Transcript The CS Dept. and the CS Labs

The Computer Science Labs
Important Information
Undergraduate Lab Sites
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Located in EMS on the 2nd floor
The EMS building labs are:
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E270 ASCII and X-terminals running UNIX
E280 PC’s running Windows
E285 PC’s running Windows
All of the departmental machines are
connected to the internet.
Undergraduate Lab Sites
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EMS E270 – Open 24 hours
EMS E280 – Open 24 hours
EMS E285 – Open 24 hours, student ID required
The Building closes in the evening but one door
in the parking garage has a card reader.
Labs are closed on July 4th, Thanksgiving,
Christmas, and New Year’s Holidays (posted).
Lab Reserve Times
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At times, labs are reserved for use by CS
classes.
Students working in the lab who are not
members of the class may be asked to leave.
The reserve schedule is usually posted on
the door of the E270 lab.
Be aware of this when working on
homework.
Undergraduate Machines
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grid1.cs.uwm.edu
grid2.cs.uwm.edu
grid3.cs.uwm.edu
miller.cs.uwm.edu
shared disks
Graduate and Faculty Machines
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allmalt.cs.uwm.edu – main graduate machine
blatz.cs.uwm.edu – main faculty machine
Other machines and their duties:
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Artificial intelligence – sprecher, tigger, lombok
Data Security – enigma, vernam, galois
Software engineering – klisch, huber, uffda,
fuelcafe
Computer Science Lab Staff
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Maintain CS labs and equipment
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Fill printers with paper
Replace toner
Fix paper jams
Monitor use of labs
Upgrade computer hardware
Update the computer science webpage
Enforce lab policies
Answer questions from students
[email protected], office in EMS
Lab Policies
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Do NOT install or use any software not already
resident on the network.
No food or beverage is allowed under any
circumstances in the Labs.
Users may not allow others to use their account
privileges.
ALWAYS log out before leaving the lab!
Lab Policies
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Vandalism or computer "hacking" of any kind is
not allowed in the lab and on the machines.
Violation of any Laboratory Policy may result in
academic or legal action against the violator.
Lab Policies are posted on the wall in each lab.
Printing must be paid in advance (instructions
are posted above printer in E270)
Useful Websites
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Course homepage:
http://www.cs.uwm.edu/~cs140
Permanent CS accounts:
http://www.cs.uwm.edu/cs/accounts.html
Dialing in directly to UWM (w/o internet service provider):
http://www.uwm.edu/IMT/Computing/Docs/DialingIn.html
Instructions for using the pine email program:
http://www.uwm.edu/IMT/ClientServices/Docs/pine.html
Instructions on using the emacs text editor:
http://www.uwm.edu/IMT/Computing/Docs/emacs.html