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computing (dict)
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ComputingOriginally, the word computing was synonymous with counting and calculating, and a computer was a person who computes. Since the advent of the electronic computer, it has come to also mean the operation and usage of these machines, the electrical processes carried out within the computer hardware itself, and the theoretical concepts governing them (computer science). Science and theory Hardware See information processor for a high-level block diagram. Instruction-level taxonomies After the commoditization of memory, attention turned to optimizing CPU performance at the instruction level. Various methods of speeding up the fetch-execute cycle include: Business computing Human factors Numeric data Character data Other data topics Classes of computers Companies - current Companies - historic Professional organizations Standards organizations and consortia (see also standardization) Miscellaneous
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