CSC 120
OnLine Resources
- Sun Microsystems:
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Sun's main Java site
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The Java Language Specification
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Download Java Compiler JDK 6 (need JDK, not JRE)
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JDK 6 Documentation
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The Java Tutorial
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Download Java Compiler JDK 5.0 Update 6 (need JDK, not JRE)
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Java JDK 5.0 Documentation
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jar file basics
- UNIX:
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Unix Tutorial for Beginners
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The Creation of the UNIX Operating System
- Microsoft:
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XP Powertoys You should download and install CmdHere.exe
- Mac OS:
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Fugu Free software for secure communication (SSH)
- Editors:
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JEXT: A text editor
for PC, Mac, or UNIX.
Windows users: grab jext-install.exe from the download page
and (double)click on this file to install it on your system.
Mac users: grab jext-install.jar.
- History of Computers and Computing:
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Computer History Museum
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Intel Museum
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Computers: History and Development
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ENIAC, considered the first programmable computer
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ENIAC is 50: Vice President Al Gore's address (1996)
- HTML:
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NCSA HTML Tutorials
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Writing HTML A tutorial for creating web pages from Maricopa
Community Colleges.
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HTML Primers
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W3C Home Page: Final word on HTML and XHTML specs.
- Flashbacks:
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As We May Think, by Vannever Bush (1945)
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The Computers of Tomorrow, by Martin Greenberger (1965)
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Living With a Computer, by James Fallows (1982)
- Microprocessors:
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Intel Museum
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The Invention of the Transistor
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Moore's Law (including his original paper)
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How microprocessors work
- How computers and related "stuff" work:
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HowStuffWorks: A good resource.
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Key Computer Science Topics from Virginia Tech: Number Systems.
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Key Computer Science Topics from Virginia Tech: Machine
Architecture.
- JavaScript:
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The JavaScript Primers
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JavaScript Tutorials
- Microsoft Office:
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Links to numerous online tutorials for Microsoft Office 2000
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Techology Skills Orientaion Tutorial for Microsoft Office
2000 and more. Check out the "Browser Test" to see if your
browser is up to date.
- Search Engines:
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- Sorting Applets:
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Key Computer Science Topics from Virginia Tech: Algorithms,
Sorting.
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Sorting and Analysis of Algorithms
- TeX, Latex for typesetting technical papers:
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Free complete software for Windows OS:
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Free TeX documentation - General
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A Latex tutorial.
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How to write a letter in Latex (as in "Dear John").
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Hypertext Help with Latex. A complete Latex reference from
NASA.
- Cryptology, Computer Security, etc.:
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Privacy and Security: An elemantary self-contained
introduction.
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Decoding Nazi Secrets: A resource site to accompany the
NOVA televison program with the same name.
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RSA e-Security: An entertaining introduction to the past,
present, and future of security.
- Social, Legal, etc.:
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Alan Turing: "Founder of Computer Science."