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Fibonacci_Program_Explanation

This document provides a detailed explanation of a C program that calculates the Fibonacci sequence and allows searching for specific terms using threads. It covers header inclusions, global variables, and various functions including those for calculating, displaying, and searching Fibonacci numbers. The main function orchestrates user input, thread creation, and ensures proper memory management.

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Fibonacci_Program_Explanation

This document provides a detailed explanation of a C program that calculates the Fibonacci sequence and allows searching for specific terms using threads. It covers header inclusions, global variables, and various functions including those for calculating, displaying, and searching Fibonacci numbers. The main function orchestrates user input, thread creation, and ensures proper memory management.

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C Program Explanation

This document contains a detailed line-by-line explanation of the provided C program that calculates

the Fibonacci sequence

and allows searching for specific Fibonacci terms using threads.

1. **Header Inclusions**

- `#include <stdio.h>`: Includes the standard input-output library for using functions like `printf` and

`scanf`.

- `#include <stdlib.h>`: Includes the standard library for memory allocation functions like `malloc` and

`free`.

- `#include <pthread.h>`: Includes the POSIX threads library to work with threads in the program.

2. **Typedef and Global Variables**

- `typedef long long int ll;`: Defines a new type `ll`, which is an alias for `long long int`.

- `ll *fibSeq = NULL, n;`: Declares `fibSeq` as a pointer to store the Fibonacci sequence and `n` to

store the number of Fibonacci terms.

3. **Function: GetFib**

- `GetFib`: This thread function calculates the Fibonacci sequence up to the `n`-th term. It

dynamically allocates memory for the sequence and fills it using the Fibonacci recurrence relation.

After completing, it exits the thread.

4. **Function: DispFIbs**

- `DispFIbs`: This function prints each Fibonacci number in the sequence stored in `fibSeq`.
5. **Function: FindFib**

- `FindFib`: This thread function searches for specific Fibonacci numbers provided by the user. It

checks if the position exists and prints the corresponding Fibonacci number or `-1` if the position is

invalid.

6. **Function: FibInp**

- `FibInp`: Prompts the user to enter the number of Fibonacci terms to be calculated.

7. **Function: SearchInp**

- `SearchInp`: Prompts the user to enter how many Fibonacci terms they wish to search for and

stores those search indices.

8. **Function: ThreadHandle**

- `ThreadHandle`: Handles the creation and joining of threads. It ensures that threads are properly

created and finished executing.

9. **Main Function**

- The main function manages the overall flow of the program. It first asks the user to input the

number of Fibonacci terms, then it creates a thread to calculate the Fibonacci sequence. After the

sequence is calculated, it displays the sequence and proceeds to search for the requested

Fibonacci numbers.

10. **Summary**

- The program uses threads to calculate the Fibonacci sequence and perform searches

concurrently. The `pthread_create` and `pthread_join` functions ensure proper threading and

synchronization. Memory allocated for the sequence and search indices is freed at the end of the

program.

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