Everyone says that Computer Science students spend all day doing calculations, or having machines do them. What are they calculating?
In Computer Science, the term “calculate” refers to the use of algorithms. An algorithm is a series of formal steps of calculation used to solve a problem. Typical problems in Computer Science include data sorting, data searching and the proof of the correctness of a process. After their training, students of computer science must be in a position to put problems into an abstract, formal format, which can then be solved using algorithms.
Nov 09, 2010 11:01 AM