CENG 334 – Introduction to Operating Systems

Homework 1 – Merge Operator

Homework overview and info (where to get materials, deliverable, due date).

Download the homework materials below. Use the Source section for the parser and templates; use the Materials section for the PDF writeup and sample data; use the platform-specific sections for pre-built operator and grader executables.

1. Materials (PDF and sample data)

Homework writeup, sample inputs, and grader instructions.

Materials – PDF writeup, sample data (CSV/spec/expected), and grader readme for students.

2. Source (parser and templates)

Use this for the provided parser and starter code. You will implement the merger yourself.

hw1-source/ – Parser sources (merger_parser.c, merger_parser.h), and templates. No pre-built binaries.

3. macOS (Darwin)

Pre-built executables for macOS: operators (sort, filter, unique) and grader.

macos/ – Operators and grader for macOS.

4. Linux

Pre-built executables for Linux (e.g. department lab machines).

linux/ – Operators and grader for Linux.

5. WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)

Pre-built executables for WSL.

wsl/ – Operators and grader for WSL.

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