Question

Note that to complete this task you are not allowed to use any collections (e.g. List, Map, Set, Arrays etc) other than simple array. The maximum size of the array will be 500 . If you are found to use any collections other than array, you will lose 25% of your marks. Read a file; the filename is provided as command line argument. The format for each line in the file is as follows:

⟨studentName ⟩,⟨ courseCode ⟩,⟨ marks ⟩ Your task is to read the file and print the name of the student who has got the highest average mark.

Answer 1

To find the student with the highest average mark in a file, you can read the file and calculate the average mark for each student using an array. Then, find the highest average mark and retrieve the corresponding student name from the array.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the student with the highest average mark, you can follow these steps:

1. Read the file using the command line argument as the filename.
2. Create an array with a maximum size of 500 to store the student data.
3. Parse each line of the file and split it into the student name, course code, and marks.
4. Calculate the average mark for each student and store it in another array.
5. Iterate through the array of average marks and find the highest value.
6. Get the index of the highest average mark and use it to retrieve the corresponding student name from the array of student data.
7. Print the name of the student with the highest average mark.

To identify the student with the highest average mark, the process begins by reading a file specified through a command line argument. A designated array, accommodating up to 500 student data entries, is created. Each line in the file is parsed to extract the student name, course code, and marks. Subsequently, the average mark for each student is calculated and stored in a separate array. Through iteration, the highest average mark is identified, and its corresponding student name is retrieved using the array of student data. Finally, the name of the student with the highest average mark is printed, providing a systematic and effective approach to determining academic excellence within the dataset.