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'''[[Computer engineering]]''' (CE) is the design and development of computer systems. It is often considered a hybrid between [[Electrical Engineering]] and [[Computer Science]] due to the utilization of both [[Computer hardware|hardware]] and [[Computer software|software]] technologies in the field.

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The following [[Outline (list)|outline]] is provided as an overview of and introductiontopical guide to computer engineering:

'''[[Computer engineering]]''' &ndash; [[Discipline (academia)|discipline]] that integrates several fields of [[electrical engineering]] and [[computer science]] required to develop [[computer hardware]] and software.<ref>{{Cite book

| last = IEEE Computer Society

| author-link = IEEE Computer Society

|author2=ACM |author-link2=Association for Computing Machinery

| title = Computer Engineering 2004: Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Degree Programs in Computer Engineering

| url = http://www.acm.org/education/education/curric_vols/CE-Final-Report.pdf

| access-date = December 17, 2012

|date=December 12, 2004

| page = iii

| quote = Computer System engineering has traditionally been viewed as a combination of both electronic engineering (EE) and computer science (CS).

}}</ref> Computer engineers usually have training in [[electronic engineering]] (or [[electrical engineering]]), [[software design]], and hardware–software integration instead of only [[software engineering]] or electronic engineering. Computer engineers are involved in many hardware and software aspects of computing, from the design of individual [[microcontroller]]s, [[microprocessor]]s, [[personal computer]]s, and [[supercomputer]]s, to [[circuit design]]. This field of engineering not only focuses on how computer systems themselves work, but also how they integrate into the larger picture.<ref>{{Cite web

| last = Trinity College Dublin

| url = http://www.tcd.ie/Engineering/about/what_is_eng/computer_eng_intro.html

| title = What is Computer System Engineering

| access-date = April 21, 2006

}}</ref>

==Main articles on computer engineering ==

{{main|Computer engineering}}

* [[Computer]]

** [[Computer architecture]]

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* [[Engineering]]

** [[Electrical engineering]]

** [[SoftwareElectronics and Computer Engineering]]

** [[Software engineering]]

** [[ Software Timeline]]

== Foundations ==

* [[Calculus]]

* [[Control system]]

* [[Electronics]]

* [[Matrix (mathematics)|Matrix theory]]

* [[Numerical analysis]]

* [[Solid-state physics]]

== History of computer engineering ==

=== General ===

* Time line of computing [[Timeline of computing 2400 BC–1949|2400 BC - 1949]] - [[Timeline of computing 1950–1979|1950-791950–1979]] - [[Timeline of computing 1980–1989|1980-891980–1989]] - [[Timeline of computing 1990–1999|1990-991990–1999]] - [[Timeline of computing 2000-2009|2000-092000–2009]]

* [[History of computing hardware]] up to third generation (1960s)

* [[History of computing hardware (1960s–present)|History of computing hardware]] from 1960s to current

* [[History of computer hardware in SovietEastern Bloc countries]]

* [[History of personal computers]]

* [[History of laptops ]]

* [[History of software engineering]]

* [[History of compiler writing]]

* [[History of the Internet ]]

* [[History of the World Wide Web]]

* [[History of video games]]

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* [[Timeline of algorithms]]

* [[Timeline of quantum computing]]

=== Product specific === <!-- Questionable to be computer engineering?? -->

* [[Timeline of DOS operating systems]]

* [[Classic Mac OS history]]

* [[History of macOS]]

* [[History of Microsoft Windows]]

* [[Timeline of the Apple II familyseries]]

* [[Timeline of Apple products]]

* [[Timeline of file sharing]]

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== Hardware ==

* [[ElectricalDigital networkelectronics]]

* [[Very-large-scale integration]]

* [[Hardware description language]]

* [[Application-specific integrated circuit]]

* [[Electrical network]]

* [[Microprocessor]]

== Software ==

* [[Assembly language]]

* [[ComputerOperating networkingsystem]]

* [[Computer ScienceDatabase]]

{{main|Computer* [[Software engineering}}]]

* [[Hardware description language]]

* [[Software Engineering]]

== System design ==

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* [[Microarchitecture]]

* [[Multiprocessing]]

* [[Computer performance by orders of magnitude]]

== Interdisciplinary fields ==

* [[Human–computer interaction]]

* [[Computer network]]

* [[Digital signal processing]]

* [[Control systemtheory]]

== See also ==

* [[Computer Science]]

* [[List of basic information technology topics]]

==References==

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

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* [http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/majors/majorBasics.asp?majorID=70 Computer Engineering] at The Princeton Review

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051103090030/http://wwwdsa.uqac.ca/~lsr/emcos/emcos-index.php?page=Computer+Engineering+Conference+Calendar Computer Engineering Conference Calendar]

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