Computing

The original meaning of computing was synonymous with counting and calculating. Since the advent of the computer, it has come to also mean the operation and usage of these machines, as well as the electrical processes carried out within the computer hardware itself.

• Computer science --- Theory of computation

• Computer hardware --- Computer network --- Computer system
• Computer programming --- Computer software

• History of computing

• [Business Computing]?
  • Computer Aided Design
  • [Computer Aided Manufacturing]?
  • [Customer Relationship Management]?
  • Data Warehouse
  • [Decision Support System]?
  • [Electronic Data Processing]?
  • Enterprise Resource Planning
  • Geographic Information System
  • [Management Information System]?
  • [Material Resource Planning]?
  • [Strategic Enterprise Management]?
  • Supply Chain Management

• Accessible Computing
• Human-computer interaction (Geek Speak)

• Computer Security
  • Cryptology - cryptography - information theory
  • Cracking - Hacking - war dialing - war driving
  • Dumpster diving
  • Physical Security

• Data
  • numeric
    • integral data types - bit, byte, etc.
    • [real data type]?s: Float? (Floating Point, Single Precision, Double Precision, [Fixed Precision]?, [Fixed Width]?)
    • Binary Coded Decimal (BCD)
    • representation: Binary - Octal - Decimal - Hexadecimal (hex)
  • character
    • storage: Character - String - Text? - [Plain Text]?
    • representation: ASCII - Unicode - Multibyte? - EBCIDIC? (Widecharacter?, Multicharacter?)
  • other topics: Data compression - Digitized? - Image? - Indexed?

• Other
  • Batch job

• Particular computers or computer models: Mainframes Home Computers [Specialist Computers]?

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  • Apple Computer

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