Élmu komputer: Béda antarrépisi

In its most general sense, '''computer science''' ('''CS''' or '''compsci''') is the study of [[computation]] and [[information processing]], both in [[computer hardware|hardware]] and in [[software]].

 

 

In practice, computer science includes a variety of topics relating to [[computer]]s, which range from the abstract analysis of [[algorithms]], [[formal grammar]]s, etc. to more concrete subjects like [[programming language]]s, software, and computer hardware. As a scientific discipline, it differs significantly from [[mathematics]], [[programming]], [[software engineering]], and [[computer engineering]], although these fields are often confused. [[Edsger Dijkstra]] is quoted as saying: