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I am currently studying computer science, I am a junior. But I realized that being a software developer isn't really working for me. So I was thinking of taking the path to become a computer and information systems manager. So what exactly should I do now?
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There are three basic computer degrees that 4 year schools are offering.
1. Computer Science - This sounds like what you have been studying and have decided you don't like.
2. Computer Information Systems - this would include other majors with similar names like Info Sys. These jobs are technical jobs in computer administration, networking, computing security, etc.
3. Management of Information Systems - this degree is really not a computer technical degree but a business degree that gives you business skills to manage other people in IT.
If you are in computer science and want to bail out of that but still do technical computer work you want to go with the Computer Information Systems (CIS) route. You should be able to shift over most of your credits without too much drame or expense.
The Management of Information Systems (MIS) degree is one that I have seen more recently and the general impression I get is that this degree does not have the value of the other two. It has almost no technical IT courses in the course listing. I have been told that the reason schools are offering this degree is that managment principles changes very seldom. This means that they can use the same courses, instructors, books, class outlines, etc in this major. In a technology degree there are always new languages, new operating systems and new terminology which makes it hard for a school to keep up. So I would not say that it is a worthless degree but I'm interested in technology and not just managing people.
With a CIS degree you could do:
Computer Technician, Service Center Coordinator, Help Desk Staff, Storage Administrator, Network Administrator, Systems Administrator, Systems Engineer, Enterprise Administrator, Active Directory Administrator, Exchange and Messaging Administrator, Backup Administrator, Disaster Recovery Specialist, Database Administrator, Computing Security Specialist, Corporate IT Acquisition Specialist and Data Center Administrator, just to name a few.
Best Wishes!
There are three basic computer degrees that 4 year schools are offering.
1. Computer Science - This sounds like what you have been studying and have decided you don't like.
2. Computer Information Systems - this would include other majors with similar names like Info Sys. These jobs are technical jobs in computer administration, networking, computing security, etc.
3. Management of Information Systems - this degree is really not a computer technical degree but a business degree that gives you business skills to manage other people in IT.
If you are in computer science and want to bail out of that but still do technical computer work you want to go with the Computer Information Systems (CIS) route. You should be able to shift over most of your credits without too much drame or expense.
The Management of Information Systems (MIS) degree is one that I have seen more recently and the general impression I get is that this degree does not have the value of the other two. It has almost no technical IT courses in the course listing. I have been told that the reason schools are offering this degree is that managment principles changes very seldom. This means that they can use the same courses, instructors, books, class outlines, etc in this major. In a technology degree there are always new languages, new operating systems and new terminology which makes it hard for a school to keep up. So I would not say that it is a worthless degree but I'm interested in technology and not just managing people.
With a CIS degree you could do:
Computer Technician, Service Center Coordinator, Help Desk Staff, Storage Administrator, Network Administrator, Systems Administrator, Systems Engineer, Enterprise Administrator, Active Directory Administrator, Exchange and Messaging Administrator, Backup Administrator, Disaster Recovery Specialist, Database Administrator, Computing Security Specialist, Corporate IT Acquisition Specialist and Data Center Administrator, just to name a few.
Best Wishes!
How to upload from minidisc to the computer? Can you recommend a minidisc player?
Tarun Bane
Hello,
I'd like to upload some music on minidiscs to a computer but my player does not have the usb connection. I've looked around but I'm completely clueless tech-wise and don't know what to look for. I'm looking for a minidisc player that either comes with software if needed or doesn't need any.
I'd really appreciate your help if you could recommend something within $50-100.
Thanks a lot all.
Answer
I seem to remember Sony did make a PC-compatible, full-size home MD machine, but it was very rare because hardly anyone bought it as mp3s had already established themselves. I think some of the Sony Net MD walkmans could be plugged into PCs, though whether it was to transfer from PC to MD, rather than from MD to PC, I can't remember. Have a look here for more info:
http://www.minidisc.org/index.php
You can still take the analogue output from your existing MD player into the line input on your sound card. To do this, you'll need a cable with the normal hi-fi connectors at one end, and the small, walkman-style headphone connector at the other (this end goes into the line input on your PC's sound card).
I think I'm right in saying MD decks don't have digital outputs, or there's some sort of copyright management system that prevents digital-to-digital copying. This was done in order to prevent digital piracy (could be wrong about this, though). Otherwise, if you had a sound card with a digital input (usually only to be found on pricier PC sound cards), you could hook up the digital output from an MD deck to the digital input on your sound card.
I seem to remember Sony did make a PC-compatible, full-size home MD machine, but it was very rare because hardly anyone bought it as mp3s had already established themselves. I think some of the Sony Net MD walkmans could be plugged into PCs, though whether it was to transfer from PC to MD, rather than from MD to PC, I can't remember. Have a look here for more info:
http://www.minidisc.org/index.php
You can still take the analogue output from your existing MD player into the line input on your sound card. To do this, you'll need a cable with the normal hi-fi connectors at one end, and the small, walkman-style headphone connector at the other (this end goes into the line input on your PC's sound card).
I think I'm right in saying MD decks don't have digital outputs, or there's some sort of copyright management system that prevents digital-to-digital copying. This was done in order to prevent digital piracy (could be wrong about this, though). Otherwise, if you had a sound card with a digital input (usually only to be found on pricier PC sound cards), you could hook up the digital output from an MD deck to the digital input on your sound card.
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