Computer Programming

Introduction to computer, block diagram and organization of computer, number system and binary arithmetic, processing data, hardware, software, firmware, types of programming language-Machine language, Assembly level language, higher level language, source file, object file, translatorsassembler, compiler, interpreter. Evolution and classification of programming languages

Steps in program development, algorithm, flowchart, pseudo code.

‘C’ character set, literals, keywords, identifiers, data types and size, variable declaration, expression, labels, statements, formatted input output statements, types of operators, data type conversion, mixed mode arithmetics, control structures.

Storage classes, scope rules and visibility, arrays, pointers, dynamic storage allocation, structures and unions, self-referential structures. Relationship between pointers and arrays, dynamic arrays: Introduction to dynamic datastructureslinked lists, stack, and binary trees

‘C’ functions, library functions, parameter passing, recursion, ‘C’ files, function for file handling, ‘C’ pre-processors and command line arguments, macros and conditional compiler directives.