A: Excuse me, could you tell me where the university computer lab is?
B: Are you a new student?
A: Yes, I'm a first-year student. I want to use a computer to type my assignment.
B: I see. Our university provides the most up-to-date computing environment of any college or university in Britain. There are two labs dedicated to students' access. No classes are scheduled in them. So you can drop in any time when they are open.
A: Do you know where these two labs are?
B: Yes. One is in Room 114 in Building 315 and the other one is in Room 110 in Building 335. There are 27 computers in each one.
A: Only 27 are in each one? Are there any other labs I can use if these two labs are full?
B: Yes. We own six general-purpose labs which often have classes booked in them. But they are available for drop-in use when classes are not in session. Check the lab before you go in. This schedule is updated every week.
A: I saw the brochure in the Students Union. It said that there are at least 19 labs on campus.
B: Yes, there are eleven other large labs on campus but they have dedicated uses of various kinds and are not usually available for general use.
A: Do you know if there are any rules in the labs?
B: Yes. We do have some rules.
A: What are they?
B: Let me think about them. Yes, the first, labs and computer equipment are provided only for registered students to do work associated with their courses.
A: I see. So we have to use our ID card when we get into the lab?
B: That's right. You should put your student ID card in the holder on top of the monitor and show proper identification if requested to do so. Second, computers are a limited resource shared among many students. So please respect the needs of others. When all computers are in constant use, please limit your session on the computer to an hour at a time.
A: Can we reserve computers?
B: I'm sorry you may not reserve computers. When you leave the lab for a coffee break, you must save your work and make the computer available for another student to use.
A: I see. Can I bring some drinks there?
B: Absolutely no food or drink in the labs.
A: Are there any printers there?
B: Yes, of course. But remember when you print, please limit printing to one copy of a document. And please do not start printing less than 10 minutes before the lab closes.
A: Thank you very much. This helps me a lot.