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<h2 id="main-articles-on-computer-engineering">Main articles on computer engineering</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Computer/SQe1aK05">Computer</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Computer_architecture/tHtwxgR2">Computer architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Computer_hardware/8jSjsCNv">Computer hardware</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Computer_software/RP79lVSW">Computer software</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Computer_science/lN3pEyPz">Computer science</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Engineering/RFVg8H3I">Engineering</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Electrical_engineering/YYXW1KLW">Electrical engineering</a></li> <li>Electronics and Computer Engineering</li> <li><a href="/facts/Software_engineering/KX6cE9kz">Software engineering</a></li></ul></li></ul> <h2 id="history-of-computer-engineering">History of computer engineering</h2> <h3>General</h3> <ul><li>Time line of computing <a href="/facts/Timeline_of_computing_2400_BC%25E2%2580%25931949/V7kq7Gsc">2400 BC - 1949</a> - <a href="/facts/Timeline_of_computing_1950%25E2%2580%25931979/UN731UEK">1950–1979</a> - <a href="/facts/Timeline_of_computing_1980%25E2%2580%25931989/o9301uqw">1980–1989</a> - <a href="/facts/Timeline_of_computing_1990%25E2%2580%25931999/7ovYPext">1990–1999</a> - <a href="/facts/Timeline_of_computing_2000-2009/f4UDWlhn">2000–2009</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/History_of_computing_hardware/83xXSmuW">History of computing hardware</a> up to third generation (1960s)</li> <li><a href="/facts/History_of_computing_hardware_(1960s%25E2%2580%2593present)/Eq0nC7aD">History of computing hardware</a> from 1960s to current</li> <li><a href="/facts/History_of_computer_hardware_in_Eastern_Bloc_countries/038GVJ3U">History of computer hardware in Eastern Bloc countries</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/History_of_personal_computers/d4CGfyDL">History of personal computers</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/History_of_laptops/7QWrMc6l">History of laptops</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/History_of_software_engineering/nLLfvAzX">History of software engineering</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/History_of_compiler_writing/XGz9B5DA">History of compiler writing</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/History_of_the_Internet/frRuaPrU">History of the Internet</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/History_of_the_World_Wide_Web/6MDw5vuo">History of the World Wide Web</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/History_of_video_games/JaEYMLCy">History of video games</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/History_of_the_graphical_user_interface/K2NXGuGh">History of the graphical user interface</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Timeline_of_computing/bEcQv72r">Timeline of computing</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Timeline_of_operating_systems/VUkt443G">Timeline of operating systems</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Timeline_of_programming_languages/LyrQzvGm">Timeline of programming languages</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Timeline_of_artificial_intelligence/uN4gVl62">Timeline of artificial intelligence</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Timeline_of_cryptography/n1D23y6w">Timeline of cryptography</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Timeline_of_algorithms/G3nKpxaH">Timeline of algorithms</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Timeline_of_quantum_computing/s1pp1CP2">Timeline of quantum computing</a></li></ul> <h3>Product specific</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Timeline_of_DOS_operating_systems/1xDG8zTy">Timeline of DOS operating systems</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Classic_Mac_OS/I5fQq44K">Classic Mac OS</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/History_of_macOS/qR6fo5mj">History of macOS</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/History_of_Microsoft_Windows/Gfl9NkAe">History of Microsoft Windows</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Timeline_of_the_Apple_II_series/xTUTaFLh">Timeline of the Apple II series</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Timeline_of_Apple_products/Uwy6wUkM">Timeline of Apple products</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Timeline_of_file_sharing/dyw2vaDv">Timeline of file sharing</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Timeline_of_OpenBSD/lukjo4uI">Timeline of OpenBSD</a></li></ul> <h2 id="hardware">Hardware</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Digital_electronics/3kJcKbkw">Digital electronics</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Very-large-scale_integration/l1Wgqr27">Very-large-scale integration</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Hardware_description_language/g19KvKCu">Hardware description language</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Application-specific_integrated_circuit/YGUXpX50">Application-specific integrated circuit</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electrical_network/zt94kTW0">Electrical network</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Microprocessor/Fx9CaQht">Microprocessor</a></li></ul> <h2 id="software">Software</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Assembly_language/7XuV0cla">Assembly language</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Operating_system/8XTuvMh2">Operating system</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Database/VYcpkevb">Database</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Software_engineering/KX6cE9kz">Software engineering</a></li></ul> <h2 id="system-design">System design</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Computer_architecture/tHtwxgR2">Computer architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Microarchitecture/NFRd4NUL">Microarchitecture</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Multiprocessing/aDCfehDQ">Multiprocessing</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Computer_performance_by_orders_of_magnitude/BQYxcRYD">Computer performance by orders of magnitude</a></li></ul> <h2 id="interdisciplinary-fields">Interdisciplinary fields</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Human%25E2%2580%2593computer_interaction/EkmIxGCx">Human–computer interaction</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Computer_network/3w5RM99p">Computer network</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Digital_signal_processing/PEG7azr8">Digital signal processing</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Control_theory/aIuERpn6">Control theory</a></li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Computer_Science/lN3pEyPz">Computer Science</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_basic_information_technology_topics/8vcnK3du">List of basic information technology topics</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/majors/majorBasics.asp?majorID=70">Computer Engineering</a> at The Princeton Review</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051103090030/http://wwwdsa.uqac.ca/~lsr/emcos/emcos-index.php?page=Computer+Engineering+Conference+Calendar">Computer Engineering Conference Calendar</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>IEEE Computer Society; ACM (December 12, 2004). Computer Engineering 2004: Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Degree Programs in Computer Engineering (PDF). p. iii. Retrieved December 17, 2012. Computer System engineering has traditionally been viewed as a combination of both electronic engineering (EE) and computer science (CS). <a href="/wiki/IEEE_Computer_Society" target="_blank">/wiki/IEEE_Computer_Society</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Trinity College Dublin. "What is Computer System Engineering". Retrieved April 21, 2006. <a href="http://www.tcd.ie/Engineering/about/what_is_eng/computer_eng_intro.html" target="_blank">http://www.tcd.ie/Engineering/about/what_is_eng/computer_eng_intro.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>