Engineering is an essential part of society; they create solutions from their knowledge of science, math, and inventiveness. Engineers have been finding solutions to all types of problems in society for ages. Since it is so broad, they often specialize in a certain type of engineering while in college. Computer engineering is relatively new considering that the first computer was invented in 1949 (britannica.com). Like all engineers, a computer engineer has obstacles they must overcome to succeed in their field. A problem computer engineers have is that they need to adapt to the rapidly changing technology. This is an issue because computer engineers are required to work with technology all of the time. Some solutions that computer engineers
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This was called the Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC). It was developed by John Vincent Atanasoff and Clifford Berry. John Vincent Atanasoff had been a professor at Iowa State that had taught physics and mathematics. He was introduced to Mr. Berry by Harold W. Anderson, an electrical engineering professor, after Atanasoff told him what kind of person he was looking for. Apparently Berry was exactly that man because that was who he recommended. The computer was then built from 1937 to 1942 at Iowa State University. This computer weighed about 750 lbs., looked like a desk, and used drums to store memory. This computer still made a larger impact because numerous invention is still used today, they include, “a binary system of arithmetic, separate memory and computing functions, regenerative memory, parallel processing, electronic amplifiers as on-off switches, circuits for logical addition and subtraction, clocked control of electronic operations, and a modular design” (www.ece.iastate.com). This computer led to a controversy over the ABC. This was because J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly put a patent on the electronic computer after making the ENIAC in Pennsylvania. Atanasoff and Berry never put down a patent because the WWII stopped their research and so left to pursue other projects. The court overturned Eckert and Mauchly’s patent because their computer was an extension of Atanasoff’s. After …show more content…
The definition of a workshop is “a class or series of classes in which a small group of people learn the methods and skills used in doing something” (http://www.merriam-webster.com/). This means that workshops are a place of learning for people in all fields. Many teachers go to workshops to learn new ways of teaching and how to help students learn. The same thing can be applied to computer engineering. Going to workshops can introduce an engineer to the latest technology and teach the how it can be applied to their field. With the use of the internet it has become easier to find workshops like these and one does not have to rely on a college or coworker to tell them about such things. Expos on the other hand are "any exhibition or show" (www.dictionary.reference.com). Expos can show just about anything. This can include new technologies. Going to expos like this can introduce one to new technologies that have not even hit the market. This can definitely help an computer engineer keep up with technology because there are expos dedicated to technology. These can also be found by searching on the internet. Both workshops and expos show good ways to go out and learn about technology with the help of the internet; but the internet itself can also be very
This was called the Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC). It was developed by John Vincent Atanasoff and Clifford Berry. John Vincent Atanasoff had been a professor at Iowa State that had taught physics and mathematics. He was introduced to Mr. Berry by Harold W. Anderson, an electrical engineering professor, after Atanasoff told him what kind of person he was looking for. Apparently Berry was exactly that man because that was who he recommended. The computer was then built from 1937 to 1942 at Iowa State University. This computer weighed about 750 lbs., looked like a desk, and used drums to store memory. This computer still made a larger impact because numerous invention is still used today, they include, “a binary system of arithmetic, separate memory and computing functions, regenerative memory, parallel processing, electronic amplifiers as on-off switches, circuits for logical addition and subtraction, clocked control of electronic operations, and a modular design” (www.ece.iastate.com). This computer led to a controversy over the ABC. This was because J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly put a patent on the electronic computer after making the ENIAC in Pennsylvania. Atanasoff and Berry never put down a patent because the WWII stopped their research and so left to pursue other projects. The court overturned Eckert and Mauchly’s patent because their computer was an extension of Atanasoff’s. After …show more content…
The definition of a workshop is “a class or series of classes in which a small group of people learn the methods and skills used in doing something” (http://www.merriam-webster.com/). This means that workshops are a place of learning for people in all fields. Many teachers go to workshops to learn new ways of teaching and how to help students learn. The same thing can be applied to computer engineering. Going to workshops can introduce an engineer to the latest technology and teach the how it can be applied to their field. With the use of the internet it has become easier to find workshops like these and one does not have to rely on a college or coworker to tell them about such things. Expos on the other hand are "any exhibition or show" (www.dictionary.reference.com). Expos can show just about anything. This can include new technologies. Going to expos like this can introduce one to new technologies that have not even hit the market. This can definitely help an computer engineer keep up with technology because there are expos dedicated to technology. These can also be found by searching on the internet. Both workshops and expos show good ways to go out and learn about technology with the help of the internet; but the internet itself can also be very