SYLLABUS

Unit 1. Fundamentals of Computer: Stored program architecture of computers, Storage device- Primary memory, and Secondary storage, Random, Direct, Sequential access methods, Concepts of High-level, Assembly and Low-level languages, Representing algorithms through flowchart and pseudo code.

Unit 2. Number system: Data representations, Concepts of radix and representation of numbers in radix r with special cases of r=2, 8, 10 and 16 with conversion from radix r1 to r2, r’s and (r-1)’s complement, Binary addition, Binary subtraction, Representation of alphabets.

Unit 3. C Programming: Problem specification, flow chart, data types, assignment statements, input output statements, developing simple C programs, If statement, for loops, while loops, do-while loops, switch statement, break statement, continue statement, development of C programs using above statements, Arrays, functions, parameter passing, recursion, Programming in C using these statements, Structures, files, pointers and multi file handling.