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Introduction To Computing (CSEN1201) Syllabus

This document provides an overview of an introductory computing course titled "Introduction to Computing". The course code is CSEN 1201 and it is worth 4 credit points. The course introduces students to basic computing concepts like computer hardware, binary number systems, and algorithms using the C programming language. The course is divided into 4 modules that cover fundamentals of computing, basic C concepts, program structures in C, and data handling in C including arrays, pointers, structures, and files.

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Introduction To Computing (CSEN1201) Syllabus

This document provides an overview of an introductory computing course titled "Introduction to Computing". The course code is CSEN 1201 and it is worth 4 credit points. The course introduces students to basic computing concepts like computer hardware, binary number systems, and algorithms using the C programming language. The course is divided into 4 modules that cover fundamentals of computing, basic C concepts, program structures in C, and data handling in C including arrays, pointers, structures, and files.

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Course Name : Introduction to Computing

Course Code: CSEN 1201


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T
Contact
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3
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Total

Credit
points
4

Learning Objective: Introduction to the concept of computer and computation and solving of
problems using C as a programming language. Coverage of C will include basic concepts,
arithmetic and logic, flow control, and data handling using arrays, structures, pointers and files.
Module I: [13L]
Fundamentals of Computer
History of Computers, Generations of Computers, Classification of Computers.
Basic Anatomy of Computer System, Primary & Secondary Memory, Processing Unit, Input &
Output devices. Assembly language, high level language, compiler and assembler (basic
concepts).
Binary & Allied number systems (decimal, octal and hexadecimal) with signed and unsigned
numbers (using 1s and 2s complement) - their representation, conversion and arithmetic
operations. Packed and unpacked BCD system, ASCII. IEEE-754 floating point representation
(half- 16 bit, full- 32 bit, double- 64 bit). Binary Arithmetic & logic gates. Boolean algebra
expression, simplification, Karnaugh Maps.
Basic concepts of operating systems like MS WINDOW, LINUX. How to write algorithms &
draw flow charts.
Module II: [5L]
Basic Concepts of C
C Fundamentals:
The C character set identifiers and keywords, data type & sizes, variable names, declaration,
statements.
Operators & Expressions:
Arithmetic operators, relational and logical operators, type, conversion, increment and decrement
operators, bit wise operators, assignment operators and expressions, precedence and order of
evaluation. Standard input and output, formatted output -- printf, formatted input scanf.

Module III: [8L]


Program Structures in C
Flow of Control:
Statement and blocks, if-else, switch-case, loops (while, for, do-while), break and continue, go to
and labels.
Basic of functions, function prototypes, functions returning values, functions not returning
values. Storage classes - auto, external, static and register variables comparison between them.
Scope, longevity and visibility of variables.
C preprocessor (macro, header files), command line arguments.
Module IV: [14L]
Data Handling in C
Arrays and Pointers:
One dimensional arrays, pointers and functions call by value and call by reference, array of
arrays. Dynamic memory usage using malloc(), calloc(), free(), realloc(). Array pointer duality.
String and character arrays; C library string functions and their use.
User defined data types and files:
Basic of structures; structures and functions; arrays of structures.
Files text files only, modes of operation. File related functions fopen(), fclose(), fscanf(),
fprintf(), fgets(), fputs();
Text Books
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2.
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Schaums outline of Programming with C Byron Gottfried


Teach Yourself C- Herbert Schildt
Programming in ANSI C E Balagurusamy

Reference Books
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2.

C: The Complete Reference Herbert Schildt


The C Programming Language- D.M.Ritchie, B.W. Kernighan

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