Computer Science
Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg. These three men all have one thing in common, they became very wealthy from investing in the future of computers. A person may decide to go to college and make a career out of working with computers because of the potential earnings and consistent need of individuals who have studied computer sciences. This paper is going to inform you on what an individual does with a Computer Science degree, education needed to work in this field, and why we need people to do this kind of work.
What does one do when in the field with a computer science degree? When Bobby Droptables was asked, “What is a typical day on the job in your line of work?” He replied with “Go to work, write code, and browse Reddit.” (Droptables, Bobby) This is a very vague reply that I received so I went on to ask questions about “What these codes do?”, and, “What the codes are used for?” His particular job, being a Cryptologist, requires him to “analyze exploits of code and then patch those using codes”. (Droptables, Bobby) Apart from this interview, a separate job in the same field as a Computer research scientist is a different way of working. As said by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Computer and information research scientists create and improve computer algorithms, which are sets of instructions that tell a computer what to do.” (United States Bureau of Labor Statistics) They go on to say that some tasks done on a computer are very difficult and require complex algorithms. Research scientists try to simplify these algorithms to make computer systems as efficient as possible. (United States Bureau of Labor Statistics) So where Bobby works in security and is patching while attempt...
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“Computer and information research scientists invent and design new approaches to computing technology and find innovative uses for existing technology. They study and solve complex problems in computing for business, medicine, science, and other
Occupations in the field of computer science are considered to be “male” jobs. Women are increasingly less likely to enter the field than in years past. However, two of the first people that we were introduced to in our textbook as key people in the history of Computer Science are Ada Augusta and Grace Murray Hopper. The page limits of this paper do not allow the author to adequately describe all of the contributions that Grace made to Computer Science. Instead, you will be introduced to Grace Hopper and how her pioneering work on the Mark I continue to influence women and the world of computer science.
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