BE SURE to follow along with your instructor. If you move ahead and get lost, we won't help you return. Don't worry about the THOUSANDS of details you will learn today. Concentrate on the strategies. They are what you really need, anyway. The specific commands will change. The underlying strategies will not. Learn HOW to do things, not just WHAT to do.
Pay close attention to your instructors. This lab will be a little different in every computer laboratory, so your instructions might vary. You may or may not be able to do all the parts of this lab assignment. Check with your instructor.