Saint Mary's College of California Library
computer science
"The study of computers, their underlying principles and use. It comprises topics such as: programming; information structures; software engineering; programming languages; compilers and operating systems; hardware design and testing; computer system architecture; computer networks and distributed systems; systems analysis and design; theories of information, systems, and computation; applicable mathematics and electronics; computing techniques (e.g. graphics, simulation, artificial intelligence, and neural networks); applications; social, economic, organizational, political, legal, and historical aspects of computing."
From "Computer Science" A Dictionary of Computing. Oxford University Press, 2004. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. Saint Mary's College of California. 5 September 2008
