Introduction to Computer Programming

Below is the syllabus for Introduction to Computer Programming:-

UNIT-I

Overview of Computers: Block diagram and its description, Number systems, Arithmetic of number systems, Computer Hardware: Printers, Keyboard and Mouse, Storage Devices.

Introduction to programming language: Different levels of PL: High Level language, Assembly language, Machine language; Introduction to Compiler, Interpreter, Debugger, Linker, Loader, Assembler.

Problem Analysis: Problem solving techniques, Algorithms and Flowchart representation.

UNIT–II

Overview of C: Elements of C, Data types; Storage classes in C; Operators: Arithmetic, relational, logical, bitwise, unary, assignment and conditional operators, precedence & associativity of operators.

Input/Output: Unformatted & formatted I/O functions in C.

Control statements: if statements, switch statements; Repetition: for, while, and do-while loop; break, continue, goto statements.

UNIT–III

Arrays: Definition, types, initialization, processing an array, String handling.

Functions: Definition, prototype, parameters passing techniques, recursion, built-in functions, passing arrays to functions, returning arrays from functions.

UNIT-IV

Pointers: Declaration, operations on pointers, pointers and arrays, dynamic memory allocation, pointers and functions, pointers and strings.

Structures & Unions: Definition, processing, Structure and pointers, passing structures to functions, use of unions.

Data files: Opening and closing a file, I/O operations on files.

TEXTBOOKS:

Pradip Dey and Manas Ghose, Computer Fundamental and Programming in C, Oxford Pub.
Vikas Gupta, Computer Concepts and C Programming, Dreamtech.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

Forouzan Behrouz, Computer Science: A Structured Programming Approach Using C, Cengage Learning.
Brian W. Kernighan Dennis Ritchie, C Programming Language, Pearson
Yashwant Kanetker, Let us C, BPB Publications.
A K Sharma, Fundamentals of Computers & Programming, Dhanpat Rai Publications
Kashi Nath Dey, Samir Bandyopadhyay, C Programming Essentials, Pearson.
Rajaraman V., Computer Basic and C Programming, Prentice Hall of India Learning.

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