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which group is better to join either MCA or M.Sc. computer Science

Both the courses have equal scope at present times. After completion of any of these courses, you can find a software based job in reputed firms like Wipro, Accenture, or IBM. NET/SET qualified candidates can find a rewarding career in teaching field. Specialist Officer jobs in banking field are applicable to these candidates. CDAC, CDIT, etc are some of the firms that often extends jobs for MCA/M.Sc holders in Computer Science.

You have surely heard of the field of computer science, but may be unclear about what the domain entails. It involves an in-depth study of the theoretical foundations that combine information and computation, and its application and implementation in computer systems. It involves algorithmic processes that allow description and transformation of information. Computer Science has evolved to include many sub-fields. There is computer graphics which focuses on computation of specific results, computational complexity theory which studies properties of computational problems and programming language theory which studies the approaches to describe computations. There is also computer programming which is concerned with specific programming languages used to solve specific computational problems and human-computer interaction which deals with evolving the usability of computers and computations and making it accessible to people.

Computer science is often confused with information technology or computer applications or operational research. To put it simply, computer science focuses on understanding the properties involved in programmes used to implement games and web-browser softwares. The knowledge so acquired is then used to improve existing programmes and also to create new programmes.
How did it all begin?
How computer science evolved as a discipline and the origin of modern digital computer makes an interesting study. The first mechanical calculator was invented by Wilhelm Schickard in the year 1623 and around 1900, punch card machines were introduced. However, the problem was that all the existent machines performed only a single task or at best only a part of the tasks required. Computer science found its identity in the 1950s and early 1960s when the first computer science departments were established and degree programmes were introduced.
The introduction of International Business Machines (IBM) was an epoch-making event. So we had the first IBM 704 and IBM 709 computers. However, at that time, even misplacing one letter in one instruction would result in the whole programme crashing and you would have to restart the process from scratch.

The discipline of Computer Science today comprises a range of topics such as theoretical study of algorithms and the limitations of computation in terms of implementation of computing systems in hardware and software.