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So, i'm signing up for the SATs.

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 3:53 pm
by dposse
so, i'm signing up and it's asking me to pick my field of study and then up to five Majors. The thing is, the Majors are so vague that i have no clue what they are. Can anyone here please define what each of things are and you do in each of them? thanks.


300 - Computer and infomation science and support services
301 Artifical intelligence and robotics (i think i get this. It's learning how to build robots...),
302 Computer programming,
303 Computer science,
304 Computer software and media applications,
305 computer systems analyisis,
306 computer systems networking and telecommunications,
307 Data processing,
308 Infomation sciences/studies

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 5:01 pm
by Lightspire
Well, I'm no computer whiz, but this is what I figure...

300- Tech support. You ask people if they have plugged in their computer when the screen isn't lit.

301- Yah, you build robots, program robots, etc.

302- You are a code monkey. Do you know DOS? You live in DOS with this. LIke for making a version of some OS. If you fool around with RED HAT a lot, this could work for you.

303- Not sure, really... General computer stuff, i Guess.

304- Creating interfaces and designs for programs. It has programming, but also design and what not. Like making a new version of Photoshop.

305- Troubleshooting. Something went wrong with a computer, and you have to figure out what went wrong, why it went wrong, and how.

306- IT work. You get computers to talk to eachother, and fix it when they don't.

307- Data Processing, is, well, just that. You have information that you have to plug into a computer. It's mainly just typing in numbers and names, etc. into certain fileds on the screen. You fill out forms, in triplicate, eight hours a day.

308- Really not sure...

Anyone please feel free to correct me. I'm no expert, but my friends are.

Hope that helps!

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 5:18 pm
by Spokavriel
You know if Lady Sarah Jane is still on Leoville Townsquare she might be the perfect one to answer the unknowns in this list.

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:12 pm
by Atlan
Computer science can mean one of two things:
1: Code monkey

2: General computer stuff: Bianary, using commercial applications (word, powerpoint) computer history, rastor/vector images

Generally speaking, I'd stay away from that one.

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:23 pm
by Spokavriel
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 7:53 pm
by Shadell
It doesn't really matter at all what you pick. Just choose undecided if you aren't sure.