B.E First year 1st semester FOC (Fundamentals of Computing & Programming) Syllabus by Anna Univ

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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

                                                                                                                 TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

TEXT BOOKS:                       

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

publications, (2006) Edition, (Indian Adapted Edition), TMH

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).