First, read Navigating the CS101 Web Pages. Then, use the web to answer the following CS101 trivia questions. Write down the answers (handwritten on notebook paper is fine).

1. When and where are the CS101 organized help sessions? (Hint: Look at the help schedule.)
2. When and where are the CS101 instructor's office hours? (Hint: Look at the CS101 home page.)
3. What overall percentage is required to earn an A+ in CS101?
4. How much time should you expect to spend on CS101? (Hint: Look at the Frequently Asked Questions page.)
5. What are the email addresses for the head teaching assistants for CS101?
6. Name one reason why is class attendance so important in CS101. (Hint: Find the Attendance Policy on the home page.)
7. According to the CS101 Collaboration Policy, would you be cheating if you helped someone find an error in their program? (Hint: Read the examples on the Collaboration Policy page.)
8. Up to two times during the semester, you can use a late coupon to turn in a lab past the deadline by how many hours?
9. What is the definition of abstraction?
10. What is the due date for Lab 4?
11. Name two other schools teaching courses using Java. (Hint: Look at the Java reference page.)
12. On the lecture notes page, what is the topic of the first lecture?

Part II: Getting Started with Java

1. Log onto a PC in Sever 201 or 203. (If you own a computer and want to set it up for CS101, read how to set up your computer for CS101.)
2. Create a folder called CS101, in which to keep your lab assignments.
3. Click on the appropriate "Download Project" link in the online version of this assignment, and extract the Lab0 project folder into the CS101 folder you just created. Ask a TA if you need help. On CEC, you should save the file to your H: drive. Then, in the Start menu under Utilities, open the WinZip application. Finally, within WinZip open the file you downloaded and click on the extract button in WinZip to extract the files into your CS101 folder.
[[[download project folder for PC]]] [[[view project files for UNIX]]]
4. Click on the Start button and look under "Programming" to start up Cafe 1.8. Symantec Cafe is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Java. It's integrated in the sense that it is a single program that allows you to open and edit files in your projects, build (compile) your projects, and execute (run) and debug your programs.
5. Pull down the Project menu and select "Open..." Open your copy of the Lab0.prj project (inside your Lab0 folder).
6. Select "Open..." from the File menu and open the file called Startup.java. At the top of the file is a comment block that identifies the file and explains its contents. Fill in your name, lab section, email address and today's date in the appropriate places. Every file you create should have a header comment similar to this one.
7. Find the line that says "public void run()".   Think of this procedure as the starting point for your program. Notice that it first opens a transcript file called transcript.txt, prints a two-line message, and then closes the transcript file.
8. Type your name in the appropriate place in the message (replacing the XXX). Save the file. Ask a TA if you need help editing or saving files.
9. Before you can execute a program, it must first be compiled (translated) into byte code that can be executed by the Java interpreter. A program that compiles a program is called a compiler. Compile your program by selecting "build" from the project menu. An output window will appear in which the Java compiler will print messages about the compilation. Whenever you have compilation errors, they will appear in this output window.  If there aren't errors, the compiler will create some class files that are the result of the compilation.
10. When compilation is successfully completed, run the program you just edited by choosing "execute program" from the project menu. An execution window will display the output from your program as it runs. Get help from a TA if the program doesn't execute.   Tip:  As a shortcut, you can click on the little picture of a running person on the Symantec Cafe menu bar to compile and run your program all in one step.
11. Now open the file transcript.txt. You should see the output from your program in the file. Print this file using the print command in the File menu of the editor. Pick up your printed output from the printer. See the FAQ page if you have trouble finding the transcript file.
12. Side note: You may have noticed that there is another Java file called Lab0.java, in your folder.  We haven't said anything about this file because you don't need to modify it.  Its purpose is to create a Startup object and start it running.  Right now, don't be concerned about understanding exactly how that works.  We'll explain later.

Part III: Digital Portrait and Home Page

1. Ask one of the CEC consultants to take your picture during your lab section. We will make it available electronically for you to put on your home page.
2. If you don't already have a home page on CEC, read How To Create a CEC Home Page and follows the instructions. (Please do this even if you already have a home page in Arts and Sciences or elsewhere.)

Part IV: Complete Your CS101 Registration

1. Read the CS101 Policy on Collaboration. In registering for this course, you agree to abide by that policy and the academic integrity policy of the university. If you do not understand the policy, please ask. If you do not agree with the policy and cannot live according to it, then you should not take this course.
2. If you haven't yet officially registered for CS101, be sure to do so as soon as possible.

Part V: Physical Orientation

1. On the back of the piece of paper you used in Part I, write a clear, concise procedure in English that describes, step by step, the process of walking from Sever 201 (the PC lab) to the instructor's office (without walking outside). Hint: On exiting Sever 201, turn right. The hallway will dead-end into the 4th floor of Lopata. This map of the School of Engineering and Applied Science may help you plan your route. Walk the route and include landmarks along the way in your written directions.
2. Find the CS101 Mailbox at the far end of the Lopata 4th floor hallway and turn in Lab 0 (see below for what needs to be turned in).

What To Turn In:

Part I: Your handwritten answers to any questions (or typed if you prefer).
Part II: Your printed transcript file.
Part III: A printed copy of your web page, including your name and your photo.  If your web page takes more than one sheet of paper, just print the first page with your name and photo on it.  (If your picture doesn't show up on your home page by the due date for this assignment, turn in everything else, and then turn in your home page printout later, once the picture does show up.)
Part IV: Nothing needs to be turned in, but be sure you are registered for the course.
Part V: Your handwritten (or typed) directions to the instructor's office.

Everything should be stapled together and turned in to the CS101 mailbox in the Lopata 4th floor hallway before 2:00 p.m. on the due date.