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Computer engineering is defined as the discipline involving the design, construction, implementation and maintenance of both software and hardware for modern computing systems. It combines aspects of computer science and electrical engineering. Computer engineers work across many industries to design a wide range of technologies from microchips to powerful systems and networks. They are increasingly involved in designing computer systems for specialized applications. Technological advances continue to drive opportunities in computer engineering as various technologies converge to provide widespread access to information.

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Computer Engineering

Computer engineering is defined as the discipline involving the design, construction, implementation and maintenance of both software and hardware for modern computing systems. It combines aspects of computer science and electrical engineering. Computer engineers work across many industries to design a wide range of technologies from microchips to powerful systems and networks. They are increasingly involved in designing computer systems for specialized applications. Technological advances continue to drive opportunities in computer engineering as various technologies converge to provide widespread access to information.

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Computer Engineering

Computer engineering is defined as the discipline that embodies the


science and technology of design, construction, implementation, and
maintenance of software and hardware components of modern
computing systems and computer-controlled equipment. Computer
engineering has traditionally been viewed as a combination of both
computer science (CS) and electrical engineering (EE). It has evolved
over the past three decades as a separate, although intimately
related, discipline. Computer engineering is solidly grounded in the
theories and principles of computing, mathematics, science, and
engineering and it applies these theories and principles to solve
technical problems through the design of computing hardware,
software, networks, and processes.

Historically, the field of computer engineering has been widely viewed


as "designing computers." In reality, the design of computers
themselves has been the province of relatively few highly skilled
engineers whose goal was to push forward the limits of computer and
microelectronics technology. The successful miniaturization of silicon
devices and their increased reliability as system building blocks has
created an environment in which computers have replaced the more
conventional electronic devices. These applications manifest
themselves in the proliferation of mobile telephones, personal digital
assistants, location-aware devices, digital cameras, and similar
products. It also reveals itself in the myriad of applications involving
embedded systems, namely those computing systems that appear in
applications such as automobiles, large- scale electronic devices, and
major appliances.

Increasingly, computer engineers are involved in the design of


computer-based systems to address highly specialized and specific
application needs. Computer engineers work in most industries,
including the computer, aerospace, telecommunications, power
production, manufacturing, defense, and electronics industries. They
design high-tech devices ranging from tiny microelectronic integrated-
circuit chips, to powerful systems that utilize those chips and efficient
telecommunication systems that interconnect those systems.
Applications include consumer electronics (CD and DVD players,
televisions, stereos, microwaves, gaming devices) and advanced
microprocessors, peripheral equipment, systems for portable, desktop
and client/server computing, and communications devices (cellular
phones, pagers, personal digital assistants). It also includes
distributed computing environments (local and wide area networks,
wireless networks, internets, intranets), and embedded computer
systems (such as aircraft, spacecraft, and automobile control systems
in which computers are embedded to perform various functions). A
wide array of complex technological systems, such as power
generation and distribution systems and modern processing and
manufacturing plants, rely on computer systems developed and
designed by computer engineers.

Technological advances and innovation continue to drive computer


engineering. There is now a convergence of several established technologies
(such as television, computer, and networking technologies) resulting in
widespread and ready access to information on an enormous scale. This has
created many opportunities and challenges for computer engineers. This
convergence of technologies and the associated innovation lie at the heart of
economic development and the future of many organizations. The situation
bodes well for a successful career in computer engineering.

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