🗣️ Week 03 Lecture

Navigating Computer Filesystems with the Terminal and Intro to GitHub

🥅 Learning Goals

By the end of this lecture, you should be able to: i) Understand how operating systems organise files and directories. ii) Navigate the filesystem using Terminal commands. iii) Differentiate between absolute and relative paths. iv) Explain the importance of environment variables in a computing environment. v) Use Git & GitHub to version-control files.

Last Updated: 6 February 2025, 09:00 GMT

📍Time and Location: Thursday, 6 February 2025 from 4-6 pm at MAR.1.04.

Today, we focus on understanding how computers organise files, using the Terminal for navigation and automation, and getting started with GitHub for version control.

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📋 Preparation

To get the most out of this lecture:

1. Complete the 📝 W03 Formative Exercise.

🎬 Lecture Slides

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📥 Post-Lecture Actions

1. Revisit today’s slides and try running Terminal commands on your own.
2. Attend the 💻 W03 Lab for hands-on GitHub practice.
3. Use the #help channel on Slack if you need clarification or help.

⏭️ Next week: You will start working on your first mini-project of this course!