Module – 1 : (Introduction to Programming) [08]
Introduction to components of a computer system:
Memory,
processor,
I/O Devices,
storage,
operating system,
Concept of assembler, compiler, interpreter, loader and linker.
Idea of Algorithm:
Representation of Algorithm,
Flowchart,
Pseudo code with examples,
From algorithms to programs,
source code.
Programming Basics:
Structure of C program, writing and executing the first C program,
Syntax and logical errors in compilation,
object and executable code.
Components of C language.
Standard I/O in C,
Fundamental data types,
Variables and memory locations,
Storage classes.
Module – 2 : (Arithmetic expressions & Conditional Branching) [08]
Arithmetic expressions and precedence:Operators and expression using numeric and relational operators, mixed operands, type conversion, logical operators, bit operations, assignment operator, operator precedence and associativity.
Conditional Branching: Applying if and switch statements, nesting if and else, use of break and default with switch.
Module – 3 : (Loops & Functions) [08]
Iteration and loops:
use of while,
do while and
for loops,
multiple loop variables,
use of break and
continue statements.
Functions:
Introduction,
types of functions,
functions with array,
passing parameters to functions,
call by value,
call by reference,
recursive functions.
Module – 4 : (Arrays & Basic Algorithms) [08]
Arrays:
Array notation and representation,
manipulating array elements,
using multi dimensional arrays.
Character arrays and
strings,
Structure,
union,
enumerated data types,
Array of structures,
Passing arrays to functions.
Basic Algorithms:
Searching &
Basic Sorting Algorithms (Bubble, Insertion and Selection),
Finding roots of equations,
Notion of order of complexity.
Module – 5 :( Pointer& File Handling) [08]
Pointers:
Introduction,
declaration,
applications,
Introduction to dynamic memory allocation (malloc, calloc, realloc, free),
Use of pointers in self-referential structures, notion of linked list (no implementation)
File handling:
File I/O functions, Standard C preprocessors, defining and calling macros, command-line arguments.
