C-Programming Syllabus

Objective

• To explain C-Programming which is important for service-based company interviews.
• The significance of C-Programming in competitive exams and college syllabus.
• Essential knowledge of C language as the basics of programming.

Important Topics

1. Basics of C

• Keywords, Identifiers, Data Types
  • Different data types, variables, and constants.
• Input/Output Functions
• Operators
  • Logical, Bitwise, Arithmetic operators.
  • Precedence and associativity of operators.
• Storage Classes
  • Auto, External, Register, Static.
• Format Specifiers
  • Signed, Unsigned, Character, Integer, Hexadecimal.

2. Control Statements

• If Else, For, While, Do While, Switch, Break, Continue
• Nested Statements
  • Nested If Else, Nested For, Nested While.

3. Functions and Logic Building

• Functions
• Recursion
  • Fibonacci series, Tower of Hanoi.
• Parameter Passing Techniques
  • Call by Value, Call by Reference, Call by Name.
• Scoping
  • Static Scoping, Dynamic Scoping.

4. Pointers

• Introduction to Pointers
• Pointers with Arrays, Strings, Functions, Structures.
• Dynamic Memory Allocation
  • Malloc, Calloc.

5. Strings and Library Functions

• String Functions
  • String Length, String Concatenation.

6. Structure and Union

• Structures
  • Nested Structures, Typedef.
• Unions

7. File Handling

• File Handling in C
  • Input/Output Operations, File Open, Close, Modify.

Conclusion

• Significant contribution of C programming to logic building.
• Knowledge of C along with C++ and Java is also essential for competitive exams and interviews.

Advice

• Along with C programming, also learn data structures and algorithms.
• Strong concept building increases placement possibilities.