Informatics
Informatics is the study of computer systems and their deployment. It investigates and applies the relations of computers to the human and social world, including business, the sciences and the arts.
Computer Science
The Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) 2013 describes Computer Science as:
"Computer Science spans the range from theory through programming to cutting-edge development of computing solutions. Computer Science offers a foundation that permits graduates to adapt to new ideas. The work of computer scientists falls into three categories:
- Designing and building software
- Developing effective ways to solve computing problems, such as storing information in databases, sending data over networks or providing new approaches to security problems; and
- Devising new and better ways of using computers and addressing particular challenges..."