CS4624 Lab 1 - Orientation

There are many activities to be done in the Laboratory:

• Check you name on the Roll. If present, simply neatly print your PID to the right of the information about you. If not present, and you want to take this course, add your names on the role with all columns of data filled in, and:
  1. Explain your reasons for wanting to take the course in a printed note to the instructor, indicating reasons that you should be preferred over others. Give your phone number, student ID, full name, email address, which sections you can take, year, major(s), minor(s), expected graduation date, drop/add form, and explanation.
  2. Answer the Pre-Test as best as you can and turn in the opscan answer sheet to the instructor, with no questions unanswered. Please give your student ID instead of NAME.
  3. Use Netscape to follow along and read crucial information about CS4624, starting at http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~mm/ but looking especially at the Syllabus, Outline, and Calendar. Please complete the Exercises for the IN unit.
  4. Take a digital photograph of you and a partner, retouch it and store it.
  5. Become oriented with the various tools on the "desktop" on the lab machines. During the semester you will use: Acrobat, AuthorWare, HyperCard, Netscape, Sound Machine, Ulaw and other routines. It is recommended that if you have time you systematically study all tools
  6. Begin to discuss group projects with your colleagues.