My perspective on Computer Science

1. What is computer science?

Computer science is the study of computers whether its software or hardware.

2. What do I know:

I know a little bit of some languages. Java, Java Script, Python, HTML, and CSS are all languages that I have been experienced with. Although I have taken classes on all of these, I still do not completely understand them.

3. What do I expect to learn?

I expect to learn how a computer functions and responds to the user's inputs. Organizing code is another component that I want to know.

Comments

Software Approach, Top Down Design

One way of coding is to simply have a rough idea of what you want to do and then start typing away to produce one huge source file. This is a very bad idea. The resulting code is likely to have many issues with it that include: Poorly documented code, so very hard to maintain and update 'Spaghetti Code' - which means a tangled mess of jumps and loops all over the code, very hard for someone to understand. Even by the originial coder a few days later! Duplication of code, so wasting memory and running speed Very hard to develop by more than one person as there is only one file Very hard to debug - the file either works of it doesn't

Systems Thinking

What comes to your mind when you hear the word, system? Gears and settings icon Small error can have a large impact and effect the outcome (different than expected) What is a system, and how does it work? A system is an orderly and efficient process where tasks are completed. A system works similarly to an assembly line.

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