Computer Science

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focus of computer science broadened to include simplifying the use of
computers through programming languages—artificial languages used to
program computers, and operating systems—computer programs that provide a
useful interface between a computer and a user. During this time, computer
scientists were also experimenting with new applications and computer
designs, creating the first computer networks, and exploring relationships
between computation and thought.
In the 1970s, computer chip manufacturers began to mass-produce
microprocessors—the electronic circuitry that serves as the main
information processing center in a computer. This new technology
revolutionized the computer industry by dramatically reducing the cost of
building computers and greatly increasing they're processing speed. The
microprocessor made possible the advent of the personal computer, which
resulted in an explosion in the use of computer applications. Between the
early 1970s and 1980s, computer ...

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some cases, a computer scientist develops a theory,
then engineers a combination of computer hardware and software based on
that theory, and experimentally tests it. An example of such a theory-
driven approach is the development of new software engineering tools that
are then evaluated in actual use. In other cases, experimentation may
result in new theory, such as the discovery that an artificial neural
network exhibits behavior similar to neurons in the brain, leading to a new
theory in neurophysiology.
It might seem that the predictable nature of computers makes
experimentation unnecessary because the outcome of experiments should be
known in advance. However, when computer ...

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