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Computer Science 101*

Student hardware requirements.
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Authentication
Connecting to a remote computer.
1. SSH from Linux/Mac
2. SSH from Windows
3. RDP to a remote windows desktop
  - New Remote Desktop procedures to connect to NDSU ITS Labs.
How to edit a file on the remote computer
1. Using Nano (A command line editor.)
How to transfer files to/from a remote computer.
- From Linux/Mac
- From Windows
  - Using WinSCP
SVN (Subversion)
- TortoiseSVN on Windows
How to use the CS Department Linux lab (QBB 244)
Databases in the CS Department
Languages used in the CS Department (a noninclusive list).
- C/C++
  - gcc/g++ is available in the QBB 244 Linux lab.
- COBOL
  - OpenCOBOL is available in the QBB 244 Linux lab.
- Java
  - Zulu OpenJDK 11 is available in the QBB 244 Linux lab and the QBB 1st floor ITS Windows labs.
- LISP
  - CLISP is available in the QBB 244 Linux lab and the QBB 1st floor ITS Windows labs.
- Perl
  - Perl 5 is available in the QBB 244 Linux lab.
- PHP
  - PHP 7.2.x is available in the QBB 244 Linux lab.
- Python
  - Python 3.8.x is available in the QBB 244 Linux lab. Python 3.8.x in the 1st floor ITS Windows labs.
  - Using Python on a shared computer like the 244 lab.
  - For CUDA in virtual environment:
    - pip install nvidia-cudnn-cu11==8.6.0.163
    - CUDNN_PATH=$(dirname $(python -c “import nvidia.cudnn;print(nvidia.cudnn.file)”))
    - export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$CONDA_PREFIX/lib/:$CUDNN_PATH/lib

R - For statistical computing and graphics.
- R 3.6.x is is available in the QBB 244 Linux lab.
Visual Studio .NET C, C#, & Visual Basic
- Available QBB 1st floor ITS Windows labs, or just download the community version at https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/

If pages don't refresh as expected, you may have to clear the browser's cache.
- How to clear the browser cache in Chrome. The procedure in other browsers may differ.

On Windows you should run two independent antivirus system.
- The included Windows Defender (Or whatever it's currently called).
- A second service like AVG, Malwarebytes, Avast, etc. I do not recommend McAfee as it's more malware than useful. If the System Admin has to work on a computer with McAfee, it gets deleted as the first step. You can reinstall it yourself later.
- This doesn't mean run five. You can get things too locked down and never figure out what system is restricting what you are trying to accomplish.

Set your firewall to block unnecessary incoming connections. This is usually ALL connections on a non server device.
- Block inbound connections on Ubuntu.
- Blocking inbound connections on Windows 10.

Email
- Email is the official mode of communication at NDSU. Check your @ndsu.edu account for class, fin. aid & billing reminders.
- You are responsible for monitoring both your Inbox and Junk mail folders for official communications from NDUS and NDUS departments as well as messages from Faculty.
- If a valid message arrives in my Junk mail folder, how do I prevent this in the future?