Computer Science Books

[Bob Dolman]

Hello everyone,

 

I have searched on the internet with the same question the last several months and I never really could find the answer. Because of my great interest in computers I want to learn almost everything about it (who wouldn't?). But I really don't like surfing the web all day long so I'm searching for some well written books. These books need to prepare me for University.

 

I have already read some good books, examples of these books:

- C ++, PHP, ruby, HTML, JS etc (languages)

- Algorithm and data structures

- Networks

 

Mostly, the knowledge I've gained was reading wikipedia page's of a screen. But, I want to have books that cover almost everything about computers. From the most beginning (hardware) to the rest.

For example I found a good book collection about mostly every computer algorithm (The Art of Programming vol 1-4) from Dr. Donald E. Knuth. I would like to have more of these kind of collections!

 

Does anybody have some recommendations? Thanks in advance!

Edited April 24, 2012 by Bob Dolman

[Cap'n Refsmmat]

I think you'll find that doing things with computers will prepare you far better than reading yet more books. You've learned some programming languages, algorithms, an data structures. Write some programs for fun, or join an open-source project. You will learn an immense amount from the practical application of your knowledge.

[DevilSolution]

Depends what course in computing you shall be studying....

 

I'll take the presumption of straight CS and recommend

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Computer-Organization-Design-Architecture-Sajjan/dp/0849304164

 

"we only used about half the material in the book and we were able to build an 8-bit computer from TTL chips. If you read the thing cover to cover, you'd be able to build a 16- or 32-bit machine no problem. It was a ton of fun and this book was an absolute lifesaver. Together, the book and course fundamentally changed the way I look at computers and I have a much better understanding of how they operate and what's inside them."