CSC 005 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Firefox, Modula-2, Wordperfect
5 Mar 2017
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Pascal, modula-2, basic, c++: app packages, spreadsheets, word processors. 5th generation software (1990-: rise of microsoft, object-oriented design/programming, world wide web, microsoft windows operating systems dominate market. Office suites = super bundles: object-oriented design. Ex: java (rivaled c++): world wide web (www): created by time berners-lee. Browser: accessing info on different websites worldwide: 1993: mosaic (netscape navigation) and internet explorer. 2004: mozilla firefox launches: 2002: social media (myspace, facebook) became popular. Store data so it"s processed efficiently: programming. Combine algorithmic thinking and representation into software: design. Software serves useful purpose: curriculum model: Theory (math: building conceptual frameworks and notations to understand relationships in a domain. Experimentation (science: abstraction exploring models within application domains to see prediction of new behaviors. Design (engineering: constructing computer systems that support work in different app domains. System areas: algorithms/data structures, programming languages, architecture, operating systems, software methodology/engineering, database/information retrieval, artificial intelligence/robotics, human-computer communication, graphics.
