CS1002-Programming FundamentalsAssignment 1

CS1002 – Programming Fundamentals

Assignment Number 1
Spring 2026

Maximum Marks: 120 Due Date: 20 February 2026

Instructions:
●​ Partially or fully copied assignments will be marked as zero.
●​ Only handwritten solution on page A4 will be accepted.
●​ Use the title page provided with this assignment.
●​ Late submissions are not allowed.
●​ Solve all the questions in the given order.

Taxonomy
No. Course Learning Outcome (CLO) Statement
Level
Apply iterative structures, arrays, and string operations to write C++
1 C3
programs for solving basic computational problems.

Question Number 1 (CLO1)​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (5 + 10 = 15 marks)

a)​ Implement a program to print a hollow rectangle pattern of asterisks (*) with a given
width w and height h using nested loops. For example, if the user enters width = 5 and
height = 4, the pattern should be:

* * * * *
* *
* *
* * * * *

b)​ Write an efficient C++ program to print the following pattern with the help of nested
loops.

a b c d e f X 1 2 3 4 5 6
a b c d e X X X 1 2 3 4 5
a b c d X X X X X 1 2 3 4
a b c X X X X X X X 1 2 3
a b X X X X X X X X X 1 2
a X X X X X X X X X X X 1
X X X X X X X X X X X X X

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Question Number 2 (CLO1)​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (10 + 5 + 5 = 20

marks)
a)​ Implement a C++ program for an industrial system containing 15 voltage sensors that
accept voltage readings interactively. Apply validation rules to detect invalid voltages,
where a voltage is considered invalid if it is negative or greater than 150 volts.
Terminate program execution when three consecutive invalid voltage values are
encountered. Using validated data, compute and display:
●​ The average voltage value
●​ The total number of invalid voltage entries
Further, classify and determine the number of voltage readings that fall within the
following ranges:
●​ Less than 60
●​ Greater than or equal to 60 and less than 70
●​ Greater than or equal to 70 and less than 80
●​ Greater than or equal to 80 and less than 90
●​ Greater than or equal to 90
b)​ During program testing, apply an appropriate array initialization technique to simplify
input handling instead of entering 15 voltage values interactively each time. Identify
and justify the method used.
c)​ Modify the program developed in Question 1(a) to handle the scenario where no
voltage is present. Propose a suitable sentinel value to represent the absence of
voltage and demonstrate how the program logic should be adjusted to exclude such
values from computation and counting.
Question Number 3 (CLO1)​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (15
marks)
A circuit may contain a maximum of 20 resistors and the power dissipated in each resistor is
stored in a 1D array. Write a C++ program to:
●​ Ask the user to enter the number of resistors.
●​ Validate the input. In case of invalid input, continuously ask for re-entry.
●​ Input power values
●​ Use nested loops to rank resistors from highest to lowest power
●​ Classify resistors as:
o​ Safe (power is less than or equal to 25 watts)
o​ Warning (power is greater than 25 watts but less than or equal to 40 watts)
o​ Overloaded (power is more than 40 watts)
●​ Skip resistors with zero power
●​ Count and display the number of resistors in each category.
●​ Display the total, average, minimum, and maximum dissipated power.

Question Number 4 (CLO1)​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (20

marks)
A circuit has 5 nodes, each connected to 4 branches. Branch currents entering a node are
positive and leaving each node are negative. All the branch currents are stored in a 2D array.
Write a C++ program to:
●​ Apply KCL at each node using nested loops.
●​ Compute the algebraic sum of currents at every node.

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●​ Declare a node “balanced” if the net current is within an acceptable tolerance level (±
0.01 A).
●​ Stop checking further nodes if imbalance exceeds the tolerance level.
Question Number 5 (CLO1)​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (30
marks)
Write a program that can be used to assign seats for a commercial airplane. The airplane has
13 rows, with six seats in each row. Rows 1 and 2 are first class, rows 3 through 7 are
business class, and rows 8 through 13 are economy class. Your program must prompt the user
to enter the following information:
●​ Ticket type (first class, business class, or economy class)
●​ Desired seat
Output the seating plan in the following form:
Row A B C D E F
Row 1 * * X * X X
Row 2 * X * X * X
Row 3 * * X X * X
Row 4 X * X * X X
Row 5 * X * X * *
Row 6 * X * * * X
Row 7 X * * * X X
Row 8 * X * X X *
Row 9 X * X X * X
Row 10 * X * X X X
Row 11 * * X * X *
Row 12 * * X X * X
Row 13 * * * * X *
In this seating plan, * indicates that a seat is available, while X indicates that a seat is
occupied. You are required to create a menu-driven program that displays the available
options to the user and allows them to make appropriate selections, such as choosing a ticket
type, selecting a seat, and viewing the updated seating plan. The program should interactively
guide the user through these choices and update the seating arrangement accordingly.

Question Number 6 (CLO1)​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (20

marks)
The math teacher at your university needs a C++ program to grade a True/False test for a
large class. The program must use character arrays to store and process all data.

a. Data Input

●​ The program should first input a 20-character array representing the correct answers
to the test (e.g., TFFTFFTTTTFFTFTFTFTT).
●​ The user will then specify the number of students to be graded.​
(The program should be able to handle more than 150 students.)
●​ For each student, the program should input:

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o​ A Student ID (stored in a character array).

o​ The student’s responses stored in a 20-character array.​
Note: A student may leave a question unanswered; such responses are
represented by a space or the character ‘X’.
b. Marking Scheme

The test consists of 20 questions, and the maximum score is 40 marks.

●​ Correct answer: +2 marks

●​ Incorrect answer: −1 mark
●​ Unanswered question (X): 0 marks
c. Grading Scale

The program should calculate the percentage score for each student and assign a letter grade
according to the following scale:

●​ 90% – 100% → A
●​ 80% – 89.99% → B
●​ 70% – 79.99% → C
●​ 60% – 69.99% → D
●​ 0% – 59.99% → F
d. Program Output

For each student, the program must display:

1.​ The Student ID

2.​ The Student’s Responses
3.​ The Total Score
4.​ The Final Letter Grade

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Sample Output:​

<< Good Luck >>

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