Computer Mind Map

1. Data:

1.1. "factual information (such as measurements or statistics) used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation."

2. Computing System:

2.1. All the basic hardware (the parts you can see and touch) and software (the programs) that work together to make a computer run.

3. Computer Scientist:

3.1. Computer scientists apply theoretical expertise to real-world problems in order to develop more efficient technologies.

4. Network:

4.1. "A system of computers and peripherals that are able to communicate with each other."

5. Internet:

5.1. an electronic communications network that connects computer networks and organizational computer facilities around the world —used with the except when being used attributively

6. Computer:

6.1. A COMPUTER is a device that stores and processes (changes, moves, or rewrites) information. It can perform complicated computations and organize and store huge amounts of information. Computer science is the study of computers and how computer technology can be used to solve problems.

7. What is computer science and what is not:

7.1. Computer Science is the study of computers and computanional systems. Computer science is not: Just coding, hardware/physical maintenance, development of new hardware/software.

8. Algorithms and programming:

8.1. “Broadly : a step-by-step procedure for solving a problem or accomplishing some end.” “In mathematics and computer science, an algorithm is a finite sequence of rigorous instructions, typically used to solve a class of specific problems or to perform a computation.” In a similar way to programming.

9. Analysis:

9.1. "A detailed examination of anything complex in order to understand its nature or to determine its essential features : a thorough study."

10. Steps for writing a program:

10.1. STEP 1: The computer scientist makes a list of step-by-step instructions for what she wants her program to do. STEP 2: The computer scientist translates her instructions into a language (code) the computer can understand. Now the algorithm is a program.