UXPRG01

DATES:

1. Overview
   • Examine the structure of a C program; compile, link, and execute the program.
   • Determine the version of UNIX and its associated tools.
2. Data Representation
   • Enter, compile and run the following program:

     main()
     {int I;
     printf("\t Number \t\t Square of Number\n\n");
     for (i=0; i<=25;++i)
     printf("\t %d \t\t\t %d \n",I,i*i);
     }

3. Functions
   • Build a program where control passes from main to three different functions with 3 calls.
   • Create a while loop in main with the function calls inside it: 1- Ask for input at the beginning of the loop. 2- End the while loop if the user hits Q.
   • Add conditionals which will call the functions when the user enters numbers: 1 goes to function1, 2 goes to function 2, etc.
   • Have function1 call function a, which calls function b, which calls function c.
   • Draw a diagram of program flow, with arrows which indicate where control is to be transferred.
4. Operators
   • Write a program that works out the largest and smallest values from a set of 10 inputted numbers.
5. I/O
   • Write a program to copy one named file into another named file. The two file names are given as the first two arguments to the program.
6. Programming Techniques
   • Write a program that prints the last n lines of a text file by "n"; the file name should be specified from command-line input.
   • By default n should be 5. However, the program requires an optional argument in order that the last -n file.txt prints out the last n lines, where n is any integer.
   • Ensure that the program makes efficient use of available storage.
7. Assignment Statements
   • Given an input which is an integer number of seconds, print the output as the equivalent time in hours, minutes and seconds.
   • For example: 7322 seconds is equivalent to 2 hours 2 minutes 2 seconds.
8. Conditional Flow
   • Write a program that prompts the user for a sentence and prints each word on its own line.
9. Complex Data Structures
   • A binary tree is a tree structure with only two possible branches from each node. 1- Write a program which sorts a sequence of numbers using a binary tree with pointers. 2- Each branch then represents a false or true decision.
   • In order to sort numbers: 1- Assign the left branch to take numbers less than the node number. 2- Assign the right branch to any other number by taking a number greater than or less than the node number.
   • In order to obtain a sorted list, search the tree by depth first.
10. Use of Preprocessor
    • Define a preprocessor macro swap(t, x, y) that will swap two arguments x and y of a given type t.
    • Define a preprocessor macro to select: 1- the least significant bit from an unsigned char. 2- the nth bit from an unsigned char; this assumes that the least significant bit is 0.
11. Optimization
    • Write a program which reads two integer values.
    • 1- If the first is less than the second, print the message up. 2- If the second is less than the first, print the message down. 3- If the numbers are equal, print the message equal. 4- If there is an error reading the data, print a message containing the word Error and perform exit( 0 ).
    • The instructor will demonstrate how to utilize the ? operator.
12. I/O Considerations
    • Write a C program which will emulate the ls -l UNIX command; the program will print all files in a current directory and list access privileges.
13. Additional Topics
    • Implement a two-way pipe between parent and child processes in a C program; the pipe will be able to send and receive signals.