FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTING AND PROGRAMMING | FOC SYLLABUS FOR ANNA UNIVERSITY FIRST SEM

185102 FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTING AND PROGRAMMING | FOC SYLLABUS FOR ANNA UNIVERSITY FIRST SEM

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185102 FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTING AND PROGRAMMING | FOC SYLLABUS FOR ANNA UNIVERSITY FIRST SEM


AIM :
To provide an awareness to Computing and Programming




OBJECTIVES :
• To enable the student to learn the major components of a computer system
• To know the correct and efficient ways of solving problems
• To learn to use office automation tools
• To learn to program in C


UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS 9
Introduction – Characteristics of Computers – Evolution of Computers - Computer Generations – Classification of Computers – Basic Computer organization – Number Systems


UNIT II COMPUTER SOFTWARE 9
Computer Software –Types of Software – Software Development Steps – Internet Evolution - Basic Internet Terminology – Getting connected to Internet Applications.


UNIT III PROBLEM SOLVING AND OFFICE APPLICATION SOFTWARE 9
Planning the Computer Program – Purpose – Algorithm – Flow Charts – Pseudocode -Application Software Packages- Introduction to Office Packages (not detailed commands for examination).


UNIT IV INTRODUCTION TO C 9
Overview of C – Constants, Variables and Data Types – Operators and Expressions – Managing Input and Output operators – Decision Making - Branching and Looping.


UNIT V FUNCTIONS AND POINTERS 9
Handling of Character Strings – User-defined Functions – Definitions – Declarations - Call by reference – Call by value – Structures and Unions – Pointers – Arrays – The Preprocessor – Developing a C Program : Some Guidelines








TEXT BOOKS




TOTAL: 45 PERIODS


1. Ashok.N.Kamthane,“ Computer Programming”, Pearson Education (India) (2008).
2. Behrouz A.Forouzan and Richard.F.Gilberg, “A Structured Programming Approach Using C”, II Edition, Brooks-Cole Thomson Learning Publications, (2007).


REFERENCES
1. Pradip Dey, Manas Ghoush, “Programming in C”, Oxford University Press. (2007).


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2. Byron Gottfried, “Programming with C”, 2
TMH publications, (2006).


Edition, (Indian Adapted Edition),


3. Stephen G.Kochan, “Programming in C”, Third Edition, Pearson Education
India, (2005).
4. Brian W.Kernighan and Dennis M.Ritchie, “The C Programming Language”, Pearson Education Inc., (2005).
5. E.Balagurusamy, “Computing fundamentals and C Programming”, Tata
McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited, (2008).
6. S.Thamarai Selvi and R.Murugan, “C for All”, Anuradha Publishers, (2008).