Computer sciences are rather young compared to the majority of disciplines studied in high school and college. So, you need to write a computer research paper and you are looking for tips. Let us talk about this.
 
Basic concepts…
 
Nowadays, computers became an everyday tool in almost every household. Still, some people use it for work, some – to play games and entertain, some – only for communication. And certainly, some people use it for all mentioned purposes. Thereby, despite the fact that everyone is familiar with computer in one way or another, there are several categories of computer users:

• Ordinary users who use the most common options and resources.
• Experienced users who can find some non-obvious means and tools.
• Programmers who know the reverse side of computing and have a fundamental understanding of its functionality.

When working on your research paper on computer, do note that there are members of all categories among your readers. Thus, you should choose your style wisely: maybe it is impossible to suit every possible reader, but still you should strive to satisfy the audience.
 
…and distinctive features
 
There are two main types of computer research papers: qualitative and quantitative. If your professor has not specified what type of computer research papers he/she expects, it is up to you to choose what fits you best.

• Qualitative computer research papers are intended to check your research skills, ability to gather and analyze information. Thereby, it means that you should write an ordinary research paper except the topic of it should relate to the field of computers.
• Quantitative computer research papers are meant to check your own skills to use computer software/tools/technology and gather information via the Internet. Therefore, your computer skills and general efficiency count along with the academic level of your computer research paper.

Certainly, a qualitative approach is more severe in sense of its complexity, while such computer research papers are almost an exclusive feature of special computer courses. So, you do not need to be concerned about them. At the same time, quantitative computer research papers are much more simple, but can be assigned in any course.
 
Besides, check our article about a research paper in computer science.