COSC 1P03 Assignment 1

dimensional array (by question) indicating the correct answers. It should load these structures before
beginning to administer the test.
Since the questions may be multi-line and string I/O can only read a string from one line, each question
in the file is one line long with # characters wherever the new lines should occur. The question strings
can be converted into multi-line strings through the use of the replace function of the String class
such as:
quest = quest.replace(’#’,’\n’);
The replace function produces a new string with is the same as the original string with each occurrence
of # replaced by \n (the newline character). When written to a TextArea, such a string be written on
a number of lines, breaking at the newline characters.
In randomly selecting the questions for the student, duplication must be avoided. One way to do this is
to have an array (by question) of boolean indicating whether the question has been asked (true) of
the current student. Initially no questions have been asked (false). When selecting the next question
to ask, check the array to see if the question has already been asked and continue randomly selecting a
question until the selected question has not been asked. Then flag the question as asked.
Submission:
Details regarding preparation and submission of assignments in COSC 1P03 are found on the COSC
1P03 website at URL: http://www.cosc.brocku.ca/Offerings/1P03/AssignGuide.pdf. This
document includes a discussion of assignment preparation, programming standards, evaluation criteria
and academic conduct (including styles for citation) in addition to the detailed assignment submission
process copied below. Part of the marks for the assignment will be awarded for programming
standards.
To prepare and submit the assignment electronically from the lab, follow the procedure below:
1. Ensure your folder (say Assign1) for the assignment is stored on your Z: drive.
2. Using DrJava, print (to PDFCreator) the .java file of your assignment using the name
ClassName.pdf where ClassName is the class name (i.e. same name as the .java
file) and save the .pdf file at the top level of the project folder (i.e. directly within
Assign1).
3. Run your program for the assignment using the data file (from the A1Files folder)
Test.dat for the question bank and the file Script.pdf as the script for your
interaction with the forms presented by the program. Save the report as report.pdf at
the top level (i.e. in the Assign1 folder).
4. Run PuTTY by selecting PuTTY under All Programs in the Start menu.
5. Double-click sandcastle in the Load, save … entry.
6. Enter your Brock userid and press the Enter key.
7. Once you have the sandcastle% prompt, navigate to your project directory for your
assignment (say Assign1).
Here are a few useful commands (press Enter after typing the command):
ls –l
cd
cd ..
- list files in current directory
- changes to the specified subdirectory (note, do not
include the )
e.g. cd Assign1
- go up 1 directory level