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What Are Computer Networking Degrees?
A 1949 issue of Popular Mechanics predicted a horrific future for computer networking degree seekers: "Computers in the future may have only 1,000 vacuum tubes and perhaps weigh 1 1/2 tons." Imagine a computer networking course in this technology!
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Humor aside, the quotation should remind computer networking degree seekers how quickly technology has evolved. Writer Lori Valigra sums up this progress aptly: "The telephone wire, as we know it, has become too slow and too small to handle Internet traffic. It took 75 years for telephones to be used by 50 million customers, but it took only four years for the Internet to reach that many users."

Defining Computer Networking Degrees

No matter how far we advance, confusion remains over what computer networking is and what a computer network degree is used for. When it comes to actual computers, computer networking is the linking of two or more computing devices for the purpose of data sharing. When it comes to computer professionals, computer networking involves the actual management of computer networks--skills a computer network degree can teach you. Specifically, those who have completed computer networking programs might be qualified for the following jobs:
  • Network administrator
  • Network (systems) engineer
  • Network (service) technician
  • Network programmer/analyst
  • Network/information systems manager
Computer networking degrees, which can be earned through computer engineering, computer science, or related departments, can prepare you for a career in computer networking. Computer networking programs should train you in:
  • Data communication
  • Computer networksCommunication protocol design
  • TCP/IP protocol suite
Given the rapid changes over the last half-century, who knows where your computer network degree will take you. Learn more here about helping to advance technology by earning your computer networking degree.« Collapse

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