Computer History

• Commonly Asked Questions about the World Wide Web
  • Doing a report? Want to figure out how the web works? Find the answers to these questions by Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the World Wide Web.
• A Brief History of the Internet
  • A Brief History of the Internet by those who made the history, including Barry M. Leiner, Vinton G. Cerf, David D. Clark, Robert E. Kahn, Leonard Kleinrock, Daniel C. Lynch, Jon Postel, Lawrence G. Roberts, Stephen Wolff. A Spanish-language translation is also available.
• Triumph of the Nerds
  • PBS Online is proud to present the companion Web site for the PBS television special "Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires". On television and the Internet, you can learn in vivid detail how youthful amateurs, hippies, and self-proclaimed "nerds" accidentally changed the world.
• Computer History Museum
  • The Computer History Museum is the world's largest and most significant history museum for preserving and presenting the computing revolution and its impact on the human experience. Come and discover how computing became the amplifier for our minds and changed the way we work, live and play. We hope your visit will be educational and entertaining, and that the legacy of these innovations will inspire you and many others for generations to come.

Internet

• Welcome to the Web
  • "Welcome to the Web" is an interactive set of web pages which can be used to teach children about the Internet. The resources are in split into six sections: The Internet, Guestbooks, Web Browsers, Searching the Internet, Researching on the Net, The Welcome to the Web Challenge.
• CyberNetiquette Comix
  • Welcome to CyberNetiquette Comix, an entertaining, interactive way for families to learn valuable lessons about online safety. Join classic Disney characters for adventure, fun, and online awareness tips. We encourage parents and children to enjoy and discuss these interactive fables together.
• Don't Let the Web Catch You
  • This page was created to help childern, (adults as well), learn how to be safe on the Internet. We have searched the web and found many helpful tips on how to be safe on the Internet, harmful viruses, and a whole new "technological" language for you to learn about, including the words link, chatroom, modem, & many more.
• Internet 101
  • Come and discover how the Internet works. Find out where you can get great software. Learn the secrets of search engines. Have your questions answered and problems solved. Internet 101 was created for those who want to know just the basics.

Programming

• Copyright Tips and Issues
  • Before creating a school webpage, you should understand some basic copyright issues. What is fair use, the necessity of getting student permission to publish their work, and crediting other people's work can be found here.
• Create Your Own Web Page
  • Creating pages for the World Wide Web takes a little practice, but once you get the hang of it, it's a lot of fun. Whatever you want to put in your Web page, the directions in this step-by-step guide will show you how to do it.
• Amazing HTML
  • Amazing HTML is here for one reason: to provide you with helpful tutorials, graphics, page builders and interactive areas that allow you to not only create a dynamic and interesting web site.
• JavaScript for the Total Non-Programmer
  • This tutorial will take you step by step through the fundamentals of Javascript. You will learn how to write functions, use data from text boxes, create IF-THEN conditionals, program loops, and generally make your web page "smarter". This tutorial assumes that you have no prior programming experience, but that you have created your own HTML pages.
• CGI for the Total Non-Programmer
  • This tutorial will walk you through the basics of creating CGIs with Perl on a Unix platform. Unlike other tutorials I've read, this does not assume you know anything about CGIs, Perl, or Unix. At the end of this tutorial you will be able to create Perl programs for counting hits, storing and retrieving guestbook information, and processing secure passwords. You will also gain an understanding of how the Perl programming language works, and you will learn to use variables, IF statements, and loops in Perl.
• Java Tutorial
  • The lessons in this trail give a quick introduction to Java programming. They tell you what Java is and provide you with an opportunity to compile and run some simple Java programs. Finally, they give you the background knowledge you need to understand how the programs work.
• Online C++ Tutorial
  • Welcome to the online C++ tutorial! The purpose of this tutorial is to give a good understanding of the programming language C++ to any person that wants it.
• PHP Tutorial
  • Simple PHP tutorial from PHP.NET. Topics covered include dealing with forms, and developing your first web page using PHP.
• Programmingtutorials.com
  • You will find over 300 programming language tutorials, lessons, and how-to's. You can surf through our collection of free online tutorials or read postings in one of our forums. Just choose the language you are interested in learning in the left nav, or use the drop downs below find a lesson and enjoy!