COMPSCI: Computer Science Information Sources
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Orgs
Organizations involved in Computer Science
- AAAI: American Association for Artificial Intelligence; advances the scientific understanding of the mechanisms underlying thought and intelligent behavior and their embodiment in machines
- ACM: Association for Computing Machinery; advances skills of information technology professionals and students worldwide; computing literature, authoritative publications and conferences
- CRA: Computing Research Association; seeks to strengthen research and advanced education in computing and allied fields
- IEEE CS: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society; professional association of people in computing
- IFIP: International Federation for Information Processing; umbrella organization for national societies working in the field of information processing
- ISCA: International Society for Computers and Their Applications; promotes the advancement of computers and their applications
- USENIX: Advanced Computing Systems Association; community of engineers, system administrators, scientists, and technicians working in computing
Topics
Areas of interest to computer scientists and students
- Software: Software Engineering Institute; federally-funded research and development center to help others make measured improvements in their software engineering capabilities
- Security: Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center; a center of Internet security expertise; handles computer security incidents and vulnerabilities, publishes security alerts, researches long-term changes in networked systems, and develops information and training to help improve security; at the Software Engineering Institute, operated by Carnegie Mellon University
- Architecture: Computer Architecture; selecting and interconnecting hardware components to create computers that meet functional, performance and cost goals; presented by Computer Architecture Group, Computer Sciences Department, University of Wisconsin--Madison
- History: Computer History Museum; artifacts and stories of the information age; Web site of museum located in Mountain View, California
- FOLDOC: Free Online Dictionary of Computing; hyptertext dictionary of computer terms
- DADS: Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures; presents algorithms, algorithmic techniques, data structures, archetypical problems, and related definitions; presented by the Software Quality group of the Software Diagnostics and Conformance Testing Division in the Information Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the US Commerce Department's Technology Administration
- Math: Mathematics Information Sources; computer science theory is based on mathematics; if you study Computer Science in depth, you'll probably spend time with proofs, algorithms, and abstract concepts; build up your mathematics knowledge
- Internet: Internet Tools Summary; a collection of information about the software used on the Internet for information, communication, and interaction
Books
Buy books related to Computer Science
- Best Sellers: Amazon computer science best sellers; most popular products based on sales; updated hourly; best sellers in computer science; subtopics include: AI & Machine Learning, Bioinformatics, Computer Simulation, Cybernetics, Human-Computer Interaction, Information Theory, Robotics, Systems Analysis & Design
- Algorithms: Introduction to Algorithms; by Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, Clifford Stein; textbook and reference to the best algorithms for solving a wide range of computing problems
- AP CS Exam: How to Prepare for the AP Computer Science Exam; by Roselyn Teukolsky; presents full-length AP Computer Science practice exams with questions answered and explained
- Computation: Introduction to the Theory of Computation; by Michael Sipser; key concepts and theorems of the theory of computation
- Schaum's Outline: Schaum's Outline of Introduction to Computer Science; by Pauline Cushman, Ramon Mata-Toledo; presents basic concepts of computer science and illustrates them with examples in C, C++, and Java; Schaum's Outline series also includes Computer Architecture, Computer Networking, Essential Computer Mathematics, Software Engineering, and Data Structures with C++
Links
Access resource collections related to Computer Science
- AcademicInfo: Computer Science Degrees & Resources Online
- Top: Top computer-related resources of the Web