testsuite/data/Computer_Science.txt

   1 [[ca:Informàtica]][[de:Informatik]][[eo:Komputiko]][[fr:Informatique]][[it:Informatica]][[nl:Informatica]][[no:Informatikk]][[pl:Informatyka]][[pt:Computação]]
   2 '''Computer science''' is the study of the design, use, and properties of [[computer|computers]].  See also [[computing]].
   3
   4 Computer science is a relatively new field with roots in [[electrical engineering]], [[mathematics]] and [[linguistics]]. Only in the last third of the [[20th century]] has it begun to be recognized as a separate discipline and developed its own methods and terminology.
   5
   6 See [[computer scientist]] for a list of famous computer scientists.
   7
   8 Major subfields include
   9
  10 * Mathematical foundations
  11 ** [[Discrete mathematics]]
  12 ** [[Symbolic logic]]
  13
  14 * Theoretical computer science
  15 ** [[Algorithmic information theory]]
  16 ** [[computational complexity theory|Complexity theory]]
  17 ** [[Computability theory]]
  18 ** [[Information theory]]
  19 ** [[Theory of computation]] (or ''theoretical computer science'')
  20 ** [[Type theory]]
  21
  22 * Algorithms
  23 ** [[Algorithm|Algorithms]]
  24 ** [[Compiler|Compilers]]
  25 ** [[Lexical Analysis]]
  26 ** [[microprogram|Microprogramming]]
  27 ** [[Operating system|Operating systems]]
  28
  29 * Applied computer science
  30 ** [[Artificial intelligence]]
  31 ** [[Computer architecture]]
  32 ** [[Computer graphics]]
  33 ** [[Computer network|Computer networks]]
  34 ** [[Computer security]]
  35 ** [[Database|Databases]]
  36 ** [[Distributed computing]]
  37 ** [[Information retrieval]]
  38 ** [[Programming language|Programming languages]]
  39 ** [[Program specification]]
  40 ** [[Program verification]]
  41 ** [[Software engineering]]
  42
  43 * Specific techniques
  44 ** [[Benchmark]]
  45 ** [[Computer vision]]
  46 ** [[Data compression]]
  47 ** [[Data structure|Data structures]]
  48 ** [[Design pattern|Design patterns]]
  49 ** [[Digital signal processing]]
  50 ** [[File format|File formats]]
  51 ** [[Human-computer interaction]]
  52 ** [[Information security]]
  53 ** [[Internet]]
  54 ** [[Online computations and algorithms]]
  55 ** [[Software optimization|Optimization]]
  56 ** [[Very Large System Integration|VLSI design]]
  57
  58 Related articles:
  59 * [[Turing Award]]
  60 * [[IEEE John von Neumann Medal]]
  61 * [[Computer jargon]]
  62 * [[jargon file|Computer slang]]
  63