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Computer Science Resources on the Web

There are many excellent computer science resources on the Web.

Dictionaries and Acronyms

• The Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing is a great place to look for computer science terms and acronyms.

General Computer Magazines and E-Zines:

• ZD Net contains the online presences of Ziff-Davis Inc., publishers of PC Magazine, Computer Life, Computer Shopper, and 14 other computer magazines in the USA -- even more overseas! This is a good site for technical tips, downloads (on your home computer, please), and current articles about the latest in hardware and software.

• Windows Magazine makes back issues for the last 5 years available on its web site. Articles are well-written, and seem oriented toward business users. For Windows 95 and up -- no obsolete systems here!

• Crossroads is the ACM student magazine. It's the first ACM periodical online! Each issue has a theme; Summer 1998 is Multimedia. Crossroads is always interested in student writing on computer topics.

• developer.com is a huge collection of information on many topics. This site calls itself "The leading source of technical information."

C++ Web Sites

• C/C++ Users Journal is very slow to load, but the code archives and development tools are worth the wait. This is also a good place to look for programming jobs.

• An entire textbook, Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming using C++ , is available on the web. It's well organized, and has a very detailed table of contents.

MCSE (Microsoft Certified Software Engineer) Exam Resources:

Some of the best MCSE resources are the "brain dump" web sites.

• TestFree offers two free sample tests -- one for MSCE and one for Novell certification.

Alternative Operating Systems

There are several alternatives to Microsoft operating systems. Linux is probably the best-known.

• C|Net's introduction to five OS's is a good starting point.

• The Linux Homepage offers links to Linux user groups, web sites and other resources world-wide.

• Linux International also has an impressive set of links to resources and Linux news.

Finally, don't miss the Hardway Library Guide to Computer Science Resources for books, magazines and online sources available here at Bluefield State.