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- 1. Introduction to Computers andComputing Introduction and Lesson 1 Dr. Dan Brown Department of Information Technology, North Carolina A&T State University
- 2. Curiosity killed thecat… How many of you have your own computers? Did you bring it to IU? How many of you feel comfortable with computers? How many of you have used Microsoft Office before?
- 3. Brief Introductions Name Major Something youhope to gain from it Something you think is interesting about yourself (interests, hobbies, etc)
- 4. What will thefirst lesson cover?
- 5. Topics Introduction to thelab Course Objectives Grading, Tests, and Assignments Expectations (for you and for me) Blackboard Website CFS (Common File System) File management Steel (Web server)
- 6. Lecture and labdistinction Similar goals, but different techniques Lecture questions asked to your lecturer Lab questions asked to me Lecture teaches nature of computing and societal issues Lab teaches hand-on use of computing tools
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- 8. Course Objectives Problem solvingskills File Management Word Processing Spreadsheet Management HTML (HyperText Mark-up Language) Presentation Software
- 9. How do wedo all this? Microsoft Office lets us do most of it Word – Word Processing PowerPoint – Presentations Excel – Spreadsheets Access – Databases
- 10. Grading Lecture tests: 50% Lectureparticipation: 2.5% Lab tests: 25% Lab Assignments: 20% Lab participation: 1% Peer Evaluation: 1% Attendance: 0.5%
- 11. Lab Assignments andProjects Administered through Blackboard During lab at regularly schedule time
- 12. Lecture Quizzes Test 1Word and Excel Test 2 Access Test 3 Powerpoint
- 13. Final Grade Determination TotalPoints Earned Letter Grade 980 points or more A+ 930-979 points A 900-929 points A- 870-899 points B+ 830-869 points B 800-829 points B- 770-799 points C+ 730-769 points C 700-729 points C- 670-699 points D+ 630-669 points D 600-629 points D- Less than 600 F
- 14. My promises toyou… I will treat you with respect I will be available for questions via phone, email, during office hours, and via Blackboard) I will try to be engaging and helpful I will grade you fairly and objectively
- 15. University Expectations Turn inwork on-time Do all work independently (except group work) Take responsibility for your own learning!
- 16. My Expectations Treat eachother with respect Work hard Ask if you have questions!
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- 18. What is Blackboard? Aplace to see class announcements, the syllabus, and grades A method for communicating with the instructor and the class The place for taking lecture tests The location for submitting assignments A convenient place for storing group documents
- 19. A word aboutBlackboard messaging... Contact me through the site; I’m going to check it fairly regularly Use the email professionally – remember, your name is attached to it Email the entire class ONLY if the entire class needs to see it (e.g. need somebody to take notes, unable to contact group member, etc)
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- 21. CFS – Threeways to access World Wide Web (WWW) Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) Network drive mapping (this is what we will do)
- 22. CFS – WWWInterface Via WWW interface – http://cfs.iu.edu/username Replace “username” with your username Drag and drop not possible
- 23. CFS – SFTPMethod You need a Secure File Transfer Protocol client Two common examples: MacSFTP (for Macintosh machines) and SSH Secure Shell (for Windows Machines) Download from IUware Online: http://iuware.indiana.edu
- 24. CFS – Mappinga drive Right click on “My Computer” and select “Map Network Drive” In the “Drive:” field, choose “Z:” (the choice is arbitrary, but we should be consistent) In the “Path:” field, type the following: cfs.iu.eduusername Click Finish A window will open showing you your files
- 25. CFS Details You havejust created a network drive mapping In that mapping, you’ll see a folder called “1day-backup”, which is a folder that contains the files that were backed up a day ago (in case you delete something important) Do not mess with your “1day-backup” folder!
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- 27. File Management Creating afolder – right click in white space and choose “New” then choose “Folder”. Type a name for the folder. Rename a folder – right click on a folder, choose “rename”, and enter a new name. Entering a folder – double click on it Getting out of a folder – click on the “up” button in the toolbar
- 28. File Management Deleting files– click on them, then push the delete key OR right click on them, then choose “delete” Deleting folders – done the same way Where did these things go? The Recycle bin!
- 29. File Management –Recycle Bin Located on the desktop Double click on it to enter it You can restore a file by right clicking on it and choosing “Restore” You can permanently delete it by right clicking on it and choosing “Delete” Emptying the Recycle bin (under File) Why is the Recycle bin good? Why is it bad?
- 30. CFS – Unmappingour drive Used to log out of the drive Makes it so the machine can’t be used to get at files Go to “My Computer”, right click, and choose “Disconnect Network Drive” Click on the “Z:” drive. Choose OK.
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- 32. Steel – Aweb server We use SFTP to access Steel The lab machines should have the Secure File Transfer Client and the Secure Shell Client. We will connect to: steel.ucs.indiana.edu with our username and password We will create a “www” folder as your “web root” Whatever you put in there will be visible at your http://mypage.iu.edu/~username/ address
- 33. Steel – SFTP Openthe Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) client Enter “steel.ucs.indiana.edu” as the host Enter your username. Click connect Enter you password when prompted When it logs you in, you’ll need to create a “www” folder. Right click in the white space in the right pane and click “New Folder”. Name it “www”.
- 34. Steel – SSH Openthe Secure Shell client Enter “steel.ucs.indiana.edu” as the host Enter your username. Click connect Enter you password when prompted If asked about your shell preference, choose “5” for bash. You will then be disconnected. Reconnect. Use the “spinweb” command to make your www folder visible
- 35. Aren’t CFS andSteel the same? Nope. They both let you store files, but they are distinct CFS lets you upload and download your files using www, SFTP, or drive mappings Steel only lets you use SFTP for transferring. But, Steel is a public web server and it lets you login to the shell
- 36. CFS and Steelmachines The CFS machine – a seven IBM server cluster The Steel machine – a nine Sun Solaris server cluster
- 37. UITS Review Creating accounts:http://itaccounts.iu.edu/ Oncourse: http://oncourse.iu.edu Password Resets: https://password.iu.edu/ CFS: cfs.iu.edu Steel (SSH, SFTP): steel.ucs.indiana.edu Steel (www viewing): http://mypage.iu.edu/~username/
- 38. What have wedone? Introduction to the lab Course Objectives Grading, Tests, and Assignments Expectations (for you and for me) OnCourse Website CFS (Common File System) File management Steel (Web server)
- 39. Logging Out It isextremely important that you log out of your machines before you leave! You should make sure your password is hard to guess and make sure that it remains secure You can change your password by going to: https://password.iu.edu/
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