Purdue information security doctoral candidate Fabrizio Cicala is researching how to prevent malware in smartphones and Bluetooth and Internet of Things devices, studying at the nation’s first ...

Programmers normally want to minimize the time their code takes to execute. But in 1962, the Hungarian mathematician Tibor Radó posed the opposite problem. He asked: How long can a simple computer ...

The Busy Beaver Challenge, a notoriously difficult question in theoretical computer science, is now producing answers so large they’re impossible to write out using standard mathematical notation.

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...

Editorial Note: We earn a commission from partner links on Forbes Advisor. Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Computer programming is the bedrock of the computer systems, ...

Miami University offers a Master of Science in Computer Science (MSCS), which is thesis-based, and a Master of Computer Science (MCS), which is course-based (non-thesis). Both programs emphasize the ...

Having computer access in the digital age isn't a luxury anymore — it's a basic human need. For low-income families and individuals, finding free personal computers can be difficult. Only so many ...

Online learning isn't a new idea. It's rooted in correspondence courses. Back in the late 1800s, postal mail services powered learning and communication platforms. Today, it's all digital, with ...

Quantum computers could run artificially intelligent algorithms that initially appear to require too much computational power thanks to a new method for writing quantum programs. While quantum ...

There are times when you will need to connect to another computer. Let's say your friend who lives in Fargo, N.D., is experiencing a problem, and you foolishly think you can help him solve it. You ...