COMPUTER SKILLS channel 2

Chair (Coordinator) and Rapporteur: CRISTIANO DE MICHELE

Objectives

The goal is to give students the practical ability to use a modern personal computer and perform the basic operations of use (on, off, data and program management), on proprietary OS or open source.

Learning outcomes

The student will learn the basics of the Linux operating system and the Python language
in order to produce scientific plots.

Prerequisites

noone

Programme

Concerning the program please refer for general guidelines to the Computing Laboratory course.
Further thematic insights will be specified during the course by the teachers.

Books

The course is carried out together with Computing Laboratory.
Practical exercises are prepared in the classrom, accompanied by
appropriate instructions.

Lessons mode

In case the COVID emergency will continue till the end of the year 2020, the lectures and the practical experiences will happen in a mixed approach (both in person and online) in order to respect the social distancing recommendations.

Exam mode

oral test

Example exam questions

1) how do i copy a file in linux?

2) how do i change working directory in linux?

3) how do i edit a file?

4) how do i delete an empty folder?

  • Academic year2026/2027
  • Degree program to which the course belongsPhysics
  • Lesson codeAAF1137
  • Year and semester1st year - 1st semester
  • Activity typeUlteriori attività formative (art.10, comma 5, lettera d)
  • Academic areaAbilità informatiche e telematiche
  • Mandatory presenceNo
  • Languageita
  • CFU3 CFU
  • Total duration36 hours
  • Hours distribution36 others hours