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C and Python Programming Essentials

The document outlines important questions related to programming in C and Python, covering fundamental concepts, control statements, functions, data structures, and file handling. It includes specific topics such as pointers, dynamic memory allocation, and exception handling in both languages. The document serves as a comprehensive guide for understanding key programming principles and practices in C and Python.

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C and Python Programming Essentials

The document outlines important questions related to programming in C and Python, covering fundamental concepts, control statements, functions, data structures, and file handling. It includes specific topics such as pointers, dynamic memory allocation, and exception handling in both languages. The document serves as a comprehensive guide for understanding key programming principles and practices in C and Python.

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Important Questions: Programming in C and Python

--- Programming in C ---

1. Basics & Fundamentals


• What are variables and data types in C? Explain with examples.
• What is the difference between =, ==, and === in programming?
• Explain constants in C. What is the use of #define?

2. Control Statements
• What is the difference between if, else if, and switch?
• Explain loops in C: for, while, and do-while.
• What is the use of break and continue?

3. Functions
• What is a function? What are function declaration, definition, and call?
• Explain call by value and call by reference in C.
• What is recursion? Give an example.

4. Arrays & Strings


• What is an array? How is a 2D array stored in memory?
• What are strings in C? How is a string different from a character array?
• Write a program to reverse a string without using library functions.

5. Pointers
• What is a pointer? How do you declare and use a pointer?
• Explain pointer arithmetic.
• What are dangling pointers and wild pointers?
• What is a pointer to a pointer?

6. Structures & Unions


• What is a structure? How is it different from a union?
• What is typedef and what is it used for?
• How to access structure members using pointers?

7. Dynamic Memory Allocation


• Explain malloc(), calloc(), realloc(), and free().
• What is a memory leak?

8. File Handling
• What are fopen(), fclose(), fscanf(), fprintf(), fread(), and fwrite()?
• Explain file modes in C.

--- Programming in Python ---

1. Basics
• What are variables and data types in Python?
• Why is Python called a dynamically typed language?
• What is the type() function used for?

2. Operators & Expressions


• What is the difference between /, //, and % in Python?
• Explain logical operators in Python.

3. Control Flow
• Explain if-elif-else with examples.
• What is the difference between for and while loops?
• What is list comprehension?

4. Data Structures
• What are lists? Why are they mutable?
• List methods: append(), extend(), insert(), pop().
• What are tuples? How are they different from lists?
• What is a dictionary? How to add, update, and delete key/value pairs?
• What are sets? Explain set operations: union, intersection, difference.

5. Functions
• What is a function?
• Explain default, keyword, and variable-length arguments.
• What is a lambda function?

6. Object-Oriented Programming
• What is a class? What is an object?
• Explain inheritance, polymorphism, and encapsulation.
• What are __init__ and self?

7. Modules & Packages


• What is a module? How do you import it?
• Difference between module and package.

8. File Handling
• How do you open, read, write, and close files in Python?
• Explain file modes: 'r', 'w', 'a', 'r+'.

9. Exception Handling
• What is an exception?
• Explain try, except, finally, and else.

10. Python Advanced Topics


• What is a generator?
• What are decorators?
• Explain map(), filter(), and reduce().

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