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The document outlines the objectives and tasks for Lab 1 of the CSE 4108 course at the Islamic University of Technology. It emphasizes the importance of proper code indentation and provides two styles for formatting code, along with instructions for executing C programs using IDEs. Students are required to format provided source code, compile and execute it, and submit their work along with personal information in comments on Google Classroom.

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CSE_4108_Lab1

The document outlines the objectives and tasks for Lab 1 of the CSE 4108 course at the Islamic University of Technology. It emphasizes the importance of proper code indentation and provides two styles for formatting code, along with instructions for executing C programs using IDEs. Students are required to format provided source code, compile and execute it, and submit their work along with personal information in comments on Google Classroom.

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ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (IUT)

ORGANISATION OF ISLAMIC COOPERATION (OIC)


Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)

CSE 4108: Structured Programming I Lab


Lab 1

Objectives
• Getting familiar with program writing and execution environment.
• Necessity of writing a properly indented code.

Topics:
1. Writing a Code:
You can write a C program in any basic text editor (even on built-in Windows Notepad). The fol-
lowing image is a screenshot of a C program written in Notepad. The source code of this program is
attached in the google classroom.

It is not difficult for a machine to execute this type of code, but for a human being, it is very difficult.
Some advanced text editors (For example: sublime text, notepad++, VS-Code etc..) can highlight
the keywords of the code and assist with auto indentation. Indentation is very helpful for a human
being to understand the code.
For this lab, proper indentation is MANDATORY while writing the code. Otherwise, your submis-
sion will be cancelled and sometimes, an additional penalty may be applied.
2. Indentation:
There might be various conventions for the indentation of the code. The two most commonly used
indentation styles are discussed below. Choose one of them and follow that convention throughout
the whole semester (probably throughout your whole life). Choose wisely!!

Indentation style 1:
In this convention, you start the opening curly braces at the same line as the starting of the block.
The closing curly braces are aligned with the starting of the block. All the lines inside the block
are shifted by a TAB (some may prefer SPACE, but not recommended). A sample indented code
following this style is provided below.
Indentation style 2:
In this convention, you will write both of the opening and closing curly braces aligned with the
starting of the block. All the lines inside the block are shifted by a TAB (some may prefer SPACE,
but not recommended). A sample indented code following this style is provided below.

Your task is to download the provided source code and format it with proper indentation following
both styles described above and submit the formatted code in Google Classroom.
3. Executing a program:
To execute a C program, you need to have a compiler installed on your computer. Depending on
the operating system, the installation process may vary. There are some software called Integrated
Development Environment (IDE), which combines both text editor and compiler in one bundle (For
example: Codeblocks, Visual Studio, Netbeans, etc..). Installing such software can make it easier to
set up the environment. We have Codeblocks installed on all of the computers in our lab. If you need
a different IDE or text editor, you may request the lab attendant or bring your own computer.

For an IDE, usually, there is a button or a keyboard shortcut to compile and run a program easily.
However, you can do it manually from the command prompt too. (The lab teacher will demonstrate
how to compile and execute a C program in the command prompt). For the lab tasks, it is not manda-
tory to use the command prompt.

Your task is to compile and execute all three source files (one is provided in the classroom, other
two are your indented codes). Take a screenshot of your execution window and submit it in the
Google Classroom. A sample screenshot is provided below:
4. Adding comments:
You can add comments to your code, which are lines of normal text within the code, to provide
an explanation or add notes inside your program. The compiler ignores those lines and does not
consider it as a part of your program. You can add a single-line comment using // and multi-line
comments using /* (at the beginning), */ (at the end).

Add your detailed information (Name, Student ID, Hometown, School and College name) inside
any of the 3 source files created earlier and upload it to Google Classroom. Use both single-line and
multi-line comments in your program.

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