CS 596 Client-Server Programming
Second Assignment
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Assignment 2 - Grade Reporter
1) Write a grade reporter program. The program reads two files, a password file
and a grade file. When the user correctly types in their name and password on
the standard input, the program displays the student's grades on the standard
output. Using the sample files below, if Pete Chen ran the program and entered
his name and password correctly, the program would print out:
| name | course | hwork | exam1 | exam2 | final | as1 | as2 | as3 | as4 |
| Chen, Pete | 89 | 92 | 89 | 57 | 79 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 16 |
Things not to Worry about
Don't worry about making the password file secure.
Don't worry about trying to "hide" the password when the user types it as input
to the program.
The sample output above is in a nice table format. Don't waste time trying to
make fancy output at this time.
File Descriptions
The password file contains names and passwords. A name contains a last name,
followed by a comma, followed by a space, followed by a first name. Names and
passwords are separated by a tab. A password does not contain any white space.
The first line of the file contains the word "name", followed by a tab,
followed by the word "password".
Sample Password File
name password
Allen, Sally cat
Battista, Joe mOuse
Biag, Sam doG
Chen, Pete treefrog
Chen, Roger mutter
Chen, Maggy frameX
Chin, Linda no12cat
Chiu, Marge ufter
Chou, Sandy laTe;sam
The grade file contains rows of data. The items in a row are separated by a tab, forming columns. Rows are separated by line feeds. The first row contains labels for each of the columns. The first item in all rows (excluding the first row) is the name of a student. The remaining items in a row are the student's scores for the assignment/exam/etc. indicated by the label of the item's column.
Sample Grade File
name course hwork exam1 exam2 final as1 as2 as3 as4
Allen, Sally 87 92 85 55 74 10 18 29 18
Battista, Joe 92 98 98 55 78 10 20 30 20
Biag, Sam 83 91 78 51 72 8 21 29 18
Chen, Pete 89 92 89 57 79 10 20 29 16
Chen, Roger 74 68 59 61 55 10 0 29 18
Chen, Maggy 80 95 68 55 46 10 20 29 18
Chin, Linda 79 93 67 54 50 10 18 30 18
Chiu, Marge 88 92 85 53 84 9 20 29 18
Chou, Sandy 92 92 86 60 85 9 21 29 17
