Questions tagged [computer-science]

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What is the difference between "hill climbing" and "branch-and-bound" search algorithms?

asked 2013-01-30T17:51:08.180

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the significance of java RMI please?

java computer-science rmi software-design anti-patterns

asked 2013-01-14T21:22:04.847

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An understandable clusterization

algorithm machine-learning computer-science data-mining cluster-analysis

asked 2012-08-28T08:01:44.133

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Eventual consistency in plain English

nosql computer-science data-storage eventual-consistency

asked 2012-04-09T19:21:53.223

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What's the difference between distributed computing and cloud computing?

cloud computer-science distributed-computing terminology definition

asked 2012-03-26T04:50:22.500

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Determining Floating Point Square Root

algorithm math floating-point computer-science

asked 2012-02-10T22:04:55.220

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Other references to how the Stalin compiler brutally optimizes?

compiler-construction compilation scheme computer-science

asked 2012-01-14T01:47:13.180

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Fixed point vs Floating point number

numbers computer-science representation

asked 2011-09-23T05:53:57.990

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B-Tree vs Hash Table

mysql data-structures computer-science complexity-theory b-tree

asked 2011-09-05T09:43:17.933

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Binary Search Problems?

algorithm computer-science binary-search

asked 2011-06-16T12:46:03.170

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What does hysteresis mean and how does it apply to computer science or programming?

computer-science

asked 2011-03-18T21:16:45.323

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Understanding recognizers and deciders in Theory of Computation

computer-science computation-theory

asked 2011-03-14T04:18:03.523

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Why are both little- and big-endian in use?

computer-science endianness

asked 2011-01-20T21:20:06.887

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Example problems not in P nor in NP-complete but in NP

computer-science theory complexity-theory computation-theory

asked 2010-12-13T14:05:28.223

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Missing number(s) Interview Question Redux

c++ math computer-science complexity-theory

asked 2010-12-10T05:54:40.940

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Reduce the number of operations on a simple expression

computer-science symbolic-math

asked 2010-12-07T21:12:45.373

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What does "in constant time" imply?

computer-science definition

asked 2010-12-02T07:16:54.113

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Prove NP-Completeness clique + independent set graph

algorithm computer-science np-complete clique-problem

asked 2010-11-12T01:54:31.777

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Looking for languages that are not Turing complete

computer-science turing-machines turing-complete

asked 2010-08-30T12:34:12.950

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Heuristics for estimating the efficiency of Reduced Ordered Binary Decision Diagrams?

data-structures compression computer-science binary-decision-diagram

asked 2010-08-15T20:29:48.597

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NFA minimization without determinization

regex algorithm language-agnostic computer-science finite-automata

asked 2010-07-31T17:11:40.307

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What is a good first-implementation for learning machine learning?

python computer-science artificial-intelligence machine-learning

asked 2010-07-05T02:25:41.237

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How do I implement graphs and graph algorithms in a functional programming language?

functional-programming computer-science graph

asked 2010-06-08T16:03:49.530

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Two's complement: why the name "two"?

binary computer-science

asked 2010-04-09T00:11:26.803

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What is an SSTable?

computer-science nosql cassandra bigtable gfs

asked 2010-04-04T21:46:04.950

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Converting EBNF to BNF

language-agnostic computer-science bnf ebnf recursive-descent

asked 2010-03-17T22:54:23.357

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What computer science topic am I trying to describe?

computer-science

asked 2010-03-01T08:01:24.993

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Why is {a^nb^n | n >= 0} not regular?

computer-science fsm regular-language

asked 2010-02-22T08:52:48.430

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What's that CS "big word" term for the same action always having the same effect

language-agnostic computer-science terminology vocabulary

asked 2010-01-19T21:03:09.197

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NFA to DFA question

computer-science finite-automata computation-theory

asked 2010-01-07T16:33:43.427

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What is the big deal about Big-O notation in computer science?

computer-science big-o

asked 2010-01-03T21:47:42.290

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What are the differences between NP, NP-Complete and NP-Hard?

computer-science complexity-theory np np-complete np-hard

asked 2009-12-07T01:11:36.183

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Euclidean distance vs Pearson correlation vs cosine similarity?

algorithm computer-science vector

asked 2009-12-03T09:41:13.867

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Why is (a | b ) equivalent to a - (a & b) + b?

oracle-database binary computer-science theory proofs

asked 2009-10-21T23:43:40.883

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In Natural language processing, what is the purpose of chunking?

computer-science nlp

asked 2009-10-21T05:51:35.470

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Create a program that inputs a regular expression and outputs strings that satisfy that regular expression

regex computer-science

asked 2009-10-05T22:36:56.990

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How does semaphore work?

java multithreading computer-science semaphore

asked 2009-08-03T09:02:19.673

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Computer Science problems that are still problematic

computer-science

asked 2009-07-28T08:08:15.453

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What is the most underrated or little known but useful algorithm?

algorithm data-structures computer-science theory

asked 2009-07-01T08:13:03.837

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Advanced Formal logic / Automata Theory textbook

math computer-science logic automata

asked 2009-06-16T15:59:41.730

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What have I missed by not studying computing?

computer-science

asked 2009-06-04T09:25:48.833

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What is currently considered the "best" algorithm for 2D point-matching?

algorithm computer-science 2d pattern-matching

asked 2009-04-02T22:49:41.243

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What are vectors and how are they used in programming?

computer-science vector

asked 2009-02-03T18:44:06.223

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Do theoretical computer science topics have "real world" development applications?

computer-science theory

asked 2009-01-20T14:33:21.523

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What are some good computer science resources for a blind programmer?

accessibility computer-science theory

asked 2008-12-16T10:52:59.823

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Prerequisites Needed to Read Books on Neural Networks (and understand them)

math computer-science artificial-intelligence neural-network

asked 2008-12-03T07:52:16.433

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What is the difference between equality and equivalence?

math computer-science symbols

asked 2008-11-23T00:09:33.607

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What does the quote "An extra level of indirection solves every problem" mean?

computer-science abstraction indirection

asked 2008-11-13T22:47:43.807

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What symbols are used after base 36

computer-science

asked 2008-11-06T23:21:31.953

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What's a Turing machine?

computer-science theory turing-machines computability

asked 2008-10-25T06:25:10.650

Questions tagged computer-science