Computers have caused a revolution in education, but the tremendous changes seen in the last decade may be surpassed in the next as those computers are connected in a global education network.
Teachers and high school students sample the water in Lake Baikal in Siberia while at other lakes around the world, other teachers and students take similar samples from local lakes and subject them to the same simple water-quality tests. Via their school computers, they exchange their results and their observations about how water pollution problems are the same around the world. They are part of a “global laboratory” project that includes scientists specializing in water pollution.
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We have all heard stories on the news about email viruses wreaking havoc on computer systems. To keep computer systems in top performance you will need to know the risks, and what you can do to protect yourself from viruses and computer hackers.
Our world today practically relies on the computers and the Internet. A massive attack on of a computer virus could wipe out communications, air traffic control, hospitals and credit cards. Specialists with training in computer and network security are needed to help us protect this information by preventing, detecting, and responding to attacks.
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Computer Engineering includes design, construction, execution, and maintenance of computers and computer controlled equipment. It is an interdisciplinary course, which incorporates both Computer Science and Electrical Engineering study. Computer Engineering education programs include topics on computer software and hardware.
There are many universities that offer Computer Engineering either as a degree program or as a sub-discipline of Electrical Engineering. A few of the prominent Computer Engineering courses impart knowledge on the power systems, digital systems and electronics. They cover subjects that include digital logic circuits, computer systems, communication systems and electro-optics microprocessors. Others include logic circuits, micro-coding, digital image processing, lasers and machine vision.
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