As we all know,
Computer Science is one branch of study growing so rapidly in the 21 Century, in fact, I can say that we can’t go a day without using at least of product/invention by Computer scientists, seriously, from your mobile phone Apps like candy crush or temple run, your phone calls, ATM machines, online bank transfer (wire transfer) and believe me, it goes on and on. All I have mentioned are all programs written by Computer Scientists to make life better and easier.
In a nut shell,
Computer Science is simply the study of problems and finding solutions to them......... That might not be the definition you are conversant with, I just broke it down to its simplest form
Earlier in the 90’s,
communication was a serious problem facing humanity, but today, after the invention of mobile phones with was further improved by Networking, you can easily contact anyone in any part of the world, that problem is solved. Can you imagine what banking will be like without the ATM we all enjoy today? , terrible, but a program was written and that problem was solved, you can easily withdraw and make other online transactions by simply using an ATM machine, and now you can even recharge your mobile phone with your verve card (ATM card).
Today, you can easily order things online and get them delivered to your door step, aren’t these amazing? Life just got so easy with the inventions of great Computer Scientists.
Believe you me, in the nearest future Computer Science will be among the most sort after courses in the world because of its numerous contributions to the improvement of the world. Though it is a very vast area of study, it is very interesting.
In this post, I am going to share with the various area of specialization you can pursue as a Computer Scientist.
COGNITIVE SCIENCEThis branch is concerned with understanding and stimulating Natural and Artificial Intelligence
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEThis is a very complex branch of Computer Science which attempts to incorporate the principles of human intelligence and reasoning into a computer. This should be able to make computers have the ability to plan (machine learning), acquire human related senses (machine vision or natural language processing) and effect changes to its environment (robotics).
COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMSThis branch is related managing information systems and information science. It integrates the computer applications of data processing with problem solving to improve the efficiency of organizations.
SYSTEM ANALYTICSThis involves the analysis of already existing Computer systems and the design of new systems that meet specific information needs of an organization.
ROBOTICSThis branch simply applies artificial intelligence and engineering concepts to create and program machines (robots) that are able to perform different tasks mostly those that are performed by humans.
DATA PROCESSINGThis studies how data is stored in the computer and how they can be processed to solve problems.
NEURAL NETWORKSThis is the study of computer systems modeled after the biological nervous systems
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (MIS)This study emphasizes on the understanding and application of computer technology to solve problems.
INFORMATION SCIENCEThis is a rapidly growing study in Computer Science which examines the nature of information and also the ways in which information transfer.
DATA BASE SYSTEMSIt studies systems known as data base that can efficiently easily store, process and retrieve substancial qualities of Information.
COMPUTER SERVICING TECHNOLOGYIt is generally the study of computer hardware, how to install, repair and maintain computers and its related items.
NETWORKINGThis is a very common field; it studies the principles of communication between computers. It deals with the design on Local Area Network (LAN) and Wide Area Network (WAN).
PROGRAMMINGAm I allowed to say that this is the most common branch of computer science? , this area is simply the study of how to instruct computers to perform specific tasks and how to write detailed instruction it must follow in solving problems.
COMPUTER GRAPHICSThis field combines computer resources and technology to produce two/three/four dimensional graphics images, these can be seen in your video games, animations etc.
As an undergraduate in Computer Science, you must decide and pursue any one of these specializations. ALSO, people randomly study these areas even without being an undergraduate in the field.
As you can see, the world can hardly do without these above listed resources, which means that once you are able to specialize in at least one of those areas, you’ll always have something doing.
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