Day three: file systems

Today we will discuss how computer file systems are arranged. We need to know something about this in order to get started on our web pages, which naturally we want to do as soon as possible!

Independent reading assignment

In the giant GO! book, you should be familiar with Chapter 1 on Windows XP, pages 1-49, and the quiz questions on pages 54-57, as well as parts of Chapter 4 on Computer Systems, pages 118-218, describing hardware and software components.

Day two: operating system, user environment

On this day we defined an operating system and accidentally-on-purpose made a mess of our desktop backgrounds. We also practiced downloading to the desktop, unzipping a file, and sending an attachment with an e-mail.

Day one: find your account names, send me an e-mail

 
Welcome to the class! I am looking forward to working with you for the next few months.

Two things I ask you to do today:

First, find out your account names.

You need to know TWO account names to use NVCC computer facilities. To find out what they are, you need to know your 7-digit EMPLID number and your date of birth.

First is your LAN ID, which you use for logging on to the college network when you're in the lab or elsewhere on campus. (You will also use it for creating a web page on the college network.) Your password is 8 digits, MMDDNNNN, month and day of birthday, followed by last four digits of your Social Security number, or your year of birth, if you don't have an SSN.

Second is your NovaConnect ID, which is also used for e-mail and Blackboard. You get to create your own password for this one. Your e-mail address is your NovaConnect name followed by @email.vccs.edu — so if your NovaConnect ID is student345, then your e-mail address is student345@email.vccs.edu.

Second, send me an e-mail.

Subject line: 110 day one

Body: Please tell me your actual name, since your online identity may be different...

My address: vfitton@nvcc.edu

Please send the e-mail from whatever account you are most likely to read. Hotmail, Gmail, etc. are all OK; and, of course, the college e-mail system is OK.