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Test:ISEE Lower Level Reading
"The Multiple Sides of Computer Science" by Matthew Minerd (2014)
It often takes some time for a new discipline to become recognized as an independent science. An excellent example of this is computer science. In many ways, this science still is a hodgepodge of several different sciences, each one having its own distinct character. For example, some computer scientists are almost indistinguishable from mathematicians. Many of the most difficult topics in pattern recognition and data communications require intensive mathematics in order to provide software solutions.Years of training in the appropriate disciplines are necessary before the computer scientist can even begin to work as a programmer in such areas.In contrast to those computer scientists who work with complex mathematics, many computer scientists work on areas of hardware development that are similar to disciplines like electrical engineering and physics.
However, computer science has its own particular problems regarding the unity of its subject matter. There are many practical applications for computing work; therefore, many computer scientists focus on learning a large set of skills in programming languages, development environments, and even information technology. All of these disciplines have a certain practical coloration that is quite distinct from the theoretical concepts used in other parts of the field. Nevertheless, these practical topics add to the broad range of topics covered by most academic programs that claim to focus on “computer science.” It can only be hoped that these disciplines will increase in orderliness in the coming decades.
| 1. | 我们可能推断出关于计算机科学研究from the underlined sentence? |
You often take no computing courses until late into your studies of computer science.
They are often followed by a good deal of mathematics to explain the topics covered in general computer science courses.
They often require many mathematics courses to prepare for the "real" work of computer science.
None of the other answers
The computer science courses are all mathematical in nature, making computer science majors appear to be mathematics majors.
