Student Facilities
School of Engineering & Applied Science Computing Facilities
Benton Hall has one large, general-use computing lab. It is open 85 hours a week (8-12 M-H, 8-5 F, 12-5 Sat, 2-12 Sun). This lab is restricted to those taking SEAS courses and provides access to software needed for coursework and student projects. Benton 016 has approximately 38 Dell GX270 small form factor systems with 17" LCD monitors running Microsoft Windows XP Professional along with 6 Apple iMac systems with integrated 17" LCD monitors running Mac OS X.
Every system is equipped with a DVD-ROM drive with CD-RW capabilities. USB Zip Drives are available for checkout.
The division attempts to replace 1/4 of these computer systems every year. With the exception of applications that integrate with specific hardware needs or have prohibitive licensing, the same image (and software) is run in all classrooms and labs.
Printing is provided as part of the University pay-for-print system. The lab includes the following printers:
- Hewlett Packard Color LaserJet 8500n laser printer
- Hewlett Packard LaserJet 4200tn (x2) laser printers
- Hewlett Packard DesignJet 800PS 42" large format color printer
In addition to the general lab, the division supports several instructional labs/classrooms
- Office Application Labs
- Benton 001: 30 student stations (Dell Optiplex GX260 systems running Windows XP)
- Benton 024: 30 student stations (Dell Optiplex GX240 systems running Windows XP)
- Programming/Instruction Labs
- Benton 002 &Benton 006
- Each room has 24 HP workstations.
- Special Projects Labs
- Benton 008 - 16 HP workstations
- Benton 010 - 24 Mac Intel
- Benton 009 - Advanced Communications including video conferencing.
Use of SEAS computing resources and facillities is subject to the guidelines laid forth in the following resources:
