Intro to CSC27I Software I : Utilities and Internals

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Intro to CSC27ISoftware I Utilities and
Internals

• Pepper

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Goals

• Become comfortable using Unix and at least one
  editor
• Write strong Shell scripts
• Design C programs that make Linux system calls
• retrieve command arguments, run other programs,
  and perform I/O and inter-process
• Write Perl scripts and web pages on Unix
• Understand and use regular expressions
• As much database as needed to code a perl web
  site using a database

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Environment

• Panther no administrator functions
• Linux ubuntu
• Bash and C shells
• Mysql
• Perl
• Gcc C compiler
• Vi/vim
• Access via putty / filezilla
• Local if you want to alternative see setup

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Major Assignments

• Aim a web site that lets users look up
  information from a database.
• First code multiple file writing and search in a
  shell
• Use those files to create a lookup website in
  perl
• Recode file writing using C including forked
  processes
• Create a database in mysql and fill it
  (necessary, but not a goal)
• Web site using perl script to lookup from the
  database

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Collaboration

• Group final project
• Some other group projects
• Getting help from friends/ tutors
• Cite the name / know the code
• Getting help from the internet
• Cite the website
• if black box code
• then state it
• Otherwise, be able to explain any line of code
  you submit

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Organization

• Midterm (Unix, Shell, C)
• Final (cumulative)
• Assigned reading on syllabus
• 6-10 hours homework per week, more for project
  Homework is 50 of the grade.
• Work on panther or local, but will grade from a
  run on panther
• Quizzes
• Pop quizzes in the first 5 minutes of class
• 2 Announced quizzes