Software is a program that enables a computer to perform a specific task, as opposed to the physical components of the system (hardware). This includes application software such as a word processor, ...

Computer programs are now essential for the analysis of large population genetics data sets that are increasingly being generated. We review 24 such programs here, and list their main features, ...

Can a computer think for itself? We can use computers and other digital devices to do lots of different things. We can send messages, go shopping, watch a video or play a game. Many of the machines ...

The rise of computational science has led to unprecedented opportunities for scientific advance. Ever more powerful computers enable theories to be investigated that were thought almost intractable a ...

Researchers at the Department of Philosophy, Linguistics, and Theory of Science at the University of Gothenburg in Göteborg, Sweden, have created a computer program that can score 150 on standard ...

What is a computer program? Computer programs consist of a set of commands that the computer must execute. The computer executes the commands as it reads the file (from top to bottom) until it reaches ...

We often think that computers close computerA device that processes information by following a set of rules called a program. and computing devices are really clever. Sometimes we think they are more ...