GE2112 FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTING AND PROGRAMMING SYLLABUS

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AIM :
To provide an awareness to Computing and Programming
OBJECTIVES :
• To enable the student to learn the major components of a computer system
• To know the correct and efficient ways of solving problems
• To learn to use office automation tools
• To learn to program in C
UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS
Introduction – Characteristics of Computers – Evolution of Computers - Computer
Generations – Classification of Computers – Basic Computer organization – Number
Systems
UNIT II COMPUTER SOFTWARE
Computer Software –Types of Software – Software Development Steps – Internet
Evolution - Basic Internet Terminology – Getting connected to Internet Applications.
UNIT III PROBLEM SOLVING AND OFFICE APPLICATION SOFTWARE
Planning the Computer Program – Purpose – Algorithm – Flow Charts – Pseudocode
-Application Software Packages- Introduction to Office Packages (not detailed
commands for examination).
UNIT IV INTRODUCTION TO C
Overview of C – Constants, Variables and Data Types – Operators and Expressions
– Managing Input and Output operators – Decision Making - Branching and Looping.
UNIT V FUNCTIONS AND POINTERS
Handling of Character Strings – User-defined Functions – Definitions – Declarations -
Call by reference – Call by value – Structures and Unions – Pointers – Arrays – The
Preprocessor – Developing a C Program : Some Guidelines
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Ashok.N.Kamthane,“ Computer Programming”, Pearson Education (India) (2008).
2. Behrouz A.Forouzan and Richard.F.Gilberg, “A Structured Programming Approach Using C”, II Edition, Brooks-Cole Thomson Learning Publications,(2007).
REFERENCES:
1. Pradip Dey, Manas Ghoush, “Programming in C”, Oxford University Press. (2007).
2. Byron Gottfried, “Programming with C”, 2nd Edition, (Indian Adapted Edition), TMH publications, (2006).
3. Stephen G.Kochan, “Programming in C”, Third Edition, Pearson Education India, (2005).
4. Brian W.Kernighan and Dennis M.Ritchie, “The C Programming Language”, Pearson Education Inc., (2005).
5. E.Balagurusamy, “Computing fundamentals and C Programming”, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited, (2008).
6. S.Thamarai Selvi and R.Murugan, “C for All”, Anuradha Publishers, (2008).