A broad survey of the computer science discipline, focusing on the computer's role in representing, storing, manipulating, organizing and communicating information. Topics include hardware, software, ...

Your computer's hard drive uses a system of folders to help organize the tens of thousands of files on it. A folder is not a file itself, but contains files such as word-processing documents, videos ...

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

Before Windows was created, the most common operating system that ran on IBM PC compatibles was DOS. DOS stands for Disk Operating System and was what you would use if you had started your computer ...

A VPN is simply an encrypted connection between two computers, each side running VPN software. The two sides, however, are not equal. The software that you, as the user of a VPN service deal with, is ...

Though the technology industry is booming, especially in Washington, only about one in four high schools nationwide teach computer science. Many local and national efforts are hoping to close that gap ...

The Computer Science Department offers an undergraduate major leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science, and two minors. In addition, the Computer Science, Biology, and ...

Computers are all around us. How does this affect the world we live in? This course is a broad introduction to computing technology for humanities and social science students. Topics will be drawn ...

Computer Science prepares students to lead in a world experiencing sweeping technological change. Students choosing to major in computer science can look forward to a career in one of the many fields ...