Misconceptions Of The Computer Field

A number of misconceptions about computer science and

professionals in computer science are common today among the computer

majors, including students of all ages. Some of these ideas are

misconceptions which present a negative image of the field, and may

discourage some students, especially females and minorities from pursuing a

course of study or career in computer science. The number of women

entering computer science and information technology has been declining,

while the demand for professionals in these fields has grown. Furthermore

some of the things that I believe that people think about people in computers

is that all you do is fix problems or anything that goes wrong with a

computer, think that all people know what their doing just because their in

the computer field, computer majors are all dorks or geeks, that the least

expensive way is the best way out, they can also believe that it is more about

computer hardware. Most of the time you can additionally think that

computer scientists do their work alone at a desk also they think that

computer majors make a lot of money when in reality none of this is true.

Sometimes people fix errors within the computer but majority of the time we

spend our time doing preventative maintenance so things don't ruin

something. We also have to keep everything up to date, all the security is up

to date. You also have to make sure everyone knows how to use existing

programs and new programs. You also have to make sure that no one is

doing anything to ruin any of the programs or data on the system. And quite

frankly not all people know what they are doing on a computer even though

they have a degree in it. Furthermore all computer majors are not dorks or

geeks, of course there are plenty of them we all are not just look at me for

example. I'm the farthest away from a dork or geek. I like computers and

that is what interests me so that is what I want to pursue in my career, I don't

care about all the money I could be making in another field. My mother and

father always taught me to do what I loved not what pays the best because

even if you were getting paid all the money in the world it wouldn't make

you happy if it isn't what you wanted to do. You might in addition believe

that writing programs is what you have to do or work with application

programs. And you might not have to do any of these things it's all

considering what kind of job you get. Nor do you have to be a mathematical

wiz. A final misconception I can think of is the job lifetime. Many people

think that you are worth a lot and always employable. This is not the case.

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