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Computer

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Category: 
Electrical
Examples: 

Computer engineers:

  • Determine just how much information you can store on any hard drive
  • Figure out what instructions a computer needs in order to turn on and move information around
  • Design cables which link computers together to form networks
  • Develop peripheral computing devices such as printers, modems, scanners and digital cameras
In your community: 

Is your community hooked up to the Internet? Can you surf from home or only at school? As a computer engineer you could figure out your community's computing needs and help the local band or tribal council determine the best way to develop a local network connected to the Internet.

Aptitude: 

If you like...

  • Problem solving
  • Being creative
  • Building things
  • Helping people

...you might enjoy Computer Engineering

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