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CMPT 100 : introduction to computing tutorial #1 : getting started. By Wendy Sharpe. Overview of Tutorial #1. Speed meet & greet Logging on/off computers and synchronizing passwords via PAWS Using 3 rd floor Spinks labs Class homepage Saving and accessing files
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CMPT 100 : introduction to computingtutorial #1 : getting started By Wendy Sharpe
Overview of Tutorial #1 • Speed meet & greet • Logging on/off computers and synchronizing passwords via PAWS • Using 3rd floor Spinks labs • Class homepage • Saving and accessing files • Getting work done from home (remote access) • Getting started with Kompozer and gVim • Ehandin • Internet searches
Operation Speed meet & greet • Find one or two other people that you do not know • You have 5 minutes to find out: • Where are they from? • What program and college are they in? • Why are they taking CMPT 100? • What is their favourite video game or online application?
Operation Speed meet and greet continued . . . Wendy wls238@mail.usask.ca I’ll put these slides up on the Internet somewhere. Likely on homepage at http://homepage.usask.ca/~wls238/
logging onto the lab computers please be patient: This section is going to be a little messy for 2 reasons#1. because we’re going to need to make sure everyone is at a Windows login screen #2. We need to synchronize your password/NSID combos on PAWS . . . more on that in a second
location, location, location.....Logging on & off lab computers • Public Service Announcement: DO NOT turn off or force a reboot of a computer that looks like someone forgot to log off or if it doesn’t respond (this will most often happen in the large, open access Spinks lab) • Why? Someone could be remotely accessing that machine
a note on information security always, always, lock or log off of your computer when you’re going to be away from it Why? • potential risk of theft of files/assignments • if your assignment is stolen and you don’t realize that it is stolen BOTH you and the other person will be formally accused of academic dishonesty Ever heard of Frank Abagnale? http://video.google.com/videoplaydocid=-6271800786378394176#
location, location, location.....Logging on & off lab computers • Logging on the dual boot machines (this lab) • If you see something called Mandriva then you’re in the wrong place: • Restart the system • Watch the screen because the Windows/Linux option is a limited time offer • Select Windows by using the arrow keys • if your NSID/password combo doesn’t work then go to PAWS and synchronize (see the next three slides) • Logging on the Mac computers • you will have to use some sort of remote desktop client to access discworld on the Mac computers
synchronize your password if you’re having problems logging on If you’re already logged on, please help other students get their NSID/passwords synchronized by allowing them to use PAWS on your computer. Make sure that they log out of PAWS once their password has been synchronized
Jerry Only Jello Biafra (J.B.) Please enjoy these pictographs of my pets while we get this synchronization thing worked out analog Sepultura and iSep
The 3rd floor labs : This is your brain on spinks • The labs are open 24 hours a day • BUT the Spinks building is only open 7am-11pm • 3rd floor - Spinks labs • can use the labs anytime when the it isn’t booked for special events or tutorials (same goes for all the other labs too) • Spinks S311 – smaller teaching Mac lab • Spinks S315 – a.k.a. open access Mac lab • Spinks S320 – smaller teaching lab (this room) • dual boot, (Linux/Windows) • Spinks S360 – large, open access computer lab • dual boot • also has network-only laptop work stations
Spinkstorium continued . . . • Spinks Help Centre in S352 • staffed by senior undergraduates, graduate students, sometimes faculty members from the CS Department • Get help with assignments or course topics • Breakout rooms (next three slides) • 3 bookable break out rooms: Spinks 342, Spinks 371, Spinks 372 • These come in handy for group studying around midterms and finals • Use the Action Menu to log into the booking system: • http://www.cs.usask.ca/content/resources/breakoutrooms.jsp?user=nouser
I.e., If someone is using your booked room you can kick them out. Booking breakout rooms continued . . .
your network drives in a (slightly confusing) nutshell • H: drive (a.k.a. winhome) • CS administered network drive that you can save your files and information on • this is your home drive on discworld • Other drives you have access to: • V: drive • ITS Division administered network drive • mounted from folder.usask.ca (can access via PAWS) • you have access to this drive in other labs on campus (though in other labs this drive may be called H:\ .... different from the H: drive above) • For more information, please see The ITS Webpages • W: drive • ITS Division administered network drive • mounted from homepage.usask.ca • provides webspace for students to save homepages on • homepage.usask.ca Documentation. Note: If the V:\ and W:\ drives do not appear automatically, double-click on the "Connect network drives" icon on your desktop
mad serious hugely important disclaimer do not save your files to the desktop your desktop is not your home driveyour files will eventually, at some point, will disappear without any notice and you won’t ever be able to get them back
ACCESSING YOUR FILES FROM HOMEOPTION A: CABINET VIA PAWSOPTION B: REMOTE DESKTOP CONNECTIONOPTION C : SOME OTHER PORTABLE DRIVE, LIKE A FLASH DRIVE
another second slightly less mad serious hugely important disclaimer Do not name your files with spaces e.g., about us.html BAD!! aboutUs.html Good • Just a quick FYI for those of you going on to CMPT 111 • the second example follows a computer science naming convention called camelCase • for more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CamelCase
option b for windows users -Remote Desktop Connection • You can also access a lab computer from home using Remote Desktop Connection (RDC), a piece of software made by Microsoft • Most versions of Windows come with Remote Desktop Connection that allows you to remotely connect to another computer • if you don’t already have it: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=80111f21-d48d-426e-96c2-08aa2bd23a49&displaylang=en • if you already have it: under Start – All Programs – Accessories – Communications • Using RDC, you'll be able to access all the software in the lab, and your lab folders. • You can use the Remote Desktop Connection from any computer with an Internet connection which has the client installed
option b for mac users -Remote Desktop Connection • Mac doesn’t come with Remote Desktop Connection, you can download it here: http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/remote-desktop/default.mspx To connect to discworld using Remote Desktop Connection: • start up your RDC client • discworld.usask.ca • You will be asked to login with your NSID and password • there’s an example of RDC via Mac in the Kompozer section of these slides
getting started with kompozer • Kompozer is a WYSIWYG HTML editor that we'll use to create web pages • E.g., Microsoft Word is a WYSIGYG document editor • Kompozer is already installed in the labs in Spinks • Start – Course Specific Applications – CMPT-100 – Kompozer 0.7.10 • FYI Kompozer used to be called NVU
mac users: downloading & installing kompozer • Because Kompozer is a free, cross-platform program you can download it for free from: http://kompozer.net/ • A free online user guide will help you get started or troubleshoot any problems you might have when using Kompozer: • http://www.charlescooke.me.uk/web/kz-ug-home.htm
windows users: downloading kompozer (slide 1/2) • Because Kompozer is a free, cross-platform program you can download it for free from: http://www.tucows.com/preview/607474 • Note: the file is zipped so you will have to unzip it . . . see the next slide for details. • A free online user guide will help you get started or troubleshoot any problems you might have when using Kompozer: • http://www.charlescooke.me.uk/web/kz-ug-home.htm
windows users: installing kompozer (slide 2/2) • Once you've downloaded KompoZer for Windows you will have to unzip the folder. • save the download to a place on your computer that you will be able to find it • click on the zipper folder (will have a .zip extension, with a name like kompozer-0.7.10-win32) • click on the plain folder inside it • click on Kompozer application inside that is 45kb • NOTE: you will be asked if you want to extract, run, or cancel.....you want to extract • then click on the same logo in the extracted folder and Kompozer should run
getting to kompozer via remote desktop connection (on discworld)FYI discworld will look slightly different from the Spinks lab computersThis RDC was done on a MacBook
getting started with gvim • a text editor used to edit code (such as JavaScript or HTML code) • already installed in the labs in Spinks • if you want to work in another non-Spinks lab on campus, you can use Notepad (no syntax highlighting) or Notepad++ (syntax highlighting) • if you want to use gVim from home you can either • use Remote Desktop Connection to access discworld • download gVim (it’s free )
a quick word on other editors If your instructor hasn’t already told you about this: You can use Microsoft Expression Web to create HTML pages for the course instead of, or in addition to gVIM and Kompozer BUT You can’t use any other program, and you will not get marked (or will lose a lot of marks) FYI it will be very obvious if you use any other program • example of other programs: • Frontpage, • Dreamweaver, and • MS Word .... once upon a time I saved a webpage as .doc instead of .html by accident. It wasn’t a happy day.
handing in your assignment • Assignments are submitted electronically via EHandin • access EHandin from the class website on Moodle (see next slide) • www.cs.usask.ca/ehandin • Advice: as soon as you have something done upload it to Ehandin. The deadline is specific and is down to the minute. Use EHandin as a file backup. • as long as something is uploaded to EHandin you will get part marks • each time you resubmit a file, it overwrites the old copy, but you have to check the checkbox to overwrite the old copy
feedback from markers via ehandin & viewing web pages in ehandin • Feedback from markers will be available in the assignment folders as a separate folder and file • When you go to view a webpage in EHandin, you have to click the "View folder as website" link. We'll talk about EHandin again during the HTML tutorial
searching using and, or, not • Search Engine: a webpage that allows you to look/search for information on the web without knowing exactly where it might be • E.g., http://www.yahoo.comhttp://www.altavista.comhttp://www.google.com • it’s possible to do more advanced searches by using words like AND, NOT, OR, +/- but the format depends on what search engine you are using: • E.g., what’s the difference between: • red flowers (OR) same as red OR flowers • “red flowers” (AND) same as red AND flowers • flowers –red (NOT) same as flowers NOT red • " " (quotation marks) to group words together
random miscellany relating to tutorials, printing, and your assignment
a note on the tutorials • Tutorials will not be marked • tutorials will provide important information and cover material needed for assignments • if this tutorial was too easy, attend at least Tutorial 2 before giving up on them. The rest of the tutorials are very different than this first one! • material will not cover tutorial material again if you have not attended the previous tutorials • ask me if anything is unclear • the lab is reserved during tutorial times, do not expect to be able to work on assignments while tutorials are in session • it is suggested you use your tutorial time every week to work on your assignments, even if there is no tutorial scheduled. • You may work from any lab on campus or from home. There is a help desk on 3rd floor Spinks. See the page "Where to go for help" on the class homepage for details and schedules. • Start assignments EARLY because the lab gets extremely busy right before deadlines • there is no technical support on weekends -- this is NOT an excuse for late assignments. • The CMPT100 homepage should be your first sources of help and information for this class • lab advisors are there to help you, but NOT to complete the assignments for you • Important announcements pertaining to the lab will be written on the whiteboards, check it when you come
