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Develop facility using standard Unix facilities, including command and Purpose language, filters, editors, scripting languages (e.g. sh, sed, awk), compilers, linkers, make and version-control utilities. Understand how to retrieve command arguments, run other programs, and perform I/O and inter-process communication in the C programming language.
Students will be able to use basic UNIX commands and text editors, to write shell scripts, and to use UNIX filters, such as sed and grep, to write programs in the Perl programming language, identify the main components of the Linux operating system and to use basic Linux system calls in programs.
CSC 172
CSC 270
UNIX Shells by Example , 4th ed., by Ellie Quigley, Prentice- Hall, 2005.
The assignments this semester will require students to use UNIX commands and print their sessions, design, code, debug and submit programs written in C, C++ and Perl using the vi editor; design, code, debug and submit shell scripts, many of which will use UNIX filters. This will require access to the University Linux system, Panther, and this will require students to install PuTTY, a secure terminal emulator on their personal computers if they wish to complete assignments off campus.
While there will be opportunities to use class time for assigned work, this will be mainly limited to debugging and other assistance that students require in class. One should expect to spend 4-6 hours outside class working on programming assignments for this class.
Each programming assignment will be graded with a base grade of 90%, with points added to reflected areas in which the assignment exceeded specified requirements and/or points deducted to show areas where the assignment is deficient.
Late penalties may be assessed of 2 points per class after the due date.
The final average will be weighted (based on the following ratio:
| Programming Assignments | 30% |
| Midterm Exam | 35% |
| Final Exam | 35% |
The final average will translate to a letter grade according to the following table:
| Final Average | Course Grade |
|---|---|
| A | 90 - 100 |
| A- | 87.5 - 89.9 |
| B+ | 83.3 - 87.4 |
| B | 80.0 - 83.2 |
| B- | 77.5 - 79.9 |
| C+ | 73.3 - 77.4 |
| C | 70.0 - 73.2 |
| C- | 67.5 - 69.9 |
| D+ | 63.3 - 67.4 |
| D | 60.0 - 63.2 |
| F | 0.0 - 59.9 |
The following is the Adelphi University General Attendance Policy:
Only students who are registered for courses, and whose name appears on the Official Class Roster may attend courses at the University. Adelphi students make a commitment to be active participants in their educational program; class attendance is an integral part of this commitment. Attendance requirements for each course will be announced by the faculty member at the beginning of each term. Students are expected to be present promptly at the beginning of each class period, unless prevented by illness or by other compelling cause. In the event of such absence, students may request that faculty members be notified by the Office of Academic Services and Retention. Students are responsible for completing course work missed through absences. Students should wait a reasonable length of time for an instructor in the event that the instructor is delayed.
Additionally, you are also responsible for whatever work is covered in class whether or not you are there. Absence from the final exam will be excused only for a good and welldocumented reason. The decision to allow a make-up exam will be made in accordance with the policies of Adelphi University.
NB: This class will NOT meet on Friday, September 6. We will make up these classes by meeting on Wednesday, December 11.
Additionally, Friday, September 20, Friday, September and Friday, November 8 will be open labs days. Attendance will be taken and you will have the opportunity to submit assignments that are due.
If the University is closed for more than two days due to an emergency, go the home page for this course site each day for instructions and assignments. Student instructions materials can be found at http://home.adelphi.edu/~siegfried/cs271
| Date | Topic | Assignment due |
|---|---|---|
| August 28 | UNIX for Beginners | |
| August 30 | UNIX for Beginners | Assn 1 - Working with Panther |
| September 4 | UNIX for Beginners | Assn 2 - Working with files on Panther |
| September 9 | The vi Text Editor | Assn 3 - Some new File Utilities on Panther |
| September 11 | The vi Text Editor | |
| September 13 | File System Commands | Assn 4 - Starting to work in vi |
| September 16 | File System Commands | Assn 5 - Writing a C program using vi |
| September 18 | File System Commands | |
| September 20 | Open Lab | Assn 6 - Using Basic File Commands |
| September 23 | Regular Expressions, grep and sed | |
| September 25 | Regular Expressions, grep and sed | |
| September 27 | Open Lab | Assn 7 - Using grep and sed to alter a file |
| September 30 | Regular Expressions, grep and sed | |
| October 2 | Filters | |
| October 4 | Open Lab | Assn 8 - Using filters |
| October 7 | Filters | |
| October 9 | The Interactive Bash Shell | |
| October 11 | The Interactive Bash Shell | |
| October 14 | The Interactive Bash Shell | |
| October 16 | Review for Midterm | Assn 9 - Writing basic shell scripts |
| October 18 | Midterm Exam | |
| October 21 | Programming the Bash Shell | |
| October 23 | Programming the Bash Shell | |
| October 25 | Programming the Bash Shell | Assn 10 - Writing more complex shell scripts |
| October 28 | Programming in Perl | |
| October 30 | Programming in Perl | |
| November 1 | Programming in Perl | |
| November 4 | UNIX/Linux and Processes | Assn 11 - Programming in Perl |
| November 6 | UNIX/Linux and Processes | |
| November 8 | Open Lab | Assn 12 - Using perl to alter a file. |
| November 11 | UNIX/Linux and Processes | |
| November 13 | UNIX/Linux System Calls | |
| November 15 | UNIX/Linux System Calls | Assn 13 - Writing a simple shell |
| November 18 | UNIX/Linux System Calls | |
| November 20 | Error Handling in C | |
| November 22 | Error Handling in C | Assn 14 - Using system calls |
| November 25 | Error Handling in C | |
| December 2 | Files in UNIX/Linux | |
| December 4 | Files in UNIX/Linux | |
| December 6 | Files in UNIX/Linux | Assn 15 - Working with files |
| December 9 | Review for Final Exam | |
| December 11 | Review for Final Exam |
If you have a disability that may impact your ability to carry out assigned course work, and are not enrolled in the Learning Disabilities Program, it is important that you contact the staff in the Disability Support Services Office (DSS), University Center, Room 310, (516) 877-3145. DSS@adelphi.edu. DSS will review your concerns and determine, with you, appropriate and necessary accommodations. All information and documentation of disability is confidential.
Students enrolled in this course are expected to abide by the Adelphi University Honor Code. The purpose of the Honor Code is to protect the academic integrity of the University by encouraging consistent ethical behavior in assigned coursework by students. Following is excerpted from the Student Honor Code:
The code of academic honesty prohibits behavior, which can broadly be described as lying, cheating, or stealing. Violations of the code of academic honesty will include, but are not limited to, the following:
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