Outline of computing

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to computing:

Computing – activity of using and improving computer hardware and computer software.

Branches of computing[]

Computer science[]

Computer science – (outline)

Computers[]

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:

Software[]

Part of an early computer, EDSAC.

History of computing[]

Business computing[]

Human factors[]

Computer network[]

Wired and wireless computer network[]

This notebook computer is connected to a wireless access point using a PC card wireless card.

Computing technology based wireless networking (CbWN)[]

The main goal of CbWN is to optimize the system performance of the flexible wireless network.

Computer security[]

Data[]

Numeric data[]

Character data[]

Other data topics[]

Classes of computers[]

Polish analog computer AKAT-1

There are several terms which describe classes, or categories, of computers:

Organizations[]

A computer Lab

Companies – current[]

Companies – historic[]

Professional organizations[]

Standards bodies[]

Open standards bodies[]

See also Open standard

Computing publications[]

Persons influential in computing[]

Major figures associated with making personal computers popular.

External links[]

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