Advantages of computer science over computer engineering

Clarifications

I haven't done any [b]HOMEWORK[/b] in over 36 years!

So, I'm not an expert on either of your HOMEWORK questions. ;)

Well, they might be the same, depends on the context.

Computer Engineering might might be more electronics and computer engineering, so that would be like designing chips. However this could be so generic.

Computer Science is your standard generic computer degree. It could be just about anything you want it to be. Not a bad degree to have at all.

In my situation, I got my degree in "Computer Network" which is really focused on Network Administration. Trying to go into more development work is harder than if I had a degree in CompSci.

From all of the degree flowcharts I have read and responses I have received from other students I would say that the main differences between the two disciplines lie in the courses required. When you take classes with a computer engineering tack, you will see electrical engineering classes such as digital logic and circuits. As with computer science, you will also have to take object oriented programming classes, maybe not algorithms or combinatorics. The job of a computer engineer definitely involves working with software but you must also be well versed in hardware and principals related to electrical engineering.Take this example. As a computer engineer your job could be to fine tune a touch screen, this would obviously involve feedback from an end user. Your job could be to design the hardware and optimize the responsiveness of the touch function for the end user. This would involve both hardware and software related adjustments. Computer engineers will have a workplace advantage when it comes to hardware related situations. Furthermore, it would seem likely that a computer engineer could get a job as an electrical engineer if they so choose based on the courses they take. I would say computer engineers have hardware knowledge to bring to the table more so than those who major in computer science.