Do not diss QBASIC.

Hmmmm...
Nicely written and adeptly explained.
and you do give lectures to freshmen bsc's as part-time jobs don't ya?

So, what sorts of jobs am I looking at out of the comptuer science field? And what should I do in graduate school after I take this in college...?

A computer science degree leaves you open to millions of career options. It's up to you to decide what you're interested in and what you want to pursue.

You can be a programmer for a software company.
You can develop operating systems - Windows, Mac, Linux, etc
You can design hardware, itself, and/or hardware drivers
You can design other electronic devices (e.g. cellphones - remember, they run via software programs too!)

There's a whole hardware aspect and software aspect. You don't even have to do anything with computers. Should you decide to go into A.I. (artificial intelligence) you can work with biologists to develop new neurological implants which emulate parts of the human brain to allow paralyzed/amputated people to move artificial limbs simply by thought. (And YES! Prototypes of this technology already exist!)

The entire world is technology - wherever we are and whatever we do. And the future of computing isn't Pentium 4 boxes sitting on top of someone's desk so they can use Microsoft Word.

Don't think of "using a computer" as we know them today. Be an invisionary - imagine all of the developing that needs to be done in the future to expand on computing, technology, etc.

Graduate school? It depends what your chosen field is. Choose a graduate degree to complement a computer science degree.

An undergrad comp sci and a grad business degree would allow you to work as a head hancho for a corporation such as Intel, Microsoft, etc.

An undergrad comp sci with a biochem grad degree would allow you to work with artificial intelligence, designing medical machinery, etc.

The same goes for any other graduate degree.

I mean this is the way you want to go if u want to have a life(Strictly hearsay)
They sell it so well here
SLASHDOT.org


" Nine out of every 10 large corporations and government agencies have been attacked
by computer intruders, states Mitnick, basing his ..."

fortune 500 Companies are intrested in quick fixes not scientific jibabjaber(strictly hearsay) no offense I wouldnt waste time while you could be getting all those hot well paying jobs for security Im mean the guys I know dont do shit till there is a compromise in the systems security and they get paid out the ass trust me these guys are party boys some true jackasses they take me out to lunch all the time they are living the high life that I will be living soon. good times are going to roll setting up modems is getting old for me

I disagree Big B. Network sysadmin is a great job for here and now, but it's not what I would want to make a lifelong career out of.

Lets say you are a sysadmin and you know all about linux and windows networking. What happens in ten years when these operating systems are so radically different, networking is all fiberoptic, and the Internet isn't at all what it's like now. (just think back to what the internet was - or wasn't - back in 1990 and you'll realize how fast networking trends change) ??

I would rather be one of those scientist people who DESIGNS the new network infrastructure and ideas for new network protocols - instead of being the networking guy who is constantly just trying to keep up with the latest trends without knowing WHY the things he's taught work.

"I would want to make a lifelong career out of"
system admins come from all computer job fields and are capable of many jobs and as long as there is somthing to steal in the virtual world there will be a job for the system admin.


Are you saying all the system admins lost all of their jobs during this trend change

Yes technology doubles itself every 6 months but this isnt the series Babylon 5 were talking about. High expectations run deep in the veins of the computer science community


Thats what slashdot.org is for system admins are like a "Band of Brothers they work as a team white hats and(uber) gray hats are on standby 24 hours a day with all the latest news before it hits the streets

Are you implying that system admins arent mentally and physically able to adapt to radically advanced technological changes, than who would be. System admin companies play as the middle man collecting off the backs of the weak(un educated in software) therefore making mass amount$ of quick ca$h. It takes years sometimes serveral(5-10) for new technology to "take off " after being developed. I love technology but I cant sit back and wait for new stuff to come out at the slow rate(slow enough to keep up with) it is while on the other hand there is money to be made good money .

My older brother is a electrical engineer he was going to take the comp science route and some of his friends did and found out it was not what they were looking for he got a job right out of college making mad amounts of ca$h while he is riding around in the Mercedes S Class and living in a phat house in the suburbs of the ATL his friends on the other hand took a slower route after 9/11
The moral of the story is get a job you really enjoy and you will never work a day in your life.
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True.Unfortunately,the type of nation that would want only quick fixers,or network administrating " party boys " would have to be a communist nation - where there is no chance for an entrepreneur and third-grade labourers are valued most.A building construction worker can not work untill his supervisor holding a civili engineering degree comes up and makes him understand the way or working.I mean,things are not going to be the same as it is after 10 years.We need people talking about theories as well as people interested in making easy money,that is,their source of mirth.

I believe that they could adapt themselves with the trend...

Wow, sounds good. cscgal you are honestly SOOO helpful, just thought I would say thanks before I annoy you with more questions hehe. Same goes to the rest of you, The one on one knowledge is alot better than having to read a page that doesnt answer specific question like I'm getting here. So thanks~!

Btw, that undergrad comp sci with the business graduate degree sounds sooo nice...I'm going to seriously look into that. Up on the ladder at microsoft would be real nice.