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Computer Engineering VS Computer Science. What is the difference? and what do you think is better?

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Date Posted: 2018/04/10
Simin Shirazi
by Simin Shirazi , Finance Manager , Mumbai Mobile Creches

Computer Engineering is mostly hardcore hardware i.e. related to building of computer , designs and core internal wares. It is more of a physical aspect of computer building and designing.

While computer science is more are less related to abstract form like data processing, storing, writing software and many more function related  to software aspect for the computer as a machine to funcition.

However both are specialised fields the computer is a product of both Computer Engeering and Computer Science without the each of the one it is useless. 

 

 

Asmita karki
by Asmita karki , Admin and Finance Officer , XYZ

Engineering is the study  for design the software, hardware and system . Computer science is the study of how data  and instruction are processed ,stored , communicated by computing device.

Iftikhar Khan
by Iftikhar Khan , Assistant Professor , COMSATS Institute of IT

Computer Engineering is more ~70% focus on hardware and ~30% focus on software. Computer science is opposite of comuter engineering. Software engineering is 100% focus on software.

Talib Rehan
by Talib Rehan , associate sales consultant , Policybazaar Insurance Web Aggregator Private Limited

retaining existing customer and get the reference from them to acquire new one

Joey Cecillano
by Joey Cecillano , Application Consultant , AMMEX iSupport Worldwide Incorporated

Technically there's alot of difference between the 2 courses. Here's my tough on this. If your going to a more programming and coding kind of work you should be  taking up Computer Science. If you are a person who likes hardwares and softwares then you should be taking up Computer Engineering. It is too broad to explain these to but that's just my own perspective and since I'm a Computer Engineering, that's what I know based on experience

Mohammad Al-Saghbini
by Mohammad Al-Saghbini , Consultant anatomical pathologist , Alpha medical laboratories

Bothe Computer engineering and Computer science are important, the difference is the computer engineering should be about the hardware wheres the computer science might be about the software and programing.

both are very good specialities.

wondimagegn Debebe
by wondimagegn Debebe , Control Engineer , Deshan Brewery SC

Well Coputer science means it is the way of describes the software and hardware the computer features and it a science that explain about tyechnologies.But Computer engineering deals with designing the hard ware and software components of the computers and fix and debug of the hardware and software of the computers.As the general Computer engineer the problem solvers of the electronicw device but not computer science, it simply deals with philosophy of technolgy.

Abebayehu Bekele Shanko
by Abebayehu Bekele Shanko , System Engineer , Information Network Security Agecny (INSA)

 

What Is Computer Engineering? 

#Computer Engineering is the marriage of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. It focuses on computing in all forms, from microprocessors to embedded computing devices to laptop and desktop systems to supercomputers. As such, it concerns the electrical engineering considerations of how microprocessors function, are designed, and are optimized; how data is communicated among electronic components; how integrated systems of electronic components are designed and how they operate to process instructions expressed in software; and how software is written, compiled, and optimized for specific hardware platforms. Therefore, computer engineers are electrical engineers who specialize in software design, hardware design, or systems design that integrates both.

What is Computer Science? 

#Computer Science is the study of how data and instructions are processed, stored, communicated by computing devices. A modern descendant of Applied Mathematics and Electrical Engineering, Computer Science deals with algorithms for processing data, the symbolic representation of data and instructions, the design of instruction languages for processing data, techniques for writing software that process data on a variety of computing platforms, protocols for communicating data reliably and securely across networks, the organization of data in databases of various types and scales, the emulation of human intelligence and learning through computer algorithms, statistical modeling of data in large databases to support inference of trends, and techniques for protecting the content and authenticity of data. Therefore, computer scientists are scientists and mathematicians who develop ways to process, interpret, store, communicate, and secure data.

Overlap Between the Areas 

#Because both Computer Engineers and Computer Scientists ultimately work with data and attempt ultimately to harness meaning from it, there is significant overlap in coursework that students in the two fields take, as well as in the careers they pursue. This does not minimize the distinctive nature of the two disciplines. It simply acknowledges the fact that these types of computer professionals find context and purpose in similar kinds of projects or in different aspects of the same kinds of projects.

A Potentially Oversimplifying but Useful Distinction

Both Computer Engineers and Computer Scientists advance computing technology and solve problems using computing technology. If we consider computing technology in terms of scale, Computer Engineers operate often at the microscopic and macroscopic ends of the spectrum, whereas Computer Scientists work in the middle parts of the spectrum. More specifically, Computer Engineers deal with the physics of semiconductor electronics so that they may design hardware from the integrated circuit level (small), as well as with the integration of hardware and software optimized to run on it to realize complete, special-purpose computing systems (large). Computer Scientists write the software, design the databases, devise the algorithms, format the communications, and secure the data that are processed by the hardware to make the integrated system function.

Mary Bernadette Alejo
by Mary Bernadette Alejo , Online English Tutor , SPN

Computer engineering focuses on computer hardware and software and develops programs which also includes project management. Whereas, computer science deals with the study on how computers work in terms of mathematical and theorical perspective.

Rahul Parackal Rajeev
by Rahul Parackal Rajeev , Business development manager , Future Vision Business Setup

science is about discovering and describing how things work while engineering is about applying an understanding of how things work to make things do what you want them to do.

Computer Engineering is mostly interst in Hardware and wiring

Computer Science is mostly interst in developing softwares and programs

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