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General
Portal
Computer Science: A Guide to Web Resources (U. of Albany, SUNY)
Dictionary
computer : one that computes; specifically : a programmable usually electronic device that can store, retrieve, and process data — Webster
Computer Dictionaries Directory (CompInfo – The Computer Information Center), FOLDOC: Free Online Dictionary of Computing, OneLook, Free Dictionary, Wiktionary
Thesaurus
Roget’s II (Thesaurus.com), Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, Visuwords
Encyclopedia
Computer is a general purpose device which can be programmed to carry out a finite set of arithmetic or logical operations. Since a sequence of operations can be readily changed, the computer can solve more than one kind of problem. — Wikipedia
David Darling’s Internet Encyclopedia of Science, Encyclopædia Britannica
Introduction
Inside your computer lesson (Bettina Bair, TEDEd)
Outline
Outline of Computer Science (Wikipedia)
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Preservation
History
IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
Computer History (I-Programmer) (People, Machines)
Museum
List of Computer Museums (Wikipedia)
Library
WorldCat, Library of Congress, UPenn Online Books, Open Library
Bibliography
Computer Bibliography (CompInfo – The Computer Information Center)
Participation
Education
K-12 Computer Science Framework
Computer Science Teachers Association
Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (ACM SIGCSE)
Course
MIT OCW Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources
Community
Occupation
Computer and Information Scientist (US Occupational Outlook Handbook)
Organization
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
News
Important Publications in CS (Wikipedia)
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
EurekAlert (AAAS), Scientific American, Science News
CNET: The Computer Network, Computer World, Computer User
Book
Government
Document
Expression
Humor
How to Criticize Computer Scientists: Humorous essay outlining how to effectively insult a computer scientist (Douglas E. Comer, Purdue University)
How To Destroy Your Computer: Step-by-step instructions
Computer Stupidities
Toy
Arts
SIGGRAPH 2019 Computer Animation Festival
Poem
OEDILF: The Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick Form
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Communications of the ACM: Computer Systems The latest news, opinion and research in computer systems, from Communications online.
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EurekAlert! - Technology, Engineering and Computer Science The premier online source for science news since 1996. A service of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Scientific American Science news and technology updates from Scientific American
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