Welcome to Foundations of Computing for Biologists

• Introductions

• Syllabus Overview and Questions

• Survey

• Overview of Operating Systems

  • Windows
  • Mac
  • Linux

• Some fundamentals

  • Memory (RAM)
  • File storage (hard drives)
  • CPU
  • GPU

• Unix Filesystem

  • Filesystem overview
  • The Unix root (/)
    • The very base of the filesystem
  • Absolute paths
    • All absolute paths begin at the root- start with /
  • Relative paths
    • Don't start with /
    • Working directories
    • Shortcuts for current and parent directories
  • Hidden files and folders
    • Names begin with .
    • Usually used for configuration files

• Practical Computing Tips

Assignment 1

(1) Sign up for an account on GitHub and send your username to me.
(2) Apply for an LSU HPC account (https://accounts.hpc.lsu.edu/login_request.php). When you do, 
    list me as your sponsor. Once your account is created, send me your username.