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The document outlines an assignment for developing a student management system in C, focusing on storing, searching, and sorting student data using text files. Key functionalities include adding student records, searching by ID or last name, and displaying sorted lists of students. The assignment emphasizes structured programming, file handling, and user interaction through a menu-driven interface.

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Subject: PRF192 - Programming Fundamental with C

Assignment
Objectives:
- To develop a student management system for storing, searching, and sorting
student data.
- To practice working with text files for data storage and retrieval.
- To implement structured programming with user-defined functions for
modularity.
- To apply sorting algorithms and searching techniques in a real-world scenario.

Problem Description:
Create a program in C to manage student information in a text file. The program
should:
1. Allow users to add new students to the file.
2. Enable users to search for students by their ID or last name.
3. Display the list of students sorted in ascending order by last name.

Situation Description:
A university wants a simple student management system for storing student records
in a text file. The system should support:
 Adding new student records with details like ID, first name, last name, and
GPA.
 Searching for students by ID or last name to quickly retrieve details.
 Displaying a sorted list of all students by their last name for easy reference.
This system helps manage and access student records effectively without requiring a
database.

Syntax Use in the Problem:


1. File Handling: Used for reading from and writing to a text file.
2. Functions: Modularize tasks like adding, searching, sorting, and displaying data.
3. String Manipulation: Used for handling student names and performing searches.
4. Loops: Iterate through student records.
5. Conditional Statements: Implement logic for searching and sorting.

Specific Requirements:
1. Data Format: Each student record should include:
 ID: Integer (e.g., 101)
 First Name: String (e.g., John)
 Last Name: String (e.g., Doe)
 GPA: Float (e.g., 3.75)
2. Functions to Implement:
 void addStudent(const char *filename);
 void displayStudents(const char *filename);
 void searchStudentById(const char *filename, int
id);
 void searchStudentByLastName(const char *filename,
const char *lastName);
 void sortStudentsByLastName(const char *filename);

3. File Format: The student data should be stored in a plain text file (students.txt)
with the following format for each record:
ID,FirstName,LastName,GPA

4. Menu Options:
 Add a new student.
 Search for a student by ID.
 Search for a student by last name.
 Display all students sorted by last name.
5. Output Requirements:
 Properly formatted table of student data when displaying.
 Meaningful messages for successful or unsuccessful search operations.
Detailed Evaluation Criteria:
Stage 1: Basic Functionality (2 points)
 Focus: Implementing fundamental features: adding and displaying students.
 Criteria:
o Correct implementation of the addStudent function.
o Accurate reading and displaying of all records in displayStudents.
o Proper file operations: opening, writing, reading, and closing files without
errors.
Stage 2: Search Operations (2.5 points)
 Focus: Searching students by ID and last name.
 Criteria:
o searchStudentById accurately finds and displays student details based on
the provided ID.
o searchStudentByLastName handles searching by last name and displays
matching records.
o Correct handling of cases where no matching records are found.
Stage 3: Sorting Functionality (3 points)
 Focus: Sorting student records by last name.
 Criteria:
o Correct implementation of sorting logic in sortStudentsByLastName.
o Sorted records are written back to the file in the correct order.
o Bubble sort algorithm works efficiently for the given data structure.
o Proper integration with displayStudents to confirm sorting functionality.
Stage 4: Menu and Error Handling (2.5 points)
 Focus: Creating a robust and interactive menu-driven program.
 Criteria:
o The menu allows seamless navigation through options using do-while and
switch.
o Invalid inputs are handled gracefully, with appropriate messages for the
user.
o The program does not crash on file errors or invalid data.

Sample Code:
Output Sample:

-- Student Management System --


1. Add Student
2. Search Student by ID
3. Search Student by Last Name
4. Display Students Sorted by Last Name
5. Exit
Enter your choice: 1

Enter Student ID: 101


Enter First Name: John
Enter Last Name: Doe
Enter GPA: 3.75
Student added successfully.

-- Student Management System --


1. Add Student
2. Search Student by ID
3. Search Student by Last Name
4. Display Students Sorted by Last Name
5. Exit
Enter your choice: 2

Enter Student ID to search: 101


Student Found:
----------------------------------
ID: 101
First Name: John
Last Name: Doe
GPA: 3.75

-- Student Management System --


1. Add Student
2. Search Student by ID
3. Search Student by Last Name
4. Display Students Sorted by Last Name
5. Exit
Enter your choice: 3

Enter Last Name to search: Smith


Student Found:
----------------------------------
ID: 102
First Name: Alice
Last Name: Smith
GPA: 3.90

-- Student Management System --


1. Add Student
2. Search Student by ID
3. Search Student by Last Name
4. Display Students Sorted by Last Name
5. Exit
Enter your choice: 4

Students Sorted by Last Name:


-------------------------------------------------
ID First Name Last Name GPA
-------------------------------------------------
102 Alice Smith 3.90
101 John Doe 3.75
103 Bob Allen 3.50

-- Student Management System --


1. Add Student
2. Search Student by ID
3. Search Student by Last Name
4. Display Students Sorted by Last Name
5. Exit
Enter your choice: 5
Exiting...

-- End --

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