Computers control the power grids that bring electricity into our homes and businesses, the phone lines that interconnect us, the toys we play with, and the stores we shop in. Computers also store and protect the money in the bank and provide us remote access through ATM machines and the Internet. We now routinely use computers to shop, communicate, explore, and grow without boundaries or constraints. We also rely on them for diagnosing diseases and developing cures. We rely on them for policing our streets and defending our country.
Computers truly are everywhere and touch the lives of everyone.
Computer scientists are the ones in the forefront of this digital revolution. Computer scientists are the ones who get involved with algorithms and data structures, and programming languages and computer hardware. They're the ones who develop operating systems, who engineer the software methods and tools, who design databases, and create the means of searching and retrieving the information they contain. Computer scientists are also the ones who develop the interfaces that bridge the gap between human and machine. They not only let machines understand the strokes of a keyboard or the click of a mouse, but also our spoken language and even our brain waves.