# Computing Innovation

**URL:** <https://forum.code.org/t/computing-innovation/7003>\
**Category:** AP Prep\
**Created:** [March 23, 2017, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/computing-innovation/7003 "2017-03-23T20:09:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![timothy\_poseley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@timothy\_poseley](https://forum.code.org/u/timothy_poseley)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/computing-innovation/7003/1 "2017-03-23T20:09:22Z")

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Okay, this may seem like a dumb question but I have heard arguments for both sides and wanted to ask the forums. For computing innovations, would specific apps / software work or does it have to be the actual device?

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**Author:** ![bhatnagars](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.code.org/bhatnagars/32/4919_2.png) [@bhatnagars](https://forum.code.org/u/bhatnagars)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/computing-innovation/7003/2 "2017-03-23T20:32:34Z")

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As per page 112 of the purple book, a computing innovation is an innovation that depends on computing or computing tools to define its functionality. Going by that, I would say that software qualifies as a computing innovation. I have attached a picture and highlighted the relevant portion.

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**Author:** ![timothy\_poseley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@timothy\_poseley](https://forum.code.org/u/timothy_poseley)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/computing-innovation/7003/3 "2017-03-23T20:33:54Z")

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Thank you very much!