Unix

• A brief Unix command summary
• More extensive Unix command summary
• Self-directed Unix tutorial

C Programming

• Eddie's Basic Guide to C - really good tutorial on C programming
• C Library Reference Guide - excellent reference on C
  
• The Gnu C Library - great online book with tons of applicable info

ASCII

• Ascii chart - helpful for some homework problems

Endian-ness

• Dr. Bill's Notes - good explanation of big- and little-endian
• Webopedia - definition of big- and little-endian
  

CSC System

• CS Dept. Tech Support - main department tech support page with links to lots of info
• Accessing the CS Unix Network - info about getting access to our system (see SSH link below)
• Mendel Lab Log - info and links relating to the labs in Mendel (has a webcam)
  

Download SSH client

• SSHWin-2_3_0.exe - download older version from CS department, via professor's web site
• SSHSecureShellClient-3.2.9.exe - last free version (for .edu) available via ftp

CSC Sun network

• The department Sun cluster of machines is named after artists:  monet, renoir, rodin, cezanne, matisse, gauguin, cassatt, picasso, cezanne, etc.
• You can see your files (data) from any machine on the cluster, as the file system is "logically" shared.
• Be smart and use a machine with a small load (i.e., few users, try the Unix command "who")
• Each PC is a node on the network
• You have access to resources connected to the network
• Remember that Unix is case-sensitive
• Printing can be done using the following commands:

lpr -Pbslab filename  (in M156)
lpr -Pcslab filename  (in M254)
lpr -Pmlp filename    (in Mendel basement)
lpq -Pbslab           (shows jobs printing on bslab printer)

• Get help on a command by trying one or more of these tricks:

apropos commandname
man commandname

Topical & Current

• Inside of Hard Drive - YouTube video of hard drive in operation
• Workings of a Hard Drive - YouTube video of hard drive demo
• How PC Works - HowThingsWork video about internal computer components
• How CD Works - HowStuffWorks page about CDs
• How DVD Works - HowStuffWorks page about DVDs
• How Flash memory Works - HowStuffWorks page about Flash Memory
• Video about 7 computer components - on HowStuffWorks page about PCI
• Seagate SATA drive - video of how a Serial Advanced Technology Attachment drive works

Last updated: 09/10/07