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computing [n.]
1. the activity of using computers and writing programs for them. 2. the study of computers and their implications.
This page provides links to information and resources for units and topics covered in this subject at a range of Australian universities. It does not attempt to include all these. Be aware some units/topics have different titles in different universities, even though content may be the same or similar. Australian information is supplied wherever possible.
They are at undergraduate level and listed in alphabetical groupings for ease of access. Some information may be useful at a higher level.
In addition, there are journals, search engines, annual reviews, reference material and other general information where these are seen to be relevant.
Additional unit material will be included as time permits.
If you are aware of any worthwhile information which is not included, suggestions or additions are welcome and will be given every consideration.
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Computer History
For further information on the history of computing and computers go to the History of Computers page.
- Computer History Museum
‘One of the largest collections of computer- related artifacts, documents, film and photographs in the world’. Searchable timeline from 1945-90. - Internet Archive
‘Building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide Free access to researchers, historians, scholars, and the general public’. Wayback machine, moving images, text, audio and software. - Technology
The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Includes papers on computing and changes occurring or being considered.
Computer Science
Introduction to, Information on, links to, computer science.
- Computer Science
Annotated links. University of Albany. - Computer Science Journals
- DBLP Computer Science Bibliography
University of Trier, Germany. - Introduction to Computer Science I
‘Introduction to Computer Science I is a first course in computer science at Harvard College for concentrators and non-concentrators alike. More than just teach you how to program, this course teaches you how to think more methodically and how to solve problems more effectively’. 32 video lectures make up the course. David J Malan. - Journal of Universal Computer Science
- Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Lecture Notes on Artificial Intelligence. - Networked Computer Science Technical Reference
Library
Database. - Resources of Scholarly Societies
Links to scholarly societies for computer science. - The Collection of Computer Science Bibliographies
- Theoretical Computer Science on the Web
- Women and Computer Science
Information. - Yahoo ! Directory - Computer Science
Annotated links.
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General Sites
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ARC Links
‘Internet links for tutorials and other resources in various academic subjects’. Click on Links >. Computers > then select from the listing. These include Assembly Language Programming, AutoCad, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Software, C/C++ Programming, JAVA Programming, Networks & Data Communication, Unix & Linux and more. - Computer Science
Part of the Intute site. - Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
MIT Laboratory for Computing Sciences and Artificial Intelligence. Resources, research, contact people, events, news. One of the best world technology centres. - PrePrint Archive
‘Access the Chemistry, Mathematics and Computer Science Preprint Archives’. Registration required but Free. Excellent resource. - The Living Internet
‘To make comprehensive and in-depth information about the Internet available to people around the world’. Content is extensive and all-encompassing on the internet, its use, history and development. -
Computing and Computer Science [The WWW Virtual Library]
Muyltiple libraries for this area are available through this page. - Welcome to MVPS.ORG !
Microsoft Most Valued Professionals Program. Help, discussion, more. - Women in Computer Science
‘It is undeniable that the computer industry is predominantly male. While some of the most ground-breaking names in the computer industry are male, there have been several noteworthy women who have taken leadership roles in computer development and contributed valuable technological advancements to the computer industry’. A short list of women is provided as are links to further information. Women certainly are able to contribute in this area ! Scroll down to reach this information.
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Operating Systems
Information on, or further links to, sites about operating systems with an emphasis on UNIX.
- Creation of the UNIX Operating System
History. By people at Bell Laboratories. - Davin’s Collection of Unix Programming Links
- IT Toolbox - UNIX Knowledge Base
- Matt’s Unix Security Page
Links to security information. - Open Group Boundaryless Information Flow
- Operating Systems Lecture Notes
Martin C. Rinard, MIT. 18 Lectures. Plain text presentation. - Rosetta Stone for Unix
Multiple operating systems. - The UNIX System
Guide book, papers, resources, tools, downloads.
Tutorials
- A Basic UNIX Tutorial
14 section tutorial. - Introduction to Unix
Book in chapter sections with sub-topics. - Introduction to Unix [2]
‘These lecture notes and exercises are designed to support an intensive introductory course on UNIX or to act as a reference to users who are new to UNIX’. - The Elsop UNIX Reference Centre
Information, resources. - Unix Guru Universe
Tutorials, information, more. - UNIX Manuals and Help Files
Tutorials, manuals, reference guides. - USAIL
Independent study course. - UNIX Tutorial for Beginners
8 tutorials, additional materials. - UNIX Tutorial to Linux Expert in 10 Lessons
Further learning & Bulletin Board.
- Unix Programming Resources
Programmer’s Reference Resource. ‘Modest collection of useful pieces of code and examples. It has all been well tested, and is working well’. - Unix FAQ Index
- Unix Forums
Forums, Q & A, FAQs. - Unix for Windows
Software. - UNIXhelp for Users
Tasks, commands, concepts, utilities. - Unix Programming, Frequently Asked Questions
- Unix Programming Resources Page
HTML or text presentations. - Unix Socket FAQ
- Unix Socket FAQ [2]
- Unix System Administrator’s Resources
Listed in directories and sub-directories. - Webmonkey Reference - Unix Guide
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Software Engineering
- Annals of Software Engineering
Abstracts, articles, more. - Bibliographies, Software Engineering
Software-Hardware Engineering and Formal Methods. - Experimental Software Engineering Group [ESEG]
‘Views the study of software engineering as a laboratory science’. - Computing Curricula - Software Engineering
- Distributed Software Engineering
Software, papers, research. - Future of Software Engineering
Series of articles. - Guide to the SWEBOK
Knowledge about software engineering - Open Directory - Software Engineering
Annotated links. - SIGSOFT
Special interest group. - Software Engineering
Information, many PDF links. - Software Engineering Archives
Listing of links. - RSPA Software Engineering Resources
1 000+ resources. - Software Engineering Australia
Contact details. - Software Engineering Hotlist
Universität Heidelberg. - Software Engineering Information Repository
Free registration required. - Software Engineering Institute
Options from ASP to Transition Partners. - Software Engineering Readings
Readings on many topics. - Software Engineering Readings [2]
Readings on many topics. - Tigris.org Open Source Software Engineering
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What is Software Engineering [EIE]
Article developed by the University of Sydney.
Tutorials, Documentation, Texts & Journals
- Structure and Interpretation of Computer
Programs
‘MIT’s introductory pre-professional computer science subject since 1981. These twenty video lectures by Hal Abelson and Gerald Jay Sussman are a complete presentation of the course, given in July 1986 … ’. Broadband required to download. - Wiley InterScience : Information Science & Computing
Select Computer Science & Information Technology then by section in the new box. - The World Wide Web Project
How the web began. Actual documentation for this.