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2006 South Central USA Regional Programming Contest |
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Summary
Problem Set Results Doc Config Regional Welcome Rules Hints Compile Howto FAQ Sites ACU Baylor ECU LSU UTA PC^2 About PC^2 Documentation Local Mirror ACM Intl Prog Contest South Central US Regional Registration |
Frequently Asked Questions
1) Who will provide the computers for the contest?LSU will provide all the computer systems that will be used by competitors and judges during the contest. The contest will be held in public lab facilities that are normally available to all LSU students (except during special events like this). Return to Top of Page. 2) What will the computers be?All systems will be Pentium 4s running at 2 GHz or faster. All systems will have at least 512 MB of memory and 17" monitors. The plan is for the systems to run Linux during the contest. Return to Top of Page. 3) What software will be available?Please refer to the Contest Environment for details. The Internet will NOT be accessible. If anyone has any software requests (such as favorite editors), please send e-mail to acm2006@acm2006.scusa.lsu.edu. As new items are defined as available, I will list them here. Return to Top of Page. 4) Can I get the software before the contest?Yes. Redhat provides downloadable ISOs for installing the base OS. Please refer to the Contest Environment for information about additional software. Return to Top of Page. 5) What may the teams bring?Teams may bring in any reference materials they desire as long as:
Please read the rules for more details. Return to Top of Page. 6) When can we use the computers before the contest?Please refer to the ACU Schedule, Baylor Schedule, ECU Schedule, TTU Schedule, UTA Schedule or the LSU Schedule for details. Return to Top of Page. 7) What is the registration process?
Return to Top of Page. 8) Who do we make out the check or money order for the contest fee?
Return to Top of Page. 9) How do I get my receipt for the entrance fee?If we receive your check before October 16, 2006, we will mail your receipt to you. After that, we will hold the receipt and give it to you at registration. Return to Top of Page. 10) How are the Hotel/Accomodations being handled? By whom? Are there special rates?See the Local Information Page for details. Return to Top of Page. 11) Can I bring my own computer, keyboard, mouse, ...?We will provide the computer, display, keyboard and mouse. If any part fails to function you will be moved to another system. We will not allow you to use your own equipment. Return to Top of Page. 12) How do I create a new project in eclipse?
To write a "Hello World" program follow these steps:
Return to Top of Page. 13) What programming tools/languages can be used?ACM International Programming Contest provides/allows the use of four languages (they plan to drop Pascal soon). They also make a serious effort to provide an Integrated Development Environment for each language.
Because of the various requests for various Javas (and the issues with Java last year), we are planning to provide all three versions listed above. When you submit your programs, you must make sure to choose the correct version. We will judge with the version you select. The Eclipse IDE will be available for c/c++ (via CDT) and Java. Both version 2 and 3 will be installed. Return to Top of Page.
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