Data Miner

 is an Fallout 3 achievement on Xbox 360 and PC and a trophy on PlayStation 3.

It is granted for hacking 50 terminals.

Locations
Here are some locations of where you will find a high amount of terminals to help towards the Data Miner Achievement.
 * Vault 87 - There 8 hackable terminals, most are near to where you rescue Fawkes, these are all hard difficulty which will mean you need a Science skill of 75 or higher.
 * Rivet City - There are a total of 6 hackable terminals in Rivet City. Locations: Seagrave Holmes' room, in the Midship Deck. Bannon's room, in the Upper Deck. Rivet City Clinic, in the Upper Deck. Weatherly Hotel, in the Upper Deck. The remaining two are in the bridge tower on the highest two levels.
 * Tenpenny Tower - There are 3 terminals (2 Average and 1 Easy) on the Ground floor lobby: one in Boutique Le Chic, which is on the left side of the lobby, one in New Urban Apparel on the right side of the lobby, and one in Federalist Lounge, also on the lobby's right side. Warning: you will lose Karma for hacking these terminals.
 * Underworld - 4 Terminals (3 Very Easy, 1 Average): Tulip's Terminal, located on a counter inside Underworld Outfitters, which is on the left side of the bottom floor, Winthrop's Terminal, located in the room to the right of The Chop Shop, a research terminal, located inside The Chop Shop, and Ahzrukhal's Terminal, located atop the counter in The Ninth Circle. Warning: you will lose Karma for hacking these terminals.
 * Megaton - 5 Terminals: Children of Atom, Craterside Supply, Moriarty's Saloon, The Brass Lantern and the Megaton Armory.
 * Meresti Trainyard- 5 Terminals: The First terminal can be found just after you pass the guard,and is on the left hand side. The second is inside the vampire hideout in the bottom left of the room. The Third is on the right of the room, next to the work bench. The fourth is upstairs next to the cell where Ian West was held during the mission Blood Ties. The fifth is Vance's terminal, and can be found upstairs in the room on the left hand side before the turnstiles, although you will lose Karma for this one.
 * The Citadel - There are 3 terminals in the B-Wing, none of which result in karma loss. (The clinic, Squire Maxons Room and Elder Lyons room)
 * Arlington Library - There are 4 hackable Terminals. One is in the lobby (easy). The other three are in the Arlington Library Media Archive. One in the middle floor and the other two on the top floor. (average)
 * Germantown Police HQ - 4 Terminals. Two on the Ground floor, the other two are on the top floor.
 * Fort Bannister - 3 Terminals. One in the bunker and two in the Commanding Officer's Quarters.

Other locations:


 * Little Lamplight: the terminal that serves as the alternate entrance to Vault 87, located in the far end of the Great Chamber (Vault 87 itself contains two Very Hard locked terminals, one near the entrance and one in the overseers office.
 * Enclave camps usually have hackable terminals that give info about Enclave missions as well as options to power down defense grids.
 * Train stations containing Protectrons are a welcome find
 * Turrets in buildings found in various places.
 * The terminals in Our Lady of Hope Hospital are on the first floor
 * Nuka-Cola Plant: Inside the factory to activate the convoy
 * Grayditch - One in the Brandice's House and another in Doctor Lesko's Shack (easy and average).
 * Paradise Falls - In Eulogy's Pad, on the table with the Speech Bobblehead near the heart bed. (average)