Syllabus Focus: Unit 1 Module 1 Content 2

Specific Objective 2: describe the relationship between Information Technology and other
disciplines in Computing;

Content: Computing, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer

Engineering, and Information Systems; commonalities and differences
between disciplines.

Disciplines in Computing

Information Technology professionals possess the right combination of knowledge and

practical, hands-on expertise to take care of both an organization’s information technology
infrastructure and the people who use it. They assume responsibility for selecting hardware and
software products appropriate for an organization. They integrate those products with

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organizational needs and infrastructure, and install, customize and maintain those applications,

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thereby providing a secure and effective environment that supports the activities of the

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organization’s computer users. In IT, programming often involves writing short programs that
typically connect existing components (scripting).

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Computing includes designing and building hardware and software systems for a wide range of
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purposes; processing, structuring, and managing various kinds of information; doing scientific
studies using computers; making computer systems behave intelligently; creating and using
communications and entertainment media; finding and gathering information relevant to any
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particular purpose, and so on.

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Computer Science
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 The study of computers, including both hardware and software design. Computer
science is composed of many broad disciplines, including artificial intelligence and
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software engineering.

 The study of computing, programming, and computation in correspondence with

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computer systems. This field of study utilizes theories on how computers work to
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design, test, and analyze concepts. Computer science usually has a stronger
mathematical foundation than a scientific one and on some occasions may not focus
directly on computers and their systems.
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Software Engineering
 The systematic application of scientific and technological knowledge, through the
medium of sound engineering principles, to the production of computer programs,
and to the requirements definition, functional specification, design description,
program implementation, and test methods that lead up to this code.

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  Development of procedures and systematic applications that are used on electronic
machines. Software engineering incorporates various accepted methodologies to
design software. This particular type of engineering has to take into consideration
what type of machine the software will be used on, how the software will work with
the machine, and what elements need to be put in place to ensure reliability.

Computer Engineering

 Computer engineering refers to the study that integrates electronic engineering with
computer sciences to design and develop computer systems and other technological
devices. Computer engineering professionals have expertise in a variety of diverse
areas such as software design, electronic engineering and integrating software and
hardware. Computer engineering allows professionals to engage in a number of
areas such as analyzing and designing anything from simple microprocessors to

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highly featured circuits, software design, and operating system development.

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Computer engineering is not limited to operating computer systems but is aimed at

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creating a broad way to design more comprehensive technological solutions.

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Information Systems

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 An information system (IS) refers to a collection of multiple pieces of equipment
involved in the dissemination of information. Hardware, software, computer system
connections and information, information system users, and the system’s housing
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are all part of an IS.

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Information System is a combination of people, hardware, software, communication

devices, network and data resources that processes (can be storing, retrieving,
transforming information) data and information for a specific purpose. The operation
theory is just similar to any other system, which needs inputs from user (key in instructions
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and commands, typing, scanning). The inputted data then will be processed (calculating,
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reporting) using technology devices such as computers, and produce output (printing
reports, displaying results) that will be sent to another user or other system via a network
and a feedback method that controls the operation.
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