Charotar University of Science and Technology, Gujarat, Electronics and Communication engineering Semester 1, Computer Concepts & Programming Syllabus

Unit - 1 Introduction to ‘C’ language

Unit 1

Introduction to ‘C’ language

1.1 Program

1.2 Software

1.3 Instruction

1.4 Debugging compilation and execution of C Program

1.5 Difference between Header files library files

1.6 Compiler and Interpreter

1.7 Procedure Oriented Language

1.8 Importance of C

1.9 Basic structure of C.

Unit - 10 Structures and Union

Unit 10

Structures and Union

10.1 Need of userdefined data type Structure definition Declaration and Initialization of variables Array as member Array of structure variables.

10.2 Structure within structure Structure as function arguments Union

Unit - 11 Pointers

Unit 11

Pointers

11.1 Introduction to pointer declaration initialization access value using pointer indirection * operator.

11.2 Pointers in expressions scale factor 1Darray and pointer pointer with strings Array of pointers.

11.3 Pointer as arguments in function Call by address Functions returning pointers Pointers and structures Chain of Pointers

Unit - 13 Dynamic Memory Allocation

Unit 13

Dynamic Memory Allocation

13.1 Introduction memory allocation process Use of functions malloc calloc realloc and free .

Unit - 2 Constants, Variables & Data Types in ‘C’

Unit 2

Constants Variables Data Types in ‘C’

2.1 Character set

2.2 C tokens Keywords Identifiers

2.3 Data types

2.4 Constants Variables

2.5 Declaration of Variables

2.6 Assigning Values to Variables

2.7 Declaring a variable as Constant

2.8 Defining Symbolic constants

Unit - 3 Operators and Expression in ‘C’

Unit 3

Operators and Expression in ‘C’

3.1 Classification of operators Arithmetic Relational Logical Assignment Increment Decrement Conditional Bitwise Special Operators.

3.2 Unary Binary and Ternary Operators.

3.3 Arithmetic expression Evaluation Type conversion Implicit Explicit Precedence and Associativity

3.4 Various library functions from math.h

Unit - 4 Managing Input & Output Operations

Unit 4

Managing Input Output Operations

4.1 Reading a Character Writing a Character Various library functions from ctype.h

4.2 Formatted Input Formatted Output

Unit - 5 Decision Making & Branching

Unit 5

Decision Making Branching

5.1 Decision making using simple if if…else statement nesting of if…else else…if Ladder.

5.2 Switch statements conditional operator goto statement.

Unit - 6 Looping

Unit 6

Looping

6.1 Need of looping pretest entrycontrolled loop while for posttest exitcontrolled loopdo…while difference between Counter Controlled loops and Sentinel controlled loops

6.2 Nesting of looping statements use of break continue use of if…else in loop infinite loop.

Unit - 7 Arrays

Unit 7

Arrays

7.1 Need of array Declaration Initialization 1D array Programs of 1D.

7.2 2D array Memory allocation of 1D and 2D array 2D array basic programs.

Unit - 8 Character Arrays and Strings

Unit 8

Character Arrays and Strings

8.1 Difference of character array with numeric array and importance of NULL character.

8.2 Declaration Initialization and various input and output methods of string formatted output of string arithmetic operations on characters.

8.3 Various functions of string.h strlen strcat strcmp strcpy strrev strstr etc.

8.4 Two dimensional character array table of strings.

Unit - 9 User-Defined Function in ‘C’

Unit 9

UserDefined Function in ‘C’

9.1 Need of modularization advantages Introduction to userdefined function Function PrototypeFunction Call Function Body.