, as in a 1989 ACM report on Computing as a Discipline:
The discipline of computing is the systematic study of algorithmic processes
that describe and transform information: their theory, analysis, design,
efficiency, implementation, and application. The fundamental question underlying
all computing is 'What can be (efficiently) automated?'However, a broader
definition is generally accepted, as illustrated by the 2005 joint report of the
ACM and the IEEE, Computing Curricula 2005.
In a general way, we can define computing to mean any goal-oriented activity
requiring, benefiting from, or creating computers. Thus, computing includes
designing and building hardware and software systems for a wide range of
purposes; processing, structuring, and managing various kinds of information;
doing scientific studies using computers; making computer systems behave
intelligently; creating and using communications and entertainment media;
finding and gathering information relevant to any particular purpose, and so on.
The list is virtually endless, and the possibilities are vast.The same report
also recognizes that the meaning of computing depends on the context.Computing
also has other meanings that are more specific, based on the context in which
the term is used. For example, an information systems specialist will view
computing somewhat differently from a software engineer. Regardless of the
context, doing computing well can be complicated and difficult. Because society
needs people to do computing well, we must think of computing not only as a
profession but also as a discipline.In short, the concept of computing relates
to human knowledge and activities which develop and use computer technologies.
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