Modern societies and their population have been seeing rapid developments in technologies, made possible by innovative computer software and hardware engineers. Every year, new technological advancements are integrated or introduced to make tasks easier and faster to accomplish by using programs and applications built by computer engineers with massive computational skills.

Generally, computer engineers labor tirelessly to come up with new technological tools running on programs and applications accessed at home, at work and in places of recreation and entertainment.

Computer Technologies Developed in Relation to Social and Economic Needs

The earliest known computer developed through exceptional mathematical capabilities is the ancient Greek Antikythera (AN-tih-kih-THEER-ə) orrery. It’s the oldest mechanical model of the sun, moon and Earth that works like an analogue computer used in predicting relative astronomical positions and eclipses.

Actually, the first mathematicians and engineers from thousands of years ago had developed mechanisms and systems that serve as the basis for all computational approaches in use today.

Among the most significant technological advancements that came around were the different transport technologies, from carriages, to seafaring vessels, locomotives, automobiles, airplanes and spaceships. Yet what many consider as the most practical technological improvements developed and built by way of computer engineering are the systems and tools that made global communications between nations possible; paving the way for the development of a wide array of technological innovation that people in different societies use every day.
The Internet, smartphones, wireless networks and robotics whether for industrial or personal use have all been made possible by the different fields of computer engineering.

Examples of Computer Engineering Fields

Computer engineering covers different technologies used by governments and a multitude of industries. Their distinctions can be subcategorized in this research, based on their specific focus as represented by the following examples:

Computer Systems, Including Operating Systems– Computer engineers focus on development of systems of processing work on secure and reliable computer environments.

Embedded Systems – This refers to computer software and hardware engineering focused on developing microprocessor-based computer system designed to carry out a dedicated function, either as a stand alone equipment or component of a larger system, e.g. ATMs, fire alarms, auto locks/anti locks, autopilots self-driving cars, etc.

Wireless Networks – This computer engineering specialization focuses mainly on the development of wireless communications via a system of networks that permit secure and fast data transmission and storage.

Computer Networks – This computer engineering field is chiefly concerned with technologies that enable multitudes of computers to communicate and work across larger networks, whether physical or wireless systems. The main focus is to interconnect computing devices that exchange data and share resources using a system of rules known as communications protocols.