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INTRO TO THE ART OF COMPUTER SCIENCE Let’s Get Technical

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Page 1: INTRO TO THE ART OF COMPUTER SCIENCE Let’s Get Technical

INTRO TO THE ART OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

Let’s Get Technical

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FunctionalUsefulEntertainingEducationalCollaborativeProblem SolvingDoing it well

WHAT IS COMPUTER SCIENCE?

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Manageable piecesHow something should work vs. actual performance

WHAT PROBLEM COULD A COMPUTER SCIENTIST SOLVE?

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Physical MovementEnvironmentPhilanthropy

RESPONSIBILITY

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Automate — To make something happen automatically (without help from people)

Computer Science—The art of blending human ideas and digital tools to increase problem solving power

Computer Scientist—A person who is skilled at modifying problems for digital solutions

Data— Information, including: facts, samples, names and numbers

Environment— The world we live in Interface— The way something allows you to connect with

itOpen Source— Software that is created for free use by

everyoneProgramming—Writing instructions for a digital toolSimulation—Pretending to be (a stand-in for) the real thing

VOCABULARY