Proficiency Checklist.rtf

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\pard\sl276\slmult1\f0\fs22\lang9 D Tasks\par
\f1\lang1033\u10003?\f0\lang9  \f2 Compile an assembly program with gcc\par
\f1\lang1033\u10003?\f3  \f2\lang9 Use the debugger to step through a program\par
\f1\lang1033\u10003?\f3  \f2\lang9 Use the debugger to look at the contents of registers\par
\f1\lang1033\u10003?\f2\lang9  Use the debugger to look at the contents of memory\par
\f1\lang1033\u10003?\f2\lang9  Set a break point in the debugger\par
\f1\lang1033\u10003?\f2\lang9  Output text to the console using printf\par
\f1\lang1033\u10003?\f2\lang9  Output non-text data to the console as text using printf\par
\f1\lang1033\u10003?\f2\lang9  Get input from the console using scanf\par
\f1\lang1033\u10003?\f2\lang9  Execute a system call\par
\f1\lang1033\u10003?\f2\lang9  Create static data in memory\par
\f1\lang1033\u10003?\f2\lang9  Create a global variable\par
\f1\lang1033\u10003?\f2\lang9  Create a local variable on the stack\par
\f1\lang1033\u10003?\f2\lang9  Do simple math (add, subtract, multiply, divide)\par
\f1\lang1033\u10003?\f2\lang9  Create a loop\par
\f1\lang1033\u10003?\f2\lang9  Create an if statement\par
\f1\lang1033\u10003?\f2\lang9  Create a function\par
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C Tasks\par
\f1\lang1033\u10003?\f2\lang9  Write a program that compiles with as/\f0\lang1033 ld\f2\lang9 , without C libs\par
\f1\lang1033\u10003?\f2\lang9  Create a struct\par
\f1\lang1033\u10003?\f2\lang9  Create a while loop\par
\f1\lang1033\u10003?\f2\lang9  Create a for loop\par
\f1\lang1033\u10003?\f2\lang9  Create an if/else statement\par
\f1\lang1033\u10003?\f2\lang9  Create an if/elseif/else statement\par
\f1\lang1033\u10003?\f2\lang9  Create a function that returns some value\par
\f1\lang1033\u10003?\f2\lang9  Create a function that takes an argument by value\par
\f1\lang1033\u10003?\f2\lang9  Create a function that takes an argument by reference\par
\f1\lang1033\u10003?\f2\lang9  Cast from byte to short\par
\f1\lang1033\u10003?\f2\lang9  Cast from short to int\par
\bullet  Do simple math with bytes\f0\lang1033  (add, sub, mul, div)\f2\lang9\par
\bullet  Do simple math with shorts\f0\lang1033  (add, sub, mul, div)\f2\lang9\par
\bullet  Do simple math with long (64 bit) integers\f0\lang1033  (add, sub, mul) \{div?\}\f2\lang9\par
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B Tasks\par
\bullet  Allocate heap memory using malloc\par
\bullet  Create a function that takes more than 4 arguments\par
\bullet  Create a function with floating point arguments\par
\bullet  Use a system call to output data to the console\par
\bullet  Use a system call to get input from the console\par
\bullet  Use floating point SIMD to perform parallel math\par
\bullet  Write a simple program using only Thumb2 instructions\par
\bullet  Create a while loop using Thumb2 instructions\par
\bullet  Create a for loop using Thumb2 instructions\par
\bullet  Create an if/else statement using Thumb2 instructions\par
\f1\lang1033\u10003?\f2\lang9  Cast from int to long\par
\bullet  Create and traverse an array\par
\bullet  Write the following utility functions (without C libs)\par
\f1\lang1033\u9702?\f0  Return whether an int is a power of 2 or not\par
\f1\u9702?\f0  Use a system call to output text to console\par
\f1\u9702?\f0  Use a system call to output an integer to console\par
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A Tasks\par
\f2\bullet  Allocate heap memory using the brk system call\par
\bullet  Allocate heap memory using the mmap\f0 2\f2  system call\par
\bullet  Use system calls to output data to a file\par
\bullet  Use system calls to get input from a file\par
\bullet  Create a simple object using a struct and a set of functions\par
\bullet  Create an object type that inherits from the first\par
\bullet  Solve the vector code optimization problem\par
\bullet  Optimize the power of 2 test function\par
\bullet  Create a select block\par
\bullet  Do something with GPIO pins (LED for example)\par
\bullet  Boot Pi into your own kernel that does something\f0\lang9\par
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