University computing centers are on Busch Campus (ARC), College Avenue Campus (CACC), Livingston Campus (Tillett Hall),  Douglass Campus (Loree Hall), and the Satellite Building (Senior Street near the parking deck) on  College Avenue Campus.  Printing and file storage restrictions are posted in each computer lab. 

Hours of operation at the computer labs will change throughout the semester. To verify the hours at each lab, check the RUCS User Services Computing Facilities Access Hours notice posted in each lab, or visit the New Brunswick Computing Services (NBCS) website.  If you experience difficulty using the equipment in the computer labs or you have questions about network connections, ask the consultant on duty for assistance. The role of the Rutgers University Computing Services (RUCS) lab assistants and consultants is to help you with hardware and software related problems, not to answer questions specific to your assignments. If you have questions or need assistance in completing assignments, check first with your teaching assistant during office hours or recitation. You will also find CS110 Teaching Assistants on duty in the New Brunswick computer labs throughout the week (Lab Support Hours) to answer assignment-related questions. You can meet with any of the CS110 TAs  during Lab Support to answer assignment-related questions.

There are approximately 1500 students enrolled in computer science courses using the computer labs throughout New Brunswick. Keep this in mind as you plan your computer time. Very often you will have to wait for the use of a computer, and at all locations the longest lines tend to be during weekday evenings and immediately before and after class. To avoid problems, do your assignments well before the due date. You will also find it helpful to select a time when the computers are not as heavily used and to be as prepared as possible when you use the computer.  Read your assignment and text-related pages completely before sitting down at the computer so your time is used efficiently and productively.  Before you begin each assignment, practice with a sample file to become familiar with the software features required by the assignment, and check the Announcements link for changes or corrections to the assignments.

You do not need to purchase software for this course; the software applications you need throughout the semester are available on RUNet.

A number of software packages are used in the course: Microsoft Office, AppleWorks, Mozilla, Mozilla Composer, and TRUE BASIC 2.7.  Microsoft Office and AppleWorks are integrated packages that include word processing, spreadsheet, database management, communications, graphics software, and drawing and painting tools. Mozilla is a web browser tool. TRUE BASIC is a dialect of the programming language Beginners All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code (BASIC).  To create a homepage use Mozilla Composer, HTML, or the web editor software package of your choice.

If you plan to use your own computer to complete CS110 assignments, speak with your instructor to be certain you have the correct software.  Assignments submitted online to Handin must be readable in software available on RUNet.  Also, exam topics may include questions on the hardware and software used in this course. 

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