What is Computer Science?

Computer science is the study of computer software, which is the key component in making computers useful for real world applications. It studies methods of representing, organizing, and manipulating information. It is concerned with ways to solve problems efficiently and with ways to simulate human reasoning.

Computer science encompasses such fields as:

• System analysis and programming
• Network and system management
• Application software development and maintenance
• Knowledge-based system design
• Web programming
• Multimedia-based information technology system development

Computer scientists perform the same duties as other computer professionals, but their jobs are distinguished by their theoretical expertise applied to solve complex problems and devoted to the search for new theories and strategies to improve software development on existing or future computer platforms.