C Language

COURSE OUTLINE

Introduction to ‘C’ language

• Features of C
• History
• Structure of C Program
• Keyword, Identifiers & Constants

Data types

• Primitive Data Types
• Aggregated Data Types

Operators

• Binary Operators
• Unary Operators
• Ternary Operators
• Special Operators
• Order of Evaluation

Selections

• Simple if
• if..else
• Nested if
• if..else ladder
• Goto Statement
• Break and Continue Statement
• Switch..Case statement

Iteration

• While
• For
• Do..While
• Nested loop Statements

Arrays

• Introduction to arrays
• Need for Arrays
• Types of arrays
• One Dimensional Arrays
• Two Dimensional Arrays
• Multi Dimensional Arrays

String manipulation

• Declaring String
• Initializing  String
• String Functions
• String Formatted Specifiers
• Multiple Strings

Functions

• Interdiction to Functions
• Need for Functions
• Classification of Functions
• Function Prototype
• Defining Function
• Calling Function
• Function with Arrays
• Function with Strings
• Recursive Functions

Storage class specifiers

• Automatic
• Extern
• Static
• Register

Structures, unions, enum

• Introduction to structures
• Declaring a Structure
• Introduction to Structures
• Structures with Arrays
• Structures with Function
• Nested Structures
• Introduction to Union
• Declaring Union
• Difference between Structures and Unions
• Enumerations
• Typedef

Pointers

• Introduction to Memory
• Introduction to Pointers
• Operations on Pointers
• Pointer to Pointer
• Pointer to Array
• Array to Pointers
• Void pointers
• Call by Value and Call by Reference
• Passing Pointers to Functions
• Functions returning Pointers
• Pointer to Functions
• Dynamic Functions Call with Function Pointer
• Pointers with Structures

Dynamic memory allocation

• Allocation (Malloc, Calloc & Realloc)
• De – Allocation (Free)

Files

• Introduction
• File Input, Output Operations
• Sequential Files
• Random Access Files
• Command Line Arguments
• Handling Errors
• Database vs File System

 Graphics

• Introduction to Graphics
• Initializing Graphics
• Graphic Drivers & Modes
• Graphic Functions

Data Structures (DS)

• Introduction
• Stacks using Arrays
• Stacks using Linked List
• Queues using Arrays
• Queues using linked List
• Circular Queues
• De – Queues
• Singly Linked List
• Circular Linked List
• Doubly Linked List
• Infix, Prefix and Postfix
• Expressions
• Trees
• Binary Trees
• Directed Graphs, Undirected Graphs
• Searching Methods – BFS, DFS
• Searching Techniques – Linear, Binary
• Sorting Techniques – Bubble, Insertion,
• Selection, Quick, Heap and Merge