GE2112 FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTING AND PROGRAMMING ANNA UNIVERSITY SYLLABUS

UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS
Introduction – Characteristics of Computers – Evolution of Computers - Computer Generations – Classification of Computers – Basic Computer organization – NumberSystems

UNIT II COMPUTER SOFTWARE
Computer Software –Types of Software – Software Development Steps – InternetEvolution - 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 9
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

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).