C Projects

This repository contains several coding projects written in C for a Linux environment.

Please note: only the files listed below were entirely or partially written by me. All other files included in a given project were provided as starter code.

files_mmap_fseek_fread

file(s) written/modified:

• lookup1.c
• lookup2.c

demonstrates understanding of:

• working with file functions including mmap, fseek, fread

memory_management

file(s) written/modified:

• alloc.c

demonstrates understanding of:

• memory allocation
• efficient memory management
• performance optimization

multithread_makefile

file(s) written/modified:

• parmake.c

demonstrates understanding of:

• parallel programming with dependencies
• using thread-safe data structure
• resource allocation graph (RAG)
• deadlock detection
• syncronization

multithread_password_decrypt

file(s) written/modified:

• cracker1.c
• cracker2.c

demonstrates understanding of:

• multithreaded programming
• using thread-safe data structure
• using synchronization primitives

mutexes_and_deadlock

file(s) written/modified:

• libdrm.c

demonstrates understanding of:

• synchronization primitives
• deadlock detection via resource allocation graph

pipe_map_reduce

file(s) written/modified:

• mapreduce.c

demonstrates understanding of:

• interprocess communication (IPC)
• pipes
• files and file descriptors
• how Google’s MapReduce works

server_client_networking

file(s) written/modified:

• client.c
• server.c

demonstrates understanding of:

• networking components (including building a working client and server)
• network error handling
• epoll and non-blocking I/O

simple_dd

file(s) written/modified:

• dd.c

demonstrates understanding of:

• working with files and file commands in a Linux environment

simple_minix_filesystem

file(s) written/modified:

• minixfs.c

demonstrates understanding of:

• working with files via inodes in the kernel
• filesystem operations
• traversing direct and indirect data blocks
• modifying file permissions

simple_shell

file(s) written/modified:

• shell.c

demonstrates understanding of:

• how C’s shell works
• the fork, exec, wait pattern
• processes
• signals

simple_vector

file(s) written/modified:

• vector.c
• sstring.c

demonstrates understanding of:

• implementing a C++ style vector in C
• using dynamic/heap memory
• using malloc, calloc, realloc, and free
• function pointers
• Object Oriented Programming (OOP) in C
• String manipulation in C

strings_and_pointers

file(s) written/modified:

• part1-functions.c
• part2-main.c

demonstrates understanding of:

• pointers
• strings
• functions
• function pointers

synchronization_and_threading

file(s) written/modified:

• barrier.c
• queue.c
• semamore.c

demonstrates understanding of:

• synchronization primitives
• working with multiple threads
• writing thread-safe programs

testing_and_edge_cases

file(s) written/modified:

• camelCaser.c
• camelCaser_tests.c

demonstrates understanding of:

• test driven development, unit testing
• string manipulation
• programming in C

virtual_memory

file(s) written/modified:

• mmu.c

demonstrates understanding of:

• working with virtual memory (including page tables)
• virtual address translation process
• MMU: Memory Management Unit
• TLB: Translation Lookaside Buffer