Introduction to Computer Hardware and Software:
Computer generations, computer types, bits, bytes and words, CPU, Primary memory, Secondary memory, ports and connections, input devices, output devices, Computers in a network, Network hardware, Software basics, software types.
Overview of C:
Basic structure of C program, executing a C program. Constant, variable and data types, Operators and expressions
Managing Input and output operations.
Conditional Branching and Loops. Example programs, finding roots of a quadratic equation, computation of binomial coefficients, plotting of Pascal’s triangle.
Arrays:
Arrays (1-D, 2-D), Character arrays and Strings, Basic Algorithms: Searching and Sorting Algorithms (Linear search, Binary search, Bubble sort and Selection sort).
User Defined Functions and Recursion.
Example programs: Finding Factorial of a positive integer, GCD of two numbers and Fibonacci sequence.
Structures, Unions and Pointers, Pre-processor Directives and Example Programs like Addition of two complex numbers using structures , compute the sum, mean and standard deviation of all elements stored in an array of N real numbers using pointers.
Course Outcomes (Course Skill Set)
At the end of the course the student will be able to:
1. Elucidate the basic architecture and functionalities of a computer and also recognize the hardware parts.
2. Apply programming constructs of C language to solve the real world problem
3. Explore user-defined data structures like arrays in implementing solutions to problems like searching and sorting
4. Explore user-defined data structures like structures, unions and pointers in implementing solutions
5. Design and Develop Solutions to problems using modular programming constructs using functions.
Assessment Details (both CIE and SEE)
The weightage of Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) is 50% and for Semester End Exam (SEE) is 50%. The minimum passing mark for the CIE is 40% of the maximum marks (20 marks). A student shall be deemed to have satisfied the academic requirements and earned the credits allotted to each subject/ course if the student secures not less than 35% ( 18 Marks out of 50)in the semester-end examination(SEE), and a minimum of 40% (40 marks out of 100) in the sum total of the CIE (Continuous Internal Evaluation) and SEE (Semester End Examination) taken together
Continuous Internal Evaluation:
Three Unit Tests each of 20 Marks (duration 01 hour)
1. First test at the end of 5th week of the semester
2. Second test at the end of the 10th week of the semester
3. Third test at the end of the 15th week of the semester Two assignments each of 10 Marks
4. First assignment at the end of 4th week of the semester
5. Second assignment at the end of 9th week of the semester
Group discussion/Seminar/quiz any one of three suitably planned to attain the COs and POs for 20 Marks (duration 01 hours)
6. At the end of the 13th week of the semester
The sum of three tests, two assignments, and quiz/seminar/group discussion will be out of 100 marks and will be scaled down to 50 marks (to have less stressed CIE, the portion of the syllabus should not be common /repeated for any of the methods of the CIE. Each method of CIE should have a different syllabus portion of the course).
CIE methods /question paper is designed to attain the different levels of Bloom’s taxonomy as per the outcome defined for the course.
Semester End Examination:
Theory SEE will be conducted by University as per the scheduled timetable, with common question papers for the subject (duration 03 hours)
1. The question paper will have ten questions. Each question is set for 20 marks.
2. There will be 2 questions from each module. Each of the two questions under a module (with a maximum of 3 sub-questions), should have a mix of topics under that module.
The students have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from each moduleeory
Suggested Learning Resources:
Books
1. E. Balaguruswamy, Programming in ANSI C, 7th Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill
2. Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie, The ‘C’ Programming Language, Prentice Hall of India.
Reference:
1. Reema Thereja , Programming in C , Cengage publication,