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Computing is the activity of using computer hardware and software. The ACM Computing Curricula 2005 defined “computing” as: “In a general way, we can define computing to mean any goal-oriented activity requiring, benefiting from, or creating computers. Thus, computing includes designing and building hardware and software systems for a wide range of purposes; processing, structuring, and managing various kinds of information; doing scientific studies using computers; making computer systems behave intelligently; creating and using communications and entertainment media; finding and gathering information relevant to any particular purpose, and so on. The list is virtually endless, and the possibilities are vast.” The Computing Curricula 2005 guidelines define five sub-disciplines of computing: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology, and Software Engineering. The term “computing” has sometimes been narrowly defined, as in a 1989 ACM report on…