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C language syllabus

C Programming Syllabus – BCA 1st Year


Unit 1: Introduction to Programming

 Overview of Computer Fundamentals


 Types of Programming Languages (Machine, Assembly, High-level)
 Introduction to C Language
 Structure of a C Program
 Compilation and Execution Process
 C Character Set, Tokens, Keywords, Identifiers, Constants, Variables
 Input/Output functions: printf(), scanf()

Unit 2: Operators and Expressions

 Data Types in C
 Operators: Arithmetic, Relational, Logical, Assignment, Increment/Decrement
 Conditional/Bitwise Operators, sizeof, ?: operator
 Type Conversion & Type Casting
 Operator Precedence and Associativity

Unit 3: Control Structures

 Decision Making: if, if-else, Nested if, switch-case


 Looping: while, for, do-while
 Jump Statements: break, continue, goto

Unit 4: Functions

 Defining and Declaring Functions


 Function Arguments & Return Values
 Recursion
 Scope & Lifetime of Variables (Local, Global, Static, Auto, Register)
 Storage Classes
Unit 5: Arrays & Strings

 1-Dimensional and 2-Dimensional Arrays


 Array Initialization & Operations
 Strings: Declaration, Initialization, String Handling Functions ( strlen, strcpy,
strcmp, etc.)

Unit 6: Pointers

 Basics of Pointers
 Pointer Arithmetic
 Pointers and Arrays
 Pointers to Functions
 Dynamic Memory Allocation (malloc, calloc, free)

Unit 7: Structures & Unions

 Defining Structures
 Accessing Members, Array of Structures
 Nested Structures
 Difference between Structure and Union
 Enumerations (enum) and typedef

Unit 8: File Handling

 File Input/Output Functions (fopen, fclose, fprintf, fscanf, getc, putc)


 Reading & Writing Text/Binary Files
 File Modes (r, w, a, etc.)

Unit 9: Preprocessor & Miscellaneous

 C Preprocessor Directives (#define, #include, #ifdef, #ifndef)


 Command Line Arguments
 Error Handling (basic)
Practical / Lab Work
Students typically perform 20–25 lab programs, such as:

 Basic I/O programs


 Decision & Looping (factorial, prime number, reverse number)
 Arrays & Strings (sorting, searching, palindrome)
 Functions & Recursion (Fibonacci series, GCD)
 Pointers and File handling (read/write data)

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