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Cabrillo
College Library http://libwww.cabrillo.edu
Computer
and Information Systems Dept. at Cabrillo
What's on This Page
Job Descriptions for
C++ Programmers
Tutorials
Using Search Engines
Magazines
Resources for Women
in IT
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This exercise will give you information about the current employment
outlook for individuals who want a job in C++ programming. You will
also use search engines to find quality Web resources on a topic of
particular interest to you.
Before you get started:
- Go to the page for this class -- click on Internet Links,
then select Computer Information Systems, then scroll down
and under Course-Related Materials, click on CIS 11.
- Bookmark the page for this class. Go to Bookmarks (just under
the BACK button in Netscape) and slide over to -> Add bookmark
it. [When you want to return to this page during your search session,
just click on Bookmarks and it will be the last one on your list.]
Job
Descriptions for C++ Programmers
America's Job Bank Administered
by the U.S. Department of Labor.
- Click on the Keyword tab
- Where it says title, type in c++
- Type in zip code, e.g., 95060
- Where it says "How many miles from zip code?" change
milage to 50 (to catch jobs over the hill)
- Click on Search
- Click to select several jobs
- Click on View Just My Jobs
- Then click on View Selected
Provide the following information for one of the jobs:
Job title__________________________
What kind of education and experience is expected for this job?
Is the salary listed? If so, what is it?
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- Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on Wage and trend
information related to this type of job. Make notes here about
what you learn.
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Use one or more of the sites listed below to search for C++ programming
jobs. Make notes below about a couple of jobs you find.
- Career Builder In
the Keywords
box, type C++. Select California. Then, click
the Search!
button.
- OneSmartClick.com
specializes in listing C++ jobs. Scroll down to the C++ resources
and try one or two out!
- Dice.com
High tech industry job searches
1. qualifications_____________________________________________________
salary_________
2. qualifications_____________________________________________________
salary_________
Tutorials
- C++ Tutorials from
Glen McCluskey & Associates LLC, an object-oriented technology firm.
- C/C++
Tutorials from DevCentral
- Programming
in C++ from CProgramming.com
Use these Web sites to learn a bit about the kinds of tutorials that
are available.. Make notes here, should you want to use one
or more of them later.
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Using Search
Engines
What you have done so far is explore Internet
sites that were preselected for you. Many times, you will want to be
able to search the Internet for resourses that respond to specific information
needs you have. To do this, you use Internet search engines.
Since no search engine indexes all of the Internet,
it is important to become fairly familiar with several of them.
Each is constructed a bit differently from the others. Thus, your
search results will differ, one to another.
For good results, it is important to formulate good search statements
according to the conventions each of the search engines uses.
To get to the library Web page that lists and
describes all of the search engines:
1. Be on the Library
homepage http://libwww.cabrillo.edu
2. Click on Search
the Internet
3. Click on Search
Engines
This table illustrates some basics as to how
to use the larger search engines. (Click
here for Detailed Search Engine Chart)
| AllTheWeb |
+"cstring variable" +convert |
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In AllTheWeb, you have to use a plus sign (+) in front of a term
to require it in the search result. |
| AltaVista: Simple |
"CString variable*" |
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Quotation marks (" ") hold words in phrases together.
The asterisk (*) means that any word that begins with those letters
is searched -- this is called truncation. |
| AltaVista:
Advanced |
"cstring variable*" AND convert |
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In Advanced Search mode, you can perform a Boolean search -- this
search is for Web pages that use the phrase cstring variable
(or a variation of that term) AND the word convert |
| Google |
"cstring variable" convert |
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Google automatically puts an AND between your search terms. Google
does not take truncation. So, to be thorough, you would do the search
illustrated here, then search for "cstring variables,"
etc. |
| HotBot |
"cstring variable" AND convert |
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To do a Boolean search in HotBot, change the option box (over
on left) to the Boolean phrase |
| Kartoo |
"cstring variable" |
This is a new search tool -- not like any you've
used before. Its algorithms produce a conceptual map of your subject.
Fascinating!!
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Using Search
Engines, identify resources on a specialized topic related to
C++ or programming that interests you. Make notes below.
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Magazines
C/C++ Magazines
Dr. Dobb's Web Site
NOTE: the Library subscribes to paper issues of Dr. Dobb's Journal
Resources for Women in
IT
Women in Technology International
WomenIT.com
To get to this page on the Internet:
- Go to the Cabrillo College Library homepage http://libwww.cabrillo.edu
- Click on Internet Resources
- Click on Computer and Information Science
- Towards the bottom of the page, under Course-Related Instruction,
select CIS 11, Introduction to Programming Concepts and Methodology,
C++, S. Nerton
S. Nerton and T. N. Smalley; last revised 7/02
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