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Computer engineering is a vast field that includes engineers
who write application software, low level software that controls computer
hardware, and design computer hardware. Computer engineers delve deeper
into the electronic workings of the computer hardware and devices. They design
computer interfaces, hardware, and controlling devices for computer components
New fields of computer engineering are robotics and virtual reality systems.
Advances such as Java and the internet will create a huge demand for these
engineers as more businessess will make computers an essential part of their
business and will need software and hardware. This field is changing so rapidly
that the need increases yearly for more computer and software engineers either
willing to work directly with hardware or with software development experience.
A degree in computer engineering can either be software engineering related or
hardware design related. The hardware design degrees are usually out of the electrical
engineering colleges while the software engineering degrees are in the computer
science college although this may vary from school to school.
In college, students will
study:
- software engineering concepts
- computer graphics
- computer system design
- robotics
- computer networking
- databases
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