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USN BESCK204E/BESCKE204

Second Semester B.E./B.Tech. Degree Examination, June/July 2023

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Introduction to C Programming

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Time: 3 hrs. Max. Marks: 100

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Note: 1. Answer any FIVE full questions, choosing ONE full question from each module.

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Q.1 a. Explain the major components of a computer and explain briefly. 8 L2 CO1

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b. Explain the structure of a C program with an example. 6 L2 CO2

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c. Explain an identifier. What are the rules to define an identifiers?
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Q.2 a. Explain the different types of files used in C. 10 L2 CO2

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b. Discuss the following with an example: 10 L2 CO2
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Q.3 a. Explain the logical operators and bitwise operators used in C with suitable 7 L2 CO2
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c. Explain type casting and type conversion with suitable examples. 5 L2 CO2
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Q.4 a. Explain the syntax of a switch statement. Write a C program to perform 10 L2 CO2
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different arithmetic operations on two integers using switch statement.

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b. Explain if, if else and nested if-else along with programming example. 10 L2 CO2
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Q.5 a. Explain the need for functions in C. With an example code, explain the 10 L2 CO4
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b. Write a C program to sort a given array of N elements using Bubble sort. 10 L2 CO3
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Display the different passes in the output.

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Q.6 a. Explain the various storage classes specifiers used in C. 6 L2 CO3

b. Write a C program to find the largest of given three integers using 7 L2 CO3
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c. What is a Recursive function? Write a C program to find the factorial of a 7 L2 CO4

given number using recursion.
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Q.7 a. Write a C program to find the transpose of a given n  n matrix by passing 10 L2 CO3
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matrix to a function.
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b. Write a C program to perform matrix multiplication, also validate the rules 10 L2 CO3
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Q.9 a. What is a reference and dereference operator used to access a pointer 10 L2 CO3

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variable. Write a C program to test whether a given number is positive,

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negative or zero using pointers.
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complex numbers.

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Q.10 a. Write a C program to reverse a string with or without built in function.
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(iii) Accessing a structure
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