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Computer Hardware Engineering

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"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." As Arthur C. Clark, a British inventor, puts it, technology has been constantly improving and the latest advancements have become astonishingly powerful. Computer hardware engineering is the designing, building, and testing of computer hardware and computer systems. Computer hardware engineers acquire a persistent and detail- oriented nature. Through their work, computer hardware engineers get a wide range of opportunity, but they are also loaded with seemingly endless work on their hands. Ultimately, computer hardware engineering provides a cause for innovative thinkers and creative designers, labeling it as a job worth pursuing.
Computer history goes back to the 1800s when Charles Babbage created the first computer, named the Babbage model. It was an analytical model that was composed of gears and levers and was about the size of a desk calculator ("Computers" Ferguson's Career Guidance Center). Computers that used vacuum tubes to store space concepts were considered first generation computers. Overtime, computers became smaller, faster, more reliable, and much easier to use than the previous models. In 1971, the first microprocessor was invented, which led to the fourth generation computers, which are used to this day. By the 1980s, competition among companies, such as IBM, Apple, and Packard Bell, resulted in lower prices for computers ("Computers"). Now, computers are affordable for businesses, schools, and homes.
A computer hardware engineer works on the research, development, and manufacturing that potentially will lead to more advanced computer systems. Computer hardware engineering professionals must be familiar with different network systems and ...

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