CMPE 3 Reading List

Each Section covers a third of the course material for the quarter.  You will be quizzed on topics brought up in the reading and discussed in class.  There will be a midterm exam at the end of each Section.

Section 1a (Week 1)

• Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace
• http://www.computerhistory.org/babbage/engines/
• http://mentalfloss.com/article/53131/ada-lovelace-first-computer-programmer

• Alan Turing
• http://www.biography.com/people/alan-turing-9512017
• ENIAC and UNIVAC
• http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2011/09/univac-the-troubled-life-of-americas-first-computer/

• Vacuum Tubes vs. Transistors vs. Silicon Chips
• https://web.archive.org/web/20180702192107/https://www.nobelprize.org/educational/physics/integrated_circuit/history/

• Desktops vs Laptops
• http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch001399.htm

• Servers, mainframes, and supercomputers
• http://www.byte-notes.com/four-types-computers

• Embedded computers
• http://www.byte-notes.com/what-embedded-system

• Birth of email and the WWW 
• http://www.faqs.org/espionage/In-Int/Internet.html
• Pyramid and Ponzi schemes
• http://www.fraudsandscams.com/ponzipyramid.htm
• Botnets

• http://www.howtogeek.com/183812/htg-explains-what-is-a-botnet

• Freemium Games and “Whales”

• http://kotaku.com/who-are-the-whales-driving-free-to-play-gaming-youd-1197333118

Section 1b (Week 2)

• Basic elements of a computer (many pages on this tutorial, but they’re worth going through if you’re unfamiliar with computer terminology)

• http://www.gcflearnfree.org/computerbasics/

• Multi-core processors

• http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/what-does-dual-core-and-quad-core-mean-makeuseof-explains/

• Systems of numbering

• http://www.byte-notes.com/number-system-computer

• Converting decimal to binary
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfKe8PPI2zs

• ASCII and Unicode

• http://www.s4techno.com/blog/2016/06/15/character-encoding-unicode-ascii-utf-8-utf-16/

• How a computer processes information
• http://www.byte-notes.com/five-basic-components-computer-system

Section 1c (Week 3)

• Non-QWERTY Keyboards

• http://lifehacker.com/should-i-use-an-alternative-keyboard-layout-like-dvorak-1447772004

• Capacitive and resistive touchscreens

• https://techexplainer.wordpress.com/2012/04/02/resistive-vs-capacitive-touchscreen/

• Accelerometers

• http://www.livescience.com/40102-accelerometers.html

• RFIDs

• http://www.impinj.com/resources/about-rfid/

• Eye tracking technology, the commercial perspective

• http://www.tobii.com/group/

• Eye tracking technology, the privacy-rights perspective

• https://www.aclu.org/blog/privacy-invading-potential-eye-tracking-technology

• Monitor types

• http://www.byte-notes.com/difference-between-CRT-LCD-LED-Monitors

• Printer types

• http://www.escotal.com/printer.html

• Speech synthesis

• http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/17/4596374/machine-language-how-siri-found-its-voice

• Hard Drives and SSDs

• http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2404258,00.asp

• Haptic feedback

• https://www.precisionmicrodrives.com/haptic-feedback/introduction-to-haptic-feedback

Section 2a (Week 4)

• Algorithms
• http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question717.htm

• How Software is made (short video)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWdeGTJxMQc
• Alpha and Beta Testing
• http://www.guru99.com/alpha-beta-testing-demystified.html
• Operating Systems
• http://www.gcflearnfree.org/computerbasics/understanding-operating-systems/1/
• MS-DOS
• http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/m/msdos.htm
• Graphical User Interface (GUI)
• http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/g/gui.htm
• Beginner’s Guide to Ubuntu (a Linux distribution)
• http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/ubuntu-an-absolute-beginners-guide/
• Back up your data!
• http://lifehacker.com/theres-no-excuse-for-not-backing-up-your-computer-do-1547987206

Section 2b (Week 5)

• Copyright length and Disney
• www.forbes.com/sites/derekkhanna/2014/02/03/50-disney-movies-based-on-the-public-domain/
• Sony vs Universal Studios
• http://blog.legalsolutions.thomsonreuters.com/legal-research/today-1984-supreme-court-decides-sony-betamax-case/
• Digital Rights Management (DRM)
• https://www.eff.org/issues/drm
• Fair Use
• http://fairuse.stanford.edu/overview/fair-use/four-factors/
• Abandonware
• http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/what-is-abandonware-and-is-it-legal/
• Netflix vs filesharing
• http://bgr.com/2015/12/08/netflix-vs-bittorrent-online-streaming-bandwidth/
•  Jammie Thomas vs. Capitol Records
• https://www.eff.org/cases/capitol-v-thomas
• Kindle’s Text to Speech : 2009 issue
• http://sunsteinlaw.com/read-it-aloud-and-weep-controversy-surrounds-text-to-speech-feature-of-amazons-kindle-reader/
• Kindle’s Text to Speech: 2016 compromise
• https://liliputing.com/2016/05/text-speech-returns-amazon-kindle-kindle-audio-adapter.html
• Aaron Swartz
• https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/feb/07/aaron-swartz-suicide-internets-own-boy
• Fanfiction
• http://reporter.rit.edu/views/fanfiction-legal-battle-creativity

Section 2c (Week 6)

• How Photoshop Changed the World
• https://web.archive.org/web/20160328071702/http://www.pcauthority.com.au/Feature/406418,how-photoshop-changed-the-world.aspx
• Difference between Photoshop and Illustrator
• https://web.archive.org/web/20150928231019/http://blog.digitaltutors.com/whats-difference-photoshop-illustrator/
• Vector vs. Raster Graphics
• https://designshack.net/articles/layouts/vector-vs-raster-what-do-i-use/
• Common Graphic File Formats
• http://webstyleguide.com/wsg3/11-graphics/5-web-graphics-formats.html
• Scaleable Vector Graphics (SVGs) for logos
• https://web.archive.org/web/20150415033503/http://academy.bindtuning.com/responsive-logos-with-svg/
• Data compression: Lossy vs. Lossless
• http://www.howtogeek.com/142174/what-lossless-file-formats-are-why-you-shouldnt-convert-lossy-to-lossless/
• Comparison of common audio formats
• http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/40465/htg-explains-what-are-the-differences-between-all-those-audio-formats/
• Still Skeptical of V.R. – Five Challenges for Virtual Reality – Video by Extra Credits
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBaOpfSL2YQ

Section 3a (Week 7)

• Basic introduction to databases
• https://youtu.be/gfT7EGibry0
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZFmAAHBfOU
• Data mining
• https://web.archive.org/web/20170402034322/http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/faculty/jason.frand/teacher/technologies/palace/datamining.htm
• Mapping and Sharing the Consumer Genome
• http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/17/technology/acxiom-the-quiet-giant-of-consumer-database-marketing.html
• The Birth of Google
• https://www.wired.com/2005/08/battelle/
• Sex offender databases
• http://www.meganslaw.ca.gov/
• http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2014/08/mapped_sex_offender_registry_laws_on_statutory_rape_public_urination_and.html
• Facial recognition and privacy
• https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/10/memo-doj-facial-recognitions-threat-privacy-worse-anyone-thought
• The ACLU’s Mobile Justice – A video recording app that stores video remotely on protected servers
• https://www.mobilejusticeca.org/el-mundo-entero/

Section 3b (Week 8)

• Basic Networking Terminology
• https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/an-introduction-to-networking-terminology-interfaces-and-protocols
• Broadband Connections
• http://www.broadband.gov/broadband_types.html
• How Routers Work
• http://mashable.com/2013/02/04/router-faq/#PRvYHr09EkqY
• Voice Over IP (VOIP)
• https://www.fcc.gov/general/voice-over-internet-protocol-voip
• Difference between WiFi and Bluetooth
• https://www.recode.net/2015/3/20/11560528/too-embarrassed-to-ask-wi-fi-v-bluetooth
• How to Stay Safe on Public Wireless Networks
• http://lifehacker.com/5576927/how-to-stay-safe-on-public-wi-fi-networks
• Communication Protocols
• https://www.techopedia.com/definition/25705/communication-protocol
• Networking cables: Twisted pair, Coaxial, Fiber Optic
• http://www.cables-solutions.com/whats-difference-fiber-optic-cable-twisted-pair-cable-coaxial-cable.html
• DSL vs Cable
• http://www.centurylinkdeals.com/internet-resources/dsl-vs-cable/
• How Fiber Optics work
  • https://youtu.be/0MwMkBET_5I

• Virtual Private Networking
• http://lifehacker.com/5940565/why-you-should-start-using-a-vpn-and-how-to-choose-the-best-one-for-your-needs

Section 3c (Week 9)

• ARPANET – The First Internet
• http://www.livinginternet.com/i/ii_arpanet.htm
• How the DNS (Domain Name Service) Works
• https://webhostinggeeks.com/guides/dns/
• Video (oversimplified, but a good place to start): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZUxoi7YNgs
• List of Top Level Domains
• http://www.domainsherpa.com/top-level-domains/
• The History of Net Neutrality
• http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/04/the-best-writing-on-net-neutrality/361237/
• Telecommunications Monopoly
• http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/we-need-real-competition-not-a-cable-internet-monopoly
• RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
• http://www.problogger.net/what-is-rss/
• Denial of Service Attacks
• https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST04-015
• Internet, Intranet, and Extranet
• http://www.hcidata.info/inet.htm

Section 3d (Week 10)

• Common Malware Types: Cybersecurity 101
• https://www.veracode.com/blog/2012/10/common-malware-types-cybersecurity-101
• Spoofing and Phishing
• http://techin.oureverydaylife.com/difference-between-phishing-spoofing-2602.html
• Biometrics will replace passwords, but it’s a bad idea
• http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/05/26/biometrics-will-replace-passwords-but-its-a-bad-idea/
• Two-Factor Authentication
• http://www.howtogeek.com/117047/htg-explains-what-is-two-factor-authentication-and-should-i-be-using-it/
• Introduction to Encryption
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCDe14NxSY0
• Hacking
• http://www.zdnet.com/article/what-is-a-hacker/
• Keyloggers
• https://securelist.com/analysis/publications/36138/keyloggers-how-they-work-and-how-to-detect-them-part-1/
• Recovering from Identity Theft (you won’t be tested on this, I just think you should know where to start)
• https://www.identitytheft.gov/