Fifty Years of Computer Science: Trends, Milestones, and Emerging Challenges

Abstract

The article under a review examines the development of computer science, the latest tendencies, and the prospects of computer science utilizing its revolutionary potential impact in a variety of realms. It perceives facilities like algorithms, hardware, and artificial intelligence, in addition to the emerging research opportunities, including quantum computing and human-computer interactions. The article focuses on the societal impacts of computing with reference to the contribution in the area of healthcare, education and governance, and includes the most critical issues in the field of privacy, ethics and sustainability. In addition, it also indicates that cross-disciplinary research is a must to develop responsible innovation to overcome some of the life-threatening issues in the world. With the ongoing impact of computer science in the future, it will be necessary to balance development and technological advancement and ethics. This review provides a wide scope of this rapidly evolving subject, and the goal of extensive information is to provide the researcher, practitioners, and policymakers about the influence of computer science in the current world so profound.