COMS W4995 C++ Deep Dive for C Programmers

About Your SPOC account

All registered students will receive an account on SPOC, which is an Ubuntu Linux server instance running on Google Cloud Platform. All homework assignments in this class will be submitted and graded on SPOC.

What (and what not) to use your SPOC account for

Your account is for you and only you.

• NEVER give your password to someone else.
• NEVER let someone else log into your account.

Your account is only for AP-related coursework.

• Do not use this account for anything outside of AP, though you are welcome (and encouraged) to use your account for experimenting with things you learn in this course.

Be mindful of the resources you use.

• Do not use more storage than you need to do lab assignments and coursework-related experiments.
• Do not store large files unrelated to the course.
• If your lab code starts consuming an unexpectedly large amount of CPU time or memory, and you are unable to stop it on your own, email the TA listserv immediately so we can mitigate any interruption to your classmates as quickly as possible.

Violations of the rules above will result in your account being disabled. This will prevent you from submitting your homework, which will result in you receiving a zero on all labs due while your account is suspended.

That said, you will be fine as long as you’re just using your account to do c2cpp coursework and related work. Please do not hesitate to ask the teaching staff if you are unsure whether you are allowed to do something.