Mastering Programming in C

This course will cover the following content:

Module 1:Introducing the C language

• Defining the C language
• Exploring basic C concepts
• Character Sets and Tokens
• Developing a Simple C Program

Module 2:Fundamentals of C Programming

• Exploring Data Types
• Introducing Constants and Variables
• Declaring and Initializing Variables
• Introduction to Const and Volatile Type Qualifiers
• Explaining Data Type Modifiers

Module 3:Managing Input and Output

• Input/output Functions
• The printf() function
• The printf() place holders
• Escape Sequence
• The scanf() function
• The getchar() function
• The gets() function
• The putchar() function
• The puts() function

Module 4:Working with Operators

• Working with Operators
• The Unary Operators
• The Assignment Operators
• The Arithmetic Operators
• The Increment/Decrement Operators
• The Relational Operators
• The Logical Operators
• The Bitwise and Conditional Operators
• The Special Operators
• The Shorthand Assignment
• Operator Precedence in C

Module 5:Control Structures

• Exploring the syntax of a control structure
• Working with Conditional Statements
• Working with Iterative Statements
• Working with Jump Statements

Module 6:Arrays and Functions

• Introducing Arrays
• Working with One-Dimensional and Two-Dimensional Arrays
• Limitations of Arrays
• Working with Functions (Function Definition and Invocation
• Types of Functions
• Built-in Functions (String manipulation, Memory Management, Buffer manipulation, Character manipulation, Error handling Functions)
• User-defined Functions
• Parameter passing mechanisms
• Passing Arrays in Function
• Local and Global Variables
• Static and Register variables

Module 7:String Handling in C

• Understanding Strings in C
• Declaring and Initializing a String
• Reading and Displaying the Strings
• Creating an Array of Strings
• Performing String Operations
• Using various String Handling Functions

Module 8:Pointers

• Understanding Pointers
• Declaring a Pointer Variable
• Using the Address of (&) Operator
• Initializing a Pointer Variable
• Dereferencing a Pointer
• Performing Operations on Pointers
• Working with Functions and Pointers
• Working with Arrays and Pointers
• Pointers to One –Dimensional Arrays
• Pointers to String
• Allocating Memory at Run time

Module 9:Building Structures

• What is a structure?
• Defining type structures
• Nesting structures
• Arrays and Pointers in structures
• Pointing to structures
• Arrays of structures
• Passing structures to functions
• What is a union?
• Arrays of Union
• Unions inside structures
• Pointing to unions

Module 10:Working with Preprocessor Directives

• Using the File Inclusion Directives
• Using the Macro Substitution Directives
• Defining a Simple Macro
• Defining Macro with Arguments
• Defining Nested Macros
• Using the Compiler Control Directives

Module 11:Data File Processing in C

• Exploring Data Files
• Opening and Closing Files
• Reading from files
• Writing to files
• Accessing Data Files Randomly