Start Where You Are

Prepare to type out the full commands below. That is the most time consuming part of this process, but it creates muscle memory and improves your cloud knowledge. Note that actually completing these labs is going to be the basis of your final comprehensive final.

Grading Note

Anywhere you see a notation like this: fnamelnamelabbstep4 make sure you replace fname with your first name, and lname with your last name. Your submissions need to show your unique cloud resources created to get full points.

Step 1: Create a file on your local system using the shell/command prompt

Launch command prompt on your computer and type in the command shown below:

Windows

Search for ‘cmd’

Mac

Search for ‘terminal’

notepad carma.csv

nano carma.csv
# What is nano? <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k22XfvBxaO4> 

Type in the following comma separated values text and save the file

Event, Carma Interview
Date, 12th April, 2025
Address, 12 Carma Crescent
Zip Code, 23456
Time, 11am

Windows

To save, use the file menu and save the file and exit notepad. You will return to the command window.

Mac

To save, press ctrl-x to close the file, you will be asked whether you want to save.

press ‘y’ for yes and hit enter.

• Where is your file?

What is a home folder?

Step 2: Create a Storage Bucket in Cloud Environment

Using the GUI, navigate to storage. Create a new bucket. Pay attention to the settings, but keep all the default settings for now. Name your bucket fnamelnamelabbstep2

Step 3: Copy the file from your computer to the cloud

Use the file navigator to upload the file from your computer as you would do any file. You know where your file is located, remember?

Step 4: Create a file in cloud shell and copy it to a storage bucket

First access cloud shell. You should remember this from Lab A. You are going to create a new bucket called fnamelnamelabbstep4 using the cloud shell instead of the GUI.