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1.1 What is Computer Science?

• 1.11 Definition and Scope
• 1.12 Problem-Solving Focus
• 1.13 Interdisciplinary Nature

1.2 History of Computing

• 1.21 Early Calculating Devices (Abacus, Pascaline, Leibniz Wheel)
• 1.22 Analytical Engine (Babbage & Lovelace)
• 1.23 Early Electronic Computers (ENIAC, UNIVAC)
• 1.24 Transistors & Integrated Circuits
• 1.25 Personal Computers & the Internet

1.3 Key Figures in Computer Science

• 1.31 Ada Lovelace, Alan Turing, Grace Hopper, Dennis Ritchie, Linus Torvalds, etc.

1.4 Branches of Computer Science

• 1.41 Theoretical CS, Algorithms, Data Structures, AI, ML, Cybersecurity, Networking, etc.

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