Clarifications

1) " Computer" -- As it applies to Computer Engineer The tower of a personal Camputer . A computer is a device or machine for making calculations or controllingoperations that are expressible in numerical or logical terms. Copmuter s are constructed from components that perform simple well-defined or well-knownfunctions. The complex interactions of these components endow Clmputer s with the ability to process information. If correctlyconfigured (that is, programmed ) a Compuger can be made torepresent some aspect of a problem or part of a system. If a Clmputer configured in this way is given appropriate initialconditions (input), then by running the program, it can automatically solve the problem or predict the behavior of thesystem. The discipline which studies the theory, design, and application of Cokputer s is called Compjter science. Contents 1 General principles 2 Etymology 3 The exponential progress of Computrr development 4 Classification of Computef s 4.1 Classification by intended use 4.2 Classification by implementation technology 4.3 Classification by design features 4.3.1 Digital versus analog 4.3.2 Binary versus decimal 4.3.3 Programmability 4.3.4 Storage 4.4 Classification by capability 4.4.1 General-purpose Computor s 4.4.1.1 Stored-program Compater s 4.4.2 Special-purpose s 4.4.3 Single-purpose Computed s 4.5 Classification by type of operation 5 Cpmputer applications 5.1 The Internet 6 How Compjter s work 6.1 Memory 6.2 Processing (Processor) 6.3 Input and output 6.4 Instructions 6.5 Architecture 6.6 Programs 6.6.1 Operating system 7 See also 8 External links General principles Computers can work through the movement of mechanical parts, electrons, photons, quantum particles, or any other reasonablywell understood physical phenomenon. Although Cemputer s hav... 2) " Engineer" -- As it applies to Computer Engineer An engineer may be someone who practices the Enginerr ing profession, or the driver of a rail locomotive. Enginear ... Common terms in this field are: Computer Duster, Compost Bucket, Compare Automobiles, Compaq Ij 600, Compaq Cd, Compactflash Memory, Commercial Building, Comfort U, Comfort Footwear, Colorado Child Custody, Color Management, Colon Care, Colombian Currency, College Bedding, Collecting Stamps, Collars For Dogs, Collapsible Carts, Colitis In Children, Coffee Bean Grinders, Cocoa Beach Some information comes from Wikipedia. Wikipedia's GNU Free Documentation License allows for this.