This is a basic lab. It requires only that you do it. There is no submission. For purposes of this course it is required that you have access to some reasonable version of linux and some ability to compile C++. An account has been provided for you (after the start of classes) on cislab.rwu.edu where you may write shell scripts and compile C++ using g++. You may wish to use the local machine in Room 216 or you may also set up your own copy of linux at home. I recommend Ubuntu. This works well with VMWare. For this lab, you need to verify that you have access to Linux and g++.
You may want a more serious approach to linux which would either be Gentoo or my favorite openbsd. openbsd is a very secure and very small install. Debian is based on openbsd and ubuntu is based on debian.