CMSC 421, Spring 2006 Principles of Operating Systems Section 0101 Specific Materials Section 0201 Specific Materials

Class Laboratory

This page will be updated during the semester.

The ITE 240 Lab may be used by students enrolled in CMSC 421 for their project work. The lab contains 24 high-end Pentium machines with 1 GB RAM, dual-processor Pentium 4 CPUs and a CD-RW drive. The TAs will be holding regular weekly Office Hours in the ITE 240 Lab - plan to take full advantage of these. The office hours are available on the course website and also posted outside the door.

Please visit OIT Computer Labs to locate other OIT laboratories. In this list, ENGR* 021 and 021a and Library Basement machines appear to have dual boot Win2K/Linux machines.

Lab Usage Rules

1. Observe all the University and Departmental policies regarding the use of the University's and the Department's computer and laboratory facilities.
2. No Food or Drinks Allowed in the Lab. Absolutely! Never!
3. Do not log in to multiple machines, especially when there are students waiting for access to the lab.
4. Be respectful of others working in the lab. DO NOT create disturbances (e.g. don't be noisy, don't play audible music, etc).
5. Use the laboratory ONLY for CMSC 421 related activities, NOT for general other coursework. There are designated OIT Labs across campus to serve this purpose.
6. DO NOT ABUSE the superuser privileges from your installed kernel.
7. Observe the operating hours of the lab. You must leave the lab by its closing time - no excuses, no exceptions!
8. Report offenders of lab rules to the instructional staff.
9. Report any suspicious activity to the instructional staff or the Campus police, as appropriate.
10. The lab is provided to you by the University for your benefit. Take good care of it! Do not abuse it!
11. Repeated offenses might result in shutting down the laboratory for everybody.