Degree 1st Year 1st Semester Computer Science Syllabus Information - Revised

UNIT I

General Fundamentals: Introduction to computers:

 Block diagram of a computer,

characteristics and limitations of computers, applications of computers, types of computers,

computer generations.

Introduction to Algorithms and Programming Languages: Algorithm – Key features of

Algorithms, Flow Charts, Programming Languages – Generations of Programming

Languages – Structured Programming Language- Design and Implementation of Correct,

Efficient and Maintainable Programs.

UNIT II

Introduction to C: 

Introduction – Structure of C Program – Writing the first C Program –

File used in C Program – Compiling and Executing C Programs – Using Comments –Keywords – Identifiers – Basic Data Types in C – Variables – Constants – I/O Statements in

C- Operators in C- Programming Examples.

Decision Control and Looping Statements: Introduction to Decision Control Statements–

Conditional Branching Statements – Iterative Statements – Nested Loops – Break and

Continue Statement – Goto Statement

UNIT III

Arrays: 

Introduction – Declaration of Arrays – Accessing elements of the Array – Storing

Values in Array– Operations on Arrays – one dimensional, two dimensional and multi

dimensional arrays, character handling and strings.

UNIT IV

Functions: 

Introduction – using functions – Function declaration/ prototype – Function

definition – function call – return statement – Passing parameters – Scope of variables –

Storage Classes – Recursive functions.

Structure, Union, and Enumerated Data Types: Introduction – Nested Structures – Arrays

of Structures – Structures and Functions– Union – Arrays of Unions Variables – Unions

inside Structures – Enumerated Data Types.

UNIT V

Pointers: 

Understanding Computer Memory – Introduction to Pointers – declaring Pointer

Variables – Pointer Expressions and Pointer Arithmetic – Null Pointers - Passing Arguments

to Functions using Pointer – Pointer and Arrays – Memory Allocation in C Programs –

Memory Usage – Dynamic Memory Allocation – Drawbacks of Pointers

Files: Introduction to Files – Using Files in C – Reading Data from Files – Writing Data to

Files – Detecting the End-of-file – Error Handling during File Operations – Accepting-Command Line Arguments.