Hello, I am a senior in highschool and i must make up my mind what i want to do in life, im leaning towards computers, or music, computers being the more financially sound I am interested in computer engineering. I have taken computer science for 2 years, but i did not like it. So now i am studying up on computer engineering, i havent found much information on it yet and i was just wondering what that title entails. I like to physically put things together and take them apart to see how it works, and im trying to find out about how the computer works with all its hardware and I hope this site can offer that, I am sure it can. Thanks alot. Maybe yall can suggest a site where it explains all the computer hardware in depth.
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Jump to PostComputer engineering doesn't really deal much with computer hardware (i.e. motherboards, processors, etc.). It is more of a cross between electrical engineering and computer science. Be prepared for a lot of discrete math and digital circuitry. If you're an electronics freak, go for it :)
Jump to PostIf you are more interested in how computers work, one of the first things you might try is studying for A+ Certification which will give you the basic knowledge of how computers go together and how they work - AND BEST OF ALL will give you a certification which may …
Jump to PostOpps!!! Posted that before I mentioned the second path. If you get interested in Networking and network design (which is very interesting and sometimes challenging), the you should consider the CISCO path of certifications. Some of them are the CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate), the CCDA (Cisco Certified Design Associate), …
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