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Frequently asked questions

This is a list of questions related to the technical infrastructure required to do the labs.

I want to use an EPFL-provided computer. How should I proceed?

You can use the computers in BC 07-08. These computers run virtual machines; choose one of the two following images that contains the software that you will use during the course is

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Internet Analytics lab environment setup

1. Which machines to use?

You can use your the computers in BC 07-08 or your own computer to do the labs.

How to use an EPFL-provided computer?

If you want to use the computers in BC 07-08, they run virtual machines; the image that contains the software that you will use during the course is

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Online Teaching Tips

All official teaching guidelines are provided here. This page summarizes the documentation in these pages that is relevant to our use case.

Lectures

• Tool: The best tool available to us is Zoom. The Pro version of zoom is available to all Professors and Teaching Assistant.
• Setup: First configure your account at https://epfl.zoom.us/
• Two choices:
  • Meetings: Recommended for courses with <200 students. A Skype-like meeting with many features (waiting rooms, polls, emoji reaction for quick replies, breakout rooms, ...).
• Webinars: Recommended for courses with >200 students. Students cannot share video/audio.