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Modern
Computer Science is an academic subject
of extraordinary scope and vitality.
Its origins are linked to the invention
of the first electronic computers
nearly 50 year ago, but we are probably
only just beginning to realize the
implications of using computers to
enhance human productivity and creativity.
As hardware and software technology
have developed, so has the range and
nature of computing applications.
New insights into parallel processing,
programme verification and the efficiency
of algorithms have resulted, and new
mathematical approaches to modeling
and simulating complex systems are
being explored.
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Because
of the interaction between people
and electronic devices that is characteristic
of modern computing applications,
the study of formal methods is complemented
by research into psychology and the
theory of language. In the search
for good ways of formulating the requirements
for complex systems and then designing
and specifying suitable computer solutions,
general abstract principles-independent
of any specific application –
are now emerging. These define the
nucleus of a new scientific and engineering
discipline.
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A most exciting aspect of Computer
Science is its immediate relevance
for our social, commercial and
domestic lives. Good ideas developed
in universities and laboratories can
rapidly influence the development of
commercial products – within large
international organizations as well
as local one-person companies. This
practical application of abstract
concepts, typically involving
co-operation between computer
scientists and other specialists,
can in turn influence new
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The widespread commercial introduction
of concurrent processors, of window
interface management and graphic
systems, of software packages such as
spreadsheets and hypertext, and of
computing environments such as World
Wide Web, has itself helped to highlight
the generality of modern Computer
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