Definition of Computing

Computing Quotations

Computing is not about computers any more. It is about living.
Nicholas Negroponte

The great advance of personal computers was not the computing power per se but the fact that it brought it right to your face, that you had control over it, that were confronted with it and could steer it.
Kevin Kelly

Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs founded Apple Inc, which set the computing world on its ear with the Macintosh in 1984.
Kevin Mitnick

There are no projects per se in the Computing Sciences Research Center.
Ken Thompson

In computing, turning the obvious into the useful is a living definition of the word "frustration".
Alan Perlis

In the practical world of computing, it is rather uncommon that a program, once it performs correctly and satisfactorily, remains unchanged forever.
Niklaus Wirth

While I admire the insights of many of the people in the world of computing, I get this cold feeling that I speak a different language.
Clifford Stoll

The computing field is always in need of new cliches.
Alan Perlis

The utility model of computing - computing resources delivered over the network in much the same way that electricity or telephone service reaches our homes and offices today - makes more sense than ever.
Scott McNealy

I think computing power is ready to do 3D justice. It was great for shooters and racing games in the past, but I didn't think it was right for strategy games.
Sid Meier