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Computer Networks - Spring 2021 Assignment No. 2: Submission Guidelines

The document provides guidelines for Assignment 2 on computer networks, which involves simulating an ATM transaction using a client-server architecture in C or C++. The server program will manage the overall ATM workflow by assigning the tasks of card reading, PIN verification, and cash withdrawal to 3 client programs in sequence. Each client will perform its task and return the output to the server, which will print the results along with the client IP addresses. The submission must follow specific formatting and deadline rules, and plagiarism will result in a zero grade.

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Computer Networks - Spring 2021 Assignment No. 2: Submission Guidelines

The document provides guidelines for Assignment 2 on computer networks, which involves simulating an ATM transaction using a client-server architecture in C or C++. The server program will manage the overall ATM workflow by assigning the tasks of card reading, PIN verification, and cash withdrawal to 3 client programs in sequence. Each client will perform its task and return the output to the server, which will print the results along with the client IP addresses. The submission must follow specific formatting and deadline rules, and plagiarism will result in a zero grade.

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Computer Networks - Spring 2021

Assignment No. 2
Submission Deadline: 3rd May, 2021 - 11:59pm (on google classroom)

Submission Guidelines
1. You can code your program in either c or c++.
2. Late submissions will be marked zero.
3. Only zipped files are acceptable. Any other format will be marked zero.
4. Submit your zipped file with the naming convention: RollNo_YourName_Section.zip
5. Plagiarism in any of the questions will lead to zero marks in the whole assignment category.
Write a Program in C/C++ [TCP Program using fork()] for the below given scenario.

ATM: An automated teller machine (ATM) or cashpoint is an electronic telecommunications


device that enables customers of financial institutions to perform financial transactions, such as
cash withdrawals, deposits, funds transfers, or account information inquiries, at any time and
without the need for direct interaction with bank staff.

The main steps involved in an ATM are:

● Card Reading
● Pin Verification
● Cash Withdraw

These steps are performed in the given sequence. Your task is to simulate it in a client-server
architecture.

PART A (Server-Side)

To simulate this, you need to design a server program that will be responsible to provide the
smooth functionality of the ATM. Server will perform the below task:

● There are three numbers 1, 2, 3 associated with their functionalities and exit to terminate
the ATM function.
○ 1 - Correspond to Card Reading
○ 2 - Pin Verification
○ 3 - Cash Withdraw
○ 0 - Exit
● ATM functions should be performed in the sequence that is given. The server will initiate
the process and assign the tasks to the three clients.
● The client will check the status of the current task and work accordingly. For example, if
client A completed its execution, next client B should check the status of the previous
completed execution and then move on. (It can ask from the server, before start of its
execution)
● There should be a main menu from where the user will request for ATM withdrawal.
There is no need to store the customer records. Rather, your server will work as: once a
user selects the option for withdrawal, the server will generate a number from 0 to 50000
(through random function) that will represent the current amount in the customer account.
Then, the server will ask the customer how much amount he wants to withdraw, and
according to the current balance you need to withdraw the amount accordingly. Also, the
amount of withdrawal cannot exceed 25000. (Hint: You first need to check the current
balance and then add a further check for withdraw limit)
● The server should generate a random number from 0 to 3. If the number generated is 0,
the system should report an error message “Transaction Failed” And then get another
random number (>0).`
● . For 1 to 3 you need to assign it to the 3 clients respectively.
○ Once the server gets the request, it should ask the active clients to further proceed
with the process. The client should be accepting here. Once the server gets all of
the 3 clients' requests, it will generate a random number as mentioned in the
above point. The server will send the number to each client randomly. You need
to check that there should not be any repetition in the random numbers. (For
example two clients don’t get a 2).
● Once all the clients send the acceptance status, the server should assign the task to the
clients according to the sequence number.
● Once the task is completed, the server should print out the IP addresses of each client
along with the output of the task that is performed by the client.

PART B (Client Side)

● Once all the tasks are assigned to the clients in sequence, each client should perform the
required functionality, send the output to the server. For example, the first client will send
card read status. Second will send the pin verified status and third will handle the
deduction of cash from the current balance, update it, and show the stats accordingly.
● For the functionality of the clients A and B, you are free to choose any strategy for pin
and card verification and that will be asked at the time of demo.

Note: Write a 1-2 pager report to explain how your code works. Mention your strategy used for
the functionality implemented.

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