Fall 2018 - September to December 2018 - Updated 2018-11-18 15:20 EST
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helper program.Reminder: There are now two quizzes that you need to complete on Brightspace as part of your term Quiz mark. A third quiz will be posted before the Final Exam. The Quizzes are not optional; see Quizzes and Tests.
Check the due date for each assignment and put a reminder in your agenda, calendar, and digital assistant. Just like in the Real World, not all due dates are on the same days or at the same times.
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, personal web siteWorksheets are preparation for your assignments. You can’t do the assignments without having done the worksheets first, and you can’t do the worksheets without having first read the Course Notes:
Make notes from the worksheets on how each command works. What do the options used in the worksheets mean, for each command? (See the weekly List of Commands.)
Form a small study group to do the worksheets. Each person tries the example given, and you make sure you all get the same answers. Worksheets are not for hand-in; they are not worth marks; the assignments test your knowledge of the lectures and worksheets.
The worksheets are available in four formats: Open Office (ODT), PDF, HTML, and Text. Only the Open Office format allows you “fill in the blanks” in the worksheet. The PDF format looks good but doesn’t allow you to type into the blanks in the worksheet. The HTML format is crude but useful for quick for viewing online.
Do NOT open the Worksheet ODT files using any Microsoft products; they will mangle the format and mis-number the questions. Use the free Libre Office or Open Office programs to open these ODT documents. On campus, you can get a copy here: Course Introduction: Install Libre Office.
Worksheet #08 is for Assignment #09 HTML.
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Worksheets prepare you for the upcoming assignments.
This course had two midterm tests (10%, 15%) and will have one final exam (40%).
Follow this link to see all your upcoming Quizzes and Tests. The dates are also posted on the Course Home Page and on Brightspace CST8207.
For full marks, read the Test Instructions (all the words) before your midterm tests.
Here are some statistics for the second midterm test:
216 students were registered in the course at the time of the midterm test. (We started the term with 236 students in mid-September.)
Of the 216, 18 did not write the test, leaving 199 who did.
Of the 199, 16 did not enter a valid test version code on the Scantron form. (I had to enter all those test version codes for you, so that you could get some marks.)
Of the 199, 17 did not enter their own name to match the name on file with the Algonquin Registrar office. (These students didn’t check their names using the Name Game before the test.)
Of the 199, 5 did not enter their own student number correctly.
Of the 199, 1 did not enter their own name or their own student number correctly, so the test couldn’t be marked. (I had to fix your test for you so that you could get some marks.)
Of the 199, 6 did not put their full name on their question sheet. I had to fix those names for you, so that you could get your question sheets back for the bonus assignment.
Of the 199, 85 answered question #45 even though the Test Instructions printed at the start of the test told you to leave the question blank (no answer).
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The 199 class scores:
97.7 95.5 95.5 95.5 93.2 93.2 93.2 92.2 90.9 89.1 89.1 88.6 88.6 88.6 86.9 86.9 86.4 86.4 86 85.5 84.6 84.6 84.6 84.1 84.1 84.1 84.1 84.1 83.8 81.8 81.8 81.8 81.8 81.6 80.2 79.5 79.5 78 77.3 77.3 77.3 77.3 77.3 75.7 75.7 75.7 75.7 75.6 75 75 75 75 73.5 72.7 72.7 72 71.3 70.5 70.5 70.5 70.5 70.5 70.5 69 68.2 67.5 66.8 66.2 66.2 65.9 65.9 65.9 65.9 64.6 63.6 62.7 62.4 62.4 62.4 62.4 61.4 61.4 60.8 60.1 60.1 60.1 59.5 59.1 59.1 59.1 59.1 57.9 57.9 57.9 57.3 56.8 56.8 56.8 56.2 56.2 55.7 54.5 54.5 54.5 54.5 54.5 53.5 53.5 53.5 52.9 52.3 52.3 52.3 52.3 52.3 51.2 51.2 51.2 51.2 51.2 50.7 50 49 49 49 48.5 48.5 47.7 47.7 47.7 47.7 46.8 46.8 46.8 46.8 45.5 45.5 45.5 44.5 44.5 44.5 43.2 43.2 42.8 42.3 41.9 40.9 40.9 40.9 40.9 40.1 39.7 39.7 37.9 37.9 37.9 37.9 36.4 36.4 36.4 36.4 36 35.6 35.6 35.6 35.6 35.6 35.6 34.1 34.1 33.8 31.8 31.2 30.9 30.6 29.5 29.5 29.5 29.5 29 29 28.7 27.5 25.9 25 24.5 24 22.7 22.7 22.3 22 20.5 20 19.8 19.6 18.2 17.8 15.6 10.6
37 A (18.6%) 14 A- 14 A 9 A+
26 B (13.1%) 8 B- 12 B 6 B+
24 C (12.1%) 11 C- 9 C 4 C+
35 D (17.6%) 12 D- 12 D 11 D+
77 F (38.7%) 55 F- 9 F 13 F+
90% - 100% 9 *********
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70% - 80% 26 **************************
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50% - 60% 35 ***********************************
40% - 50% 31 *******************************
30% - 40% 26 **************************
20% - 30% 16 ****************
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Take notes in class! Keep a pad open on your desk.
Check your EMail, especially when creating CRON jobs. One student had generated over 2,600 email messages (one per minute) using a CRON job that failed. (I deleted the job.)
Don’t forget to finish your five Brightspace quiz attempts for each of the Midterm 1 and Midterm 2 quizzes. There will be a third quiz available to prepare for the Final Exam. Do at least five attempts in all three quizzes.
Nobody should have any files larger than 1MB in their CLS account. If you have uploaded an image that is larger than 1MB, you should make it smaller using the convert
command directions given in the Student Web Site page from Assignment #09.
“The Bash Academy is an initiative to promote the bash shell language and educate people on its use.” http://www.bash.academy/
Regarding world-writable files in your account: See last week’s notes.
Keep a notebook with a List of Commands in it.
This page may take a minute or two to load; be patient: Who is using the VIM editor?
Many students find that hiring a personal tutor helps them get through the first term. Financial assistance is available. See the Tutoring heading in the Course Introduction.
When you are locked out, follow the directions in the notes to get your IP address re-enabled.
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