Grading Rubric Lab 9

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Grading Rubric - Lab 9
Lab Value: 150 points
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Part 1 - Endian Independent Writer (30 points):
endian_identify() code (15):
Endian swapping code (15): 

Part 2 - Endian Independent Reader (10 points):
endian_identify() code (5):
Endian swapping code (5): 

Part 3 - System Call Overhead (70 points):
read_record_1() code (10):
read_record_2() code (20):
read_record_n() code (20):
Question 1 - Table of results (10):
Question 2 - Graph of results (10): 

Part 4 - Larger Data Files / OS Disk Cache (40 points):
Question 3 - Memory Available (4):
Question 4 - iotop output for small file (4):
Question 5 - Table + Graph for large file (15)
Question 6 - iotop output for large file (4):
Question 7 - Hard drive, SSD, or USB flash key (3):
Question 8 - Discussion on iotop results / buffer cache (10):