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'''Computing''' is any activity that uses [[Computer (nonfiction)|computers]]. It includes developing hardware and software, and using computers to manage and process information, communicate, and entertain.
[[File:Babbage difference engine computing the solution to a polynomial function.jpg|thumb|A difference engine computing the solution to a polynomial function.]]'''Computing''' is any activity that uses [[Computer (nonfiction)|computers]]. It includes developing hardware and software, and using computers to manage and process information, communicate, and entertain.


Computing is a critically important, integral component of modern industrial technology.
Computing is a critically important, integral component of modern industrial technology.
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computing Computing] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computing Computing] @ Wikipedia
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Latest revision as of 18:48, 11 September 2018

A difference engine computing the solution to a polynomial function.

Computing is any activity that uses computers. It includes developing hardware and software, and using computers to manage and process information, communicate, and entertain.

Computing is a critically important, integral component of modern industrial technology.

Major computing disciplines include computer engineering, software engineering, computer science, information systems, and information technology.

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