diff --git a/1_understanding_a_computer.md b/1_understanding_a_computer.md index 56a29bc8e1556eff4ec4ec552ff83d21965fab4c..4dd52a0a0f5e9763a5516f7fc62090da79aa7333 100644 --- a/1_understanding_a_computer.md +++ b/1_understanding_a_computer.md @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Objective: understand the relations between the different components of a comput --- -# Computer model: an universal Turing machine +# Computer model: universal Turing machine  @@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ Objective: understand the relations between the different components of a comput ## Memory ### RAM (Random Access Memory) - + -### HDD (Hard Disk Drive) / SSD (Solid State Drive) +### HDD (Hard Disk Drive) / SSD (Solid-State Drive)   @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Objective: understand the relations between the different components of a comput Advantages: -- Ability to use large disks partitions (over 2 TB) with a GUID Partition Table (GPT) +- Ability to use large-disk partitions (over 2 TB) with a GUID Partition Table (GPT) - CPU-independent architecture - CPU-independent drivers - Flexible pre-OS environment, including network capability @@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ The philosophy of UNIX is to have a large number of small software which do few # GNU/Linux -Linux is the name of the Kernel which a software, to get a full OS, Linux is part of the [GNU Project](https://www.gnu.org/). +Linux is the name of the kernel which software, to get a full OS, Linux is part of the [GNU Project](https://www.gnu.org/). The GNU with Richard Stallman introduced the notion of Free Software: 1. The freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose. @@ -126,22 +126,22 @@ The GNU with Richard Stallman introduced the notion of Free Software:  -You can find a [list of software licences](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html) +You can find a [list of software licenses](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html) # (First) step with GNU/Linux You first need to connect to [https://biosphere.france-bioinformatique.fr/](https://biosphere.france-bioinformatique.fr/). -Go to [RAINBio the catalogue of Appliances](https://biosphere.france-bioinformatique.fr/catalogue/) and start the [UNIX Biocomputing](https://biosphere.france-bioinformatique.fr/catalogue/appliance/173/) appliance. An appliance is a virtual machine with preinstalled softwares. +Go to [RAINBio the catalogue of appliances](https://biosphere.france-bioinformatique.fr/catalogue/) and start the [UNIX Biocomputing](https://biosphere.france-bioinformatique.fr/catalogue/appliance/173/) appliance. An appliance is a virtual machine with preinstalled software. Then go to the [myVM tab](https://biosphere.france-bioinformatique.fr/cloud/) and wait for your appliance to start. -Then click on the params link **Params** to get your login and password +Then click on the link **Params** to get your login and password.  You can then open the **https** link. -And go the the next session [2 first steps in a terminal](2_first_steps_in_a_terminal.html) +And go to the next session [2 first steps in a terminal.](2_first_steps_in_a_terminal.html)