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University of California - San Diego - Computers - College ProwlerCollege Prowler3.46

Computers

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Wireless Access Yes
24-Hour Labs? Yes
The Library Lounge, AP&M B432
Charged to Print? Yes
5 cents a page for black and white
Computer Labs 17 - total
Operating Systems
  • Mac OS X
  • Windows XP

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

There is an overwhelming amount of advice for freshman to bring computers with them. It doesn’t matter if it is a laptop, CPU, new, or old, just as long as it hooks up to the Internet. All on-campus housing has excellent Ethernet connections and networks, on which students can work on projects, download music, chat online, or play games. Students also say that they usually procrastinate, and it is easier to get work done at the last minute if you have your own computer. Having your own computer is a luxury, but can also be a huge time-waster.

While it is convenient to have your own computer, it is not an absolute necessity. There are computer labs all over campus, and some are open 24 hours. Without a computer you might have to plan ahead a little more, but lab access isn’t a problem.

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Computers at University of California - San Diego

jagodoy

'12

Mass Communications and Media

4.6
A

Great

We have an assortment of both windows and macs, computers are up-to-date.

Jan 18, 2012

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Computers at University of California - San Diego

SweetnSour

'15

Biological Sciences

4.2
A-

Computer Asscebility in Libraries and Other Rooms on Campus

There are a few floors in the main library that have computers available for student use. There are also a couple of computer labs elsewhere on campus. If students want to print from school printers, they must make a separate online account specifically for printing only and pay $10 - the $10 will be deducted over time as the student prints papers and reports.

There are many students so when people don't have class it's likely that all the computers are already taken. Better to have your own laptop. Internet is pretty fast if on the computer but can be difficult to connect to from mobile devices at times.

Jan 15, 2012

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Computers at University of California - San Diego

hyk022

'12

Sociology

3.8
B+

Printing on Campus a Great Last-Minute Option

Printing on campus via the printers in Geisel library or in PC is a great and accessible option for those who need to print things last minute (i.e., essays, homework assignments). Unfortunately for us college students, printing is NOT free, but the option to charge it to your student account is a great choice for those of us who don't carry around spare change.

Jan 10, 2012

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Facts

Special Software & Hardware Discounts

ACD Systems Canvas, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Photoshop, Apple Garage Band, Apple Logic Express, Autodesk Revit Architecture Suite, AutoCAD, Autodesk Education Suite, Avid Media Composer, Corel Paint Shop, CorelDraw Graphics Suite, Corel Painter, Corel WordPerfect Office, EndNote, FileMaker, Final Cut, iLife, iWork, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Mathematica, MatLab, Microsoft Expression Studio, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office Professional, Microsoft OneNote, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Project Pro, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Visual Studio Pro, Norton Antivirus, Windows Vista

Free Software

ArcGIS, AutoCAD MEP, Microsoft Expression Studio, Microsoft Visual Studio, Sophos Antivirus, SQL Server, True BASIC, Webdrive

Did You Know?

UCSD campus houses the San Diego Super Computer Center (SDSC). Founded in 1985 by the National Science Foundation, it has since become one of the biggest and most advanced computer centers in the world. SDSC is known for its integration of computers with science, especially in the areas of bioscience and geoscience. The scientists at SDSC have worked to shorten the time it takes to develop new drugs, created realistic animation, showed the birth of our solar system, tried to forecast the future of the greenhouse effect, and tracked computer viruses using the center.

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