Write 400-600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas. 

Focus your discussion on the following questions:

• Using your prior knowledge and what you have learned from this course, if you had to describe the computer science as the encompassing field for the areas covered so far, what would you say? 
• What are the most important issues in the field? 
• What are the current trends? 
• Do you have predictions about the future to share with your peers? 

Be sure to support your information by citing your references using APA format.