The PIC Lab

Location and Hours

The PIC Lab is located on the second floor of the Mathematical Sciences Building in MS 2000. The PIC Lab is open 10am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, except when closed for UCLA holidays.

Logging In to a PIC Lab Computer

If you are enrolled in a PIC class, a PIC Lab account will be created for you.

• Your username is your Bruin Online (BOL) ID. This is the name that comes before @ucla.edu or @g.ucla.edu in your e-mail address.
• Your initial password is your nine-digit student ID.
• Once you are logged in, you can change your password at any time by typing Ctrl+Alt+Del and clicking "Change Password" on the window that appears.
• Make sure to remember your password. If you forget your password, you will need to go to the BUGS office with a valid photo ID to reset it. Their office is located in MS 6121.

Disk Space

The Z: drive provides a location to store your personal files.

• Each student is given 1 gigabyte of space per class. If you go over this quota, you will be unable to save your homework or compile your code. A warning will pop up on the screen when you are close to the quota. Please do not ignore it.
• Accounts are destroyed 2 weeks after the end of the quarter for which you were last enrolled in a PIC class. The contents of your Z: drive will be deleted at this time. Be sure to copy any important files before this happens. Even if you are a continuing PIC student, we strongly recommend backing up your work before the start of the next quarter.

Printing

When using single-sided printing, you are allowed to print up to 200 pages in the PIC Lab for free.

• You can check your current usage in the taskbar at the bottom-right corner under "Printing Information".
• The bookkeeping of your usage is performed using a dollar amount even though no money is involved.
• At the start of each quarter, you are credited with $10.
• Regular printing uses $0.05 per page.
• Double-sided printing uses $0.03 for each side of a page.
• Your quota will not be increased under any circumstances.
• Pages are deducted as soon as you send your print job, whether or not the document is actually printed, so please make sure the printer is ready before you send your job.
• If you have trouble selecting a printer.
  • Open the "Start Menu" and click "Printers and Faxes".
  • On the sidebar, click "Add a Printer".
  • Click "Next" three times and then click "Find Now".
  • You should see four printers appear. Printer 1 and Printer 2 are easily found within the Lab. Select one of them and click "OK".
  • "DS" stands for double-sided.
  • Click "Next" and then click "Finish".

PIC Lab Assistants

Lab assistants wear a bright blue vest and an ID with their name on it. Lab assistants can help fix hardware and software problems and they make sure that the lab runs smoothly. They can answer general programming questions, give advice to help you find bugs in your code, and they know how to use most of the software found on the PIC Lab computers. If you need any help, please ask a lab assistant.

There is a limit to what a lab assistant can help you with. In particular, they cannot solve your assignment for you. It is your responsibility to attend lecture and discussion, and to study outside of class. Lab assistants have no obligation to provide information that was covered in your classes. If you need help specific to your course, please see your instructor or TA.

Food and Drinks

Food and drinks are prohibited in the lab.