Looking for some books for for Uni.

[Smiffy-UK]

Hey guys starting a foundation degree in September, looking for some books in programming and networking like cisco, my degree is called

FdSc Computing, Networking and Software Development, I start on C using Borland (I think)

I am eyeing up: The C Programming Language (2nd Edition)

I already own: CCNA Routing and Switching Portable Command Guide (ICND1 100-105, ICND2 200-105, and CCNA 200-125)

All and any advice would be much greatly received. Thanks in advance.

 

[Smiffy-UK]

Definitely C, rather than C++?

Hey, thank you for the reply, all I know is back when I started the first year September of 2019 before I suspended my studies to be being readmitted to longreach mental health unit I started on C using an old compiler called Borland. It's from the late 90s. What a way to use 8.6K of student fees Plymouth University and Cornwall College lol.

Please see below for the modules for both years

Year 1
Core modules
CORC1129
Networked Communications Technologies
CORC1258
Introduction To The Programme and Work Based Learning
CORC1259
Databases and Information Systems
CORC1260
Human Computer Interaction with Emerging Technologies
CORC1261
Website Development
CORC1262
Introduction to Programming and Software Engineering
Final year
Core modules
CORC2106
Object Orientated Programming
CORC2247
Systems Analysis Design and Implementation
CORC2248
Project
CORC2249
IT Management and Security
CORC2250
Planning and Managing Projects for E- Business Technologies
Optional modules
CORC2110
Local and Wide Area Networks
CORC2251
Visual and Dynamic Programming

 

[Smiffy-UK]

Sorry posted twice. Am on mobile while GF drives lol

 

[Smiffy-UK]

Hey thank you all for the awesome replies.

Ill definitely look up those books @Chaos thank you.

Also thanks @dowie I will do once I've got access to my university portal next month.

@peterwalkley yeah it is old. I know from last year using Borland it was old, on my PC now and my old laptop I had codeblocks with mingGW compiler, I think it's only half of the first year I use C then move strain to cpp then java end of 1st year and 2nd year. Not sure what else we learn in the second year, but I want to get the CCNA out the way before I worry about 2nd year,

Kinda spot on with free, but I'm a mature student and homeowner, basically switching careers, head chef to programmer/systems administrator lol

Again I really appreciate all the feedback and information, anymore please don't forget about me and this post I really want to finish this degree.

Kind regards al

 

[Smiffy-UK]

I know you didn't ask for any advice but I'll give it anyway. (Because I wish I could go back in time and study computing at Uni)

I work in IT and have now been for about 12 years. However about 8 of them I spent wasting my time in a first line support role which as the years went by was getting more and more simple rather than more and more technical.

I then moved on and am now a Systems Engineer working with Linux, AWS etc...

If there is one piece of advice I would give to my younger self that would be work hard as early as you can. Study like a crazy man. Soak up as my info as you can and practice practice practice.

IT is a mixture of experience, knowledge and practice.

When you do get a job don't do what I did and get comfortable in a role which isn't contributing to your career.

At this point I wouldn't fixate on any one technology or language. Far to early for that. Do your course and see how things go once you do get a job.

I do appreciate the advice, like a lot! Thank you.

Thing is when you say younger self, I'm 34 lol! I've been a Career Chef for about 18 years, the last 8 years was 5 years as a sous (second) chef and 3 years as a head chef, many qualifications in regards to professional cookery,

The reason why I had chosen IT is that as a teen I taught myself how to build PC's back in the acrylic case, DDR RAM and Athlon days when you could mix-match RAM and just about get away with it, taught myself how they work and what bit of hardware does what-ish, well enough for it to work lol, and I'm interested in the field if I'm honest, I've got kids so had enough of not being paid overtime, having to cover my team who would let me down a lot, a minimum of 12 hours working every evening and weekends etc. Like Cornwall where I live and am from, a head chef P/A salary is about 26k to 30k a year with all that stress, plus paperwork, delegating constant fights with the front of house team.

My plan is to get a job that even pays less, if I must, just want overtime paid and hardly and weekends and evenings, I've split from my daughters mum so I have the girls every weekend.

My struggle with going back to education is memory, remembering it lol, can't teach an old dog new tricks so they say lol