Introduction to Computer Engineering

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12-10-03ENGIN112 -1Introduction to Computer Engineering12-06-02 L12-ENGIN112Professor Tessier -Career ChoiceslAge 8 -astronautlAge 12 -baseball playerlAge 16 - Computer scientistlAge 21 - Computer engineerlAge 31 - Computer engineer/professorlAge 41 -park ranger?12-06-02 L13-ENGIN112Why Computer Engineering ?lAfraid of heightslCouldn t hit curveballlWanted to impress friends/parentslFascinated by computerslHoped to make a good livinglLots of opportunities in Massachusetts12-06-02 L14-ENGIN112Computer EngineeringlAll about designing and building computers Siliconchip design Combining chips into systems Combining systems into networks Helping systems recover from failure Software design to help computers run faster and more efficiently12-06-02 L15-ENGIN112Integrated Circuit DesignlInvolves physicslLearn to work in teamslInteract with software designerslRequires skill, patiencelLearn to

l Notify user if problem identified l Automatically fix problem if possible l Often fix involves use of redundant hardware l Clever programming techniques can also be used. 13 - ENGIN112 12-06-02 L1 Software Engineering l Graphical design and image processing l World wide web - …

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