Curated OER
Getting Started With Java-Background
Students study the history of computers including hardware and software, binary representation of data and examine the beginnings of programming languages. They investigate the development of software and the fundamentals of...
Curated OER
Independent Living Skills : Using The Computer To Make Personalized Greeting Cards
Students participate in the creation of greeting cards withe aid of a computer. They experiment with software and identify the different parts of the computer. They decide on what type of greeting card to create and manipulate files in...
Other
Tucows: Sponsored Software
A huge, annotated collection of Internet-related shareware for Windows and Macintosh users.
Other
The Father of Linux Looks Back
A profile of Linus Torvalds which has some early biographical information as well as his views on the future of Linux and information on his job with Transmeta.
Goodwill
Gcf Global: Computer Basics: Basic Parts of a Computer
Learn about the basic parts of a desktop computer.
University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts: Rasmol & Chime
This site from the University of Massachusetts links to downloadable freeware (Rasmol and CHIME) which are required to view 3-D images common on organic chemistry tutorials.
Other
The History of Programming Languages
Brief history of programming languages is provided in this research paper at this site.