:* Carefully read ALL lab instructions and check your work regularly. The labs have been designed with backup safeguards to prevent the student from losing their work. On the other hand, students may lose their work if they fail to follow lab instructions or accidentally forget their removable hard disks in the workstation's hard disk bay drive!
== Course Resources ==
* [[OPS235 Weekly Schedule |OPS235 Weekly Schedule]] (Course Notes / Labs)
* [https://scs.senecac.on.ca/course/ops235 Course Outline]
== Supplies Checklist (Required for Second Class) ==
=== Bootable Fedora Media (CD/DVD) ===
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|CentOS 6.5 '''Live DVD''' (x86_64)<br />and<br />CentOS 6.6 '''installation DVD1''' (x86_64)
|<!-- '''1. [[Use Freedom Toaster (in the Open Lab)]]''' (click for details) -->'''1. [[Download and Burn in TEL Open Lab]]''' (click for full instructions)
'''2. [[Download and Burn at Home]]''' (click for details)
|[[Image:blank-cd.png|thumb|right|100px|<b>Blank Writable CD or DVD</b><br />Available at the Bookstore or other retail stores]]
|[[Image:blank-cd.png|thumb|right|100px|<b>Blank Writable DVD </b><br />Available at the Bookstore or other retail stores]]
<!-- |[[Image:toaster.png|thumb|right|100px|<b>Freedom Toaster <br />in TEL Open Lab</b><br /> (Convenient, but machine has problems with some types of DVDs)]] -->
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=== Additional Hardware ===
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!SATA Hard Disk in Removable Drive Tray
|Hard Disk Size: at least '''250GB'''.<br />'''Please buy the tray from the bookstore''' as not all trays are compatible.<br /><br />Mechanical shock from dropping a hard drive causes drive failure for several students each semester. If you use a mechanical hard drive, be careful not to drop it, and transport it in a padded container (e.g. wrapped in an old shirt).<br /><br />SSDs are becoming competitive in price, are faster, and are less susceptible to shock, so you may want to look for a deal on an SSD instead of a hard drive -- but check to ensure that your SSD will fit properly into your drive tray.<br /><br />Please tighten the drive screws securely to prevent the tray from jamming in the holder, or leave the screws off.<br /><br />
|[[Image:hd-tray.jpg|thumb|right|180px|<b>Hard Disk in Disk Tray</b><br />At least <b>250 GB</b> (available at the Bookstore)]]
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!USB Flash Drive
|At least '''8GB''', and maybe bigger depending on how many backups you make. You can use this key for other things as well. This is not 100% required but can be very useful when troubleshooting.
|[[Image:ubs-key.png|thumb|right|75px|<b>A single USB key</b>]]
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=== Study Aids ===
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!Lab Log-Book
|Download and Print: '''[http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/lab_logbook_w2015.pdf Lab log book (PDF)]'''.<br /><br />Please note that '''you can use your log book during quizzes, written tests, practical tests and the final exam'''.<br /><br /> It's also the record that you have completed the labs, so don't lose it!
|[[Image:log-book.png|thumb|right|200px|<b>Lab Log-Book</b><br />Used for '''marking labs''' and as an '''evaluation aid''']]
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= Important Information =