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Computer Science 2660A $\bullet$ File Processing

Course Outline $\bullet$ Fall 2001

 

 
 

TR 1:40-2:55  Room: TH285

1) F 10:00-11:00  Room: C513

2) F 11:00-12:00  Room: C513

1) W 10:00-11:00  Room: W400

2) W 11:00-12:00  Room: W400

Dr. M. Mouhoub
 

N. Wilson Office:  D544 Structured COBOL Programming, 9th edition by Stern & Stern

Assignments(maximum 8) + lab quizzes 25%

Midterm Exam (Tue Oct 23)  25%

Final Exam (Tue Dec 18 : 2:00-5:00) 50%

Topics:

1.

An introduction to the COBOL language.(Unit 1: chapters 1,2,3 and 4)

2.

Designing structured programs in COBOL.(Unit 2 : Chapters 5,6,7,8 and 9)

3.

Array Processing and Tables Handling.(Chapter 12)

4.

Libraries and subprograms.(Chapter 16)

5.

Sequential file processing.(Chapter 13)

6.

Sorting and merging files.(Chapter 14)

7.

Indexed and relative file processing.(Chapter 15)

8.

Hashing.

9.

Multilevel Indexing and B-Trees.

Data Compression

Notes and Policies:

1. Information about the course appears in the course web page but may also be  posted to the  course mailing list (cpsc2660a@uleth.ca).
2. Late assignments are not accepted for any reason and will receive 0 points, except for extensions granted to the entire class.
3. You can discuss the assignment with other students but MAY NOT read, copy, or exchange other student's code.
4. Out-of-class help is available from your Academic Assistant or your Professor and  can take one of the following ways of communication:
1. face to face: please respect in this case the office hours posted in this web page and on office doors,
2. through email to the instructor or using the course mailing list,
3. or on the course newsgroup.
Any question related to the assignments should be addressed to the Academic Assistant first.
5. Attendence is expected in lectures, labs and tutorials. Little time is available to assist those who have missed relevant lectures or labs.
6. The midterm exam is closed-book and will be given during the regular lecture meeting time in the regular  classroom (Tue Oct 23, 1:40-2:55, E790).
7. The final exam is closed-book and will be cumulative, but with more emphasis on material covered after the midterm.

About the slides:

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Ghostscript and GSview

08/16/2001