ARTH 1100 Lecture 4: 4_Lecture Notes - CH4 - Computational Strategies of Representation(6)
14 Feb 2017
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The ability to represent and execute conditional behaviors. Graphical and abstract representation of virtual space and objects, both in two and three dimensions. The unequalled storage capacity, and the ability to transmit and afford access to vast quantities of data and information. The ability to make things happen by actions we undertake; Socially oriented participation where the medium is a platform, or a mediator. Computer science strives to master complexity by creating abstract representations that describe elements of systems in the most general terms that most accurately describe their most salient features. At a high degree of abstraction, we have an icon, such as a folder icon, clicking this invokes a procedural code. The folder icon, is an abstraction of the commands to open and display the contents of the folder. In a command line interface, like ms-dos, the command is: [if we type dir, the system will display the contents the directory]
