The following list represents suggested readings in support of the various courses offered at the undergraduate and graduate levels in this discipline. Books as well as periodicals are identified and provide a general overview of the topics in this subject area. The list is not meant to be comprehensive nor are all the items available either in-print or in one specific library or collection. The list, however, is meant to be a starting point for research and further information.

Adamson, Tom. Structured BASIC Applied to Technology. 2 nd edition. Westerville, OH: Macmillan Publishing, 1993.

Afzal, Amir. Pure C Programming . NJ: Prentice Hall. 1999.

Anderson, Paul K., Just Enough UNIX . Dubuque, Iowa: Wm. C. Brown Publishers, 1993.

Andleigh, Prabhat K. UNIX System Architecture . Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1990.

Bartee, Thomas C. Data Communications, Networks, and Systems . 2nd edition. Sams Publishing, 1991.

Blocher, M., Amato, V., Storslee J., An Interactive Guide to the Internet , QUE E&T, 1996.

Bosworth, B., and L.H. Nagel. Programming in BASIC. 4 th edition. Westerville, OH: Glencoe, Macmillan/McGrow-Hill, 1992.

Bradley, Julia C. and Black, Kelly. Quick Basic . Dubuque, IA: William C. Brown Publishers, 1992.

Campbell Mary, Microsoft Access Answers: Certified Tech Support, Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 1996.

Casad, Joe and McLaren, Tim. MCSE Study Guide: Windows 95 & Networking Essentials . IN: New Riders, 1996.

Chynder, Sandy; Haskins, David; Guilford, Ed. The Big Book of Word for Windows 95 .Que Corp., 1995.

Ciccarelli, Patrick and Faulkner, Christina. CCNA Jumpstart . 2 nd Ed,. San Francisco, CA: Sybex, 2002.

Clarke, David James IV. CNE Study Guide for Netware 4.1 . CA: IDG, 1995

Clarke, David James IV. The CNA Study Guide . CA: SYBEX, 1995.

Corriveau, Jean Paul. A Step-By-Step Guideto C Programming . NJ: Prentice Hall. 1998.

Cronkhite, Cathy and McCullough. Access Denied. Berkeley, CA.Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 2001.

Crume Jeff. Inside Internet Security: What Hackers Don't Want You To Know . Addison Wesley Longman, Inc. August 2000.

Currid, Cheryl C. and Currid, Arch D. Introduction to Networking . CA: Novell

Deitel, H.M. Operating Systems . 2nd edition. Reading, MS: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1990.

Downes, Kevin et al. Internetworking Technologies Handbook (3 nd ed) . Indianapolis, IN: Cisco Press, 2001.

Duffy, Ralph. Visual Basic 4 Smart Start . Indianapolis, IN: Que, 1996.

Erickson, J., Vonk, John A., Effective Internet, Irwin,1996.

Evans, Andres, Matthew, Neil, Stones, Richard, Instant UNIX . Chicago, IL: WROX Press LTD., 1995.

Fitzgerald, Jerry and Dennis, Alan. Business Data Communications and Networking (6 th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1999.

Glass, Graham, UNIX for Programmers and Users . Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1993.

Govanus Gary, and Robert King. MCSE: Windows 2000 Netscape Network Security Design Study Guide. Sybex Incorporated, Sept. 2000 Press, 1997.

Hahn, Harley, A Student's Guide to UNIX . New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1993.

Halsall, Fred. Data Communication, Computer Networks and Open Systems . CA: Addison-Wesley, 1996.

Hart-Davis. The ABC's of Word for Windows 95 . CA: Sybex, 1996.

Held, Gilbert. Understanding Data Communications . 4th edition. Sams Publishing, 1993.

Homer Alex, The Beginner's Guide to Access 95, wrox press Inc., Chicago IL, 1995.

Howard, Paul. Support Fundamentals for Windows NT . WA: Microsoft Press, 1996.

Hudson, Kurt and Cannon, Kelly. CCNA Guide to Cisco Networking Fundamentals . Cambridge, MA: Course Technology, 2000.

Hudson, Kurt and Caudle, Kelly. CCNA Guide to Cisco Routing . Cambridge, MA: Course Technology, 2000.

Hutchinson, Sarah E.and Sawyer, Stacy C. Computers and Information Systems, 5th edition. Chicago, IL: Irwin Publishing, 1996.

Kenny, Cathy and William J. Orvis. Using Microsoft Office . IN: Que Corp., 1996.

Kenny, Cathy. EXCEL for Windows 95: Visual Quick Reference . Que Corp., 1995.

Khan, M.B. Structured COBOL: First Course . MA: Course Technology, 1996.

Kochan, Stephen J., Patrick Wood. Exploring the UNIX System . 3rd edition. Carmel, Indiana: SAMS Publishing, 1992.

Kroenk David, Database Processing: Fundamentals, Design, and Implentation, Prentice Hall, Inc., NJ, 1997.

Lammle, Todd and Tedder, William. Sybex CCNA Virtual Lab e-trainer . San Francisco, CA: Sybex, 2000 with Virtual Lab e-trainer Simulated Network Environment software.

Leshine B. Netscape Adventures, Prentice Hall 1996.

Maiwald, Eric. Network Security: A Beginner's Guide. Berkeley, CA. Osborne/McGraw Hill, 2001.

Malone Ted, Mike Young, and Rolly Perreaux. Windows 2000 Automated Deployment . Wiley, John & Sons, Inc. 2001

Maran, Richard and Feistmantl, Eric. Computers Simplified . Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1993.

Marpet, Mark L. Visual Basic 5.0. Columbus, OH: Glencoe McGraw-Hill 1999.

McQuerry, Steve (ed.). Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices . Indianapolis, IN: Cisco Press, 2000.

Moluzzo, John C. C for Business Programming . NJ: Prentice Hall, 1996.

Moncur, Michael G. CNE Update to NetWare 4.1 . CA: Novell Press and SYBEX, Inc., 1995.

Montgomery, John. The Underground Guide to UNIX . Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., 1995.

Moskowitz Jeremy, and Mark Minasi. Windows 2000 Group Policy, Profiles, and Intellimirror . Sybex Inc. 2001

Neibauer Alan, Access for Windows 95 for Busy People, Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 1995.

Nemeth, Evi, Snyder, Grath, Seebass, Scott. UNIX System Administration Handbook . 2nd edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: PTR Prentice-Hall, 1995.

Niedermiller, Debra. Managing NetWare Systems . New Riders Publishing, 1993.

Niedermiller-Chaffins, Debra, and Drew Heywood. Inside NetWare 3.12 . 3rd edition. New Riders Publishing, 1993.

Norton, Peter. Peter Norton's Computing Fundamentals . New York, NY: Glencoe-McGraw-Hill, 1996.

Odem, Wendell. Cisco CCNA Exam #640-507 Certification Guide. Indianapolis, IN: Cisco Press, 2000.

Peek, Jerry, Tim O'Reilly, Mike Loukides. UNIX Power Tools . Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc., 1994.

Perkins, Charles and Matthew Strebe. MSCE: NT Workstation and Study Guide . CA: Sybex, 1997.

Perry, Greg Absolute Beginning Guide to Programming. 1 st edition. Carmel, IN: SAMS Publishing, 1993.

Pfleeger, Charles P. Security in Computing. Upper Saddle River, NJ. Prentice Hall, 1997.

Ramos, Emilo. Computer Networking Concepts . NJ: Prentice Hall, 1996.

Ramteke, Timothy. Introduction to C and C++ for Technical Students . NJ: Prentice Hall. 1998.

Reeves, Ronald D. COBOL Programming Using .Net Framework . Prentice Hall, 2001

Reichard, Kevin. UNIX the Basics . 2nd Edition. New York, NY: MIS Press, 1995.

Sanders, Lori M. Windows 2000 User Management . New Riders Publishing. 2000

Schatt, Stan. Understanding Local Area Networking . Sams Publishing Company, 1993.

Schneider, David. An Introduction to Programming using Visual Basic 6.0 , Prentice Hall

Schneier Bruce. Secrets & Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World . Wiley, John & Sons, Inc. August 2000.

Shelly, G.B. and Cashman, T.J. Structured COBOL Programming . MA: Course Technology, 1995.

Sobell, Mark G. Hands-On UNIX . Reading, MA: The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co., Inc., 1995.

Stallings, William and Van Slyke, Richard. Business Data Communications (3 rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1997.

Stallings, William. Data and Computer Communications (5 th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1997.

Stallings, William. High-Speed Networks: TCP/IP and ATM Design Principles . Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1998.

Stern, Nancy B. and Robert A. Stern. Structured COBOL Programming: For the Year 2000 and Beyond . 9th Edition, Wiley, John & Sons, Inc., 1999

Strankle, Maureen. Problem Solving and Programming Concepts . NJ: Prentice Hall, 1995.

Tate, Steven. Windows 2000 Essential Reference . New Riders Publishing, 2000.

Thomas, Rebecca, Rik Farrow. UNIX Administration Guide for System V . Englewood Cliffs, NJ: PTR Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1989.

Tompkins, Cindy. Support Microsoft Windows NT Server . WA: Microsoft Press, 1996.

Viega John, McGraw Gary. Building Secure Software: How to Avoid Security Problems the Right Way . Addison Wesley Longman, Inc. October 2001.

Wave Technologies International. Advanced Administration for NetWare 3.1X . Los Angeles: Wave Technologies International, 1994.

Wave Technologies International. Data Communications Technologies . Los Angeles: Wave Technologies International, 1994.

Wave Technologies International. Linking LAN's Effectively Using Bridges, Routers, and Gateways . Los Angeles: wave Technologies International, 1993.

Wave Technologies International. Technical Support for NetWare . Los Angeles: Wave Technologies International, 1994.

Weisskopf, Gene. The ABC's of EXCEL for Windows 95 . Sybex, 1996.

Zak, Diane. Programming in Visual Basic . MA, Course Technology, 1998.

Casad, Joe and McLaren Tim. MCSE Study Guide: Windows 95 & Networking Essentials . IN: New Riders, 1996.

Casad, Joe and Rosen, Ken. MCSE Study Guide: Windows NT Server &Workstation 4 . IN: New Riders, 1996.

Tompkins, Cindy. Support Microsoft Windows NT Server . WA: Microsoft Press, 1996

Cronkhite, Cathy and McCullough. Access Denied. Berkeley , CA.Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 2001.

Pfleeger, Charles P. Security in Computing. Upper Saddle River , NJ . Prentice Hall, 1997.

Maiwald, Eric. Network Security: A Beginner's Guide. Berkeley, CA. Osborne/McGraw Hill, 2001.