Interacting with a UNIX computer in the MathCS Lab

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Interacting with a UNIX computer in the MathCS
Lab
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Introduction

• The computers in the MathCS lab are using the
  UNIX Operating System
• Most students have not used a computer that is
  controlled by the UNIX Operating System
• This webnote is a short overview on how to
  interact (use) a UNIX based computer
• An extensive lab (in fact, it's the first lab)
  will teach you hands on how interact with UNIX
  based computers

Lab 1 http//192.168.1.3/cheung/teaching/web/170
/labs/lab1/lab1.html
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Introduction (cont.)

• Important notice
• In what follows, I will summarize the things that
  you will learn (or have learned) in lab 1....

• It is extremely important that you attend all
  labs
• If you don't understand some part of the lab,
  please ask the Teaching Assistant for help
• They are paid to explain the material to you so
  take advantage of this service.
• The labs is an essential part of the course and
  supplements the lecture materials that are best
  taught hands on (such as the material in this
  webnote)
• If you miss a lab, make sure you do (most) the
  lab on your own before coming to the next lab
• And if you don't understand some part of the lab,
  ask the Teaching Assistant for help during the
  next lab

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Log in

• Log in procedure

• Use your Emory ID as ID
• Use your Emory password as password

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Log in (cont.)

• After a successful login, you should see a
  desktop that look something like this
• The (white) window in the center of the desktop
  is a Terminal application
• This is a UNIX "shell" program that allow you to
  interact with the computer through command lines
  typed from the keyboard

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Launching a new "Terminal" application