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There is a network of Unix workstations which
provide Internet access for the University community,
including email, news, and web access. All students,
faculty, and staff are given free unlimited access
from on-campus. Access to the Ethernet backbone is
available throughout the campus, including each
residence hall room. Workstations are available for
instruction and research.
The University has several microcomputer
laboratories that are accessible to both faculty and
students on an essentially unrestricted basis. Both
Windows and Macintosh systems are available. All
student residence halls have microcomputer
facilities.
The Department of Computer Science has its own
instructional and research laboratories.
- The Instructional Laboratory
houses microcomputers and Unix workstations. They
are used in upper level computer science courses
such as Operating Systems, Networking and Software
Engineering.
- The Computer-Human Interaction
Laboratory includes facilities to conduct
research on behavioral aspects of computing such as
the acquisition of computer expertise, hypertext,
the design of user interface and human factors in
computing. The laboratory has several
microcomputers with peripherals, various recording
devices, and software to support the development of
research materials. The laboratory is used in
graduate courses and for student and faculty
research projects.
- The Software Engineering
Laboratory includes facilities to conduct
research in Client/Server computing, web
development and software methodologies. A computer
server supporting a state-of-the-art CASE tool, IBM
Rational Suite Enterprise, is available for
software engineering classes, faculty research and
graduate student projects.
- The Computer-Networking
Laboratory includes facilities to conduct
research in Distributed and Parallel Processing.
The lab has a network of Unix workstations and
peripherals. The lab also hosts a linux based
Beowulf cluster with 16 compute nodes, a high-speed
switch and a Front-End Server which enables all
users to remotely login to the multiprocessor
system. The lab is used for faculty research and
graduate student projects.
Each faculty member and graduate assistant has a
microcomputer in his or her office that is part of a
local area network with access to the University
computing facilities as well as to the departmental
instructional and research laboratories.
In addition to on-campus facilities, the Ohio
Supercomputer Center (OSC), located in Columbus,
Ohio, provides statewide access to University faculty
for research and instruction.
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