FREE ESSAY ON COMPUTER ENGINEERING

COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Computer Engineering
Andrew Winegarner
Ms. Lee
English 3-4, Block 2
2/11/99
Andrew Winegarner
Ms. Lee
English 3-4, Block 2
11 November 1999
Computer Engineering
Computer engineering is a relatively new field of 
engineering and is one of the fastest growing fields today. 
Computer engineering is one of today's most technologically 
based jobs (Basta 71).The field of computer engineering 
combines the knowledge of electrical engineering and 
computer science to create advanced computer systems. 
Computer engineering involves the process of designing 
and manufacturing computer chips processors, memory systems, 
central processing units, and of peripheral devices . 
Computer engineers work with CAD(computer aided design) 
programs and different computer languages so they can create 
and program computer systems (Gelenter 82). Computer 
engineers use today's best technology to create tomorrow's. 
Computer engineers require a high level of training and 
intelligence to be skilled at their job. A bachelors degree 
from a college or university with a good computer 
engineering program computer science program is necessary 
(Basta 71). Then once employed their usually is a on the job 
type of training program to learn the certain types of 
systems that will be designed and manufactured.
Computer engineers major studies conventional 
electronic engineering, computer science and math in 
college. The electrical engineering knowledge that a 
computer engineer possesses allow for a understanding of the 
apparatus that goes into a computer so that they can be 
designed and built (UCSD 2). The computer science part gives 
a engineer much needed wisdom on how software makes a 
computer system run and perform tasks.
There are a few different types of employers computer 
engineers could work for today. The first is for a major 
computer company actually designing whole computer systems 
for say Compaq or Macintosh. Then their are the type that 
works for computer components such as peripheral systems and 
microchips such as Intel (Gelenter 90). Then their are the 
engineers that design everyday electronic components such as 
bank machines and cell phones.
The job outlook of computer engineering is very good. 
More and more computer systems are being created every day 
and the demand for computer engineers is just going to keep 
on growing (UCSD 1). For example Chris Kolnik (who is 
studying to become a computer engineer) says that their is 
no end in sight to the growth the computer industry.
Some advantages of being a computer engineer is that 
you use your creativity when working on a project and can 
express yourself through the computer. Another advantage is 
the good pay, it is one of the highest paying fields 
straight out of college. Their are some disadvantages also 
like working at a computer all day and being inside the 
whole time. Another disadvantage is working on the same 
project for a long time and that can get boring sometimes if 
you don't have a lot of patients. 
I want to be a computer engineer cause I think that 
computers are very interesting machines and they are the 
wave of the future. I also like programming computers and 
making computer games and so forth. I would like to be a 
computer engineer mainly cause I want to do something on the 
cutting edge of technology and computers are the way to go.
Bibliography
Basta, Nick. Careers in High Tech. Illinois: NTC 
publishing group, 1992.
Gelenter, David. Machine Beauty. New York: Basic Books 
publisher, 1998.
N/A. "Electronic and computer Engineering." UCSD. 1999
http://www.ece.UCSD.edu (Oct 20 1999)