C Programming

Introduction to C

• The C Language and its Advantages
• The Structure of a C Program
• Writing C Programs
• Building an Executable Version of a C Program
• Debugging a C Program
• Examining and Running a C Application Program

Data Types and Variables

• Data Types
• Operands, Operators, and Arithmetic Expressions

Input/Output Management

• The Input/Output Concept
• The getchar() and putchar() Functions and Single-character I/O
• Formatted Input and the scanf() Function

Control-Flow Statements

• The Control-Flow Program Statements
• Looping Statements
• The Data-checking process

Modular Programming with Functions

• The C Function
• Passing Data to Functions
• Passing an Address to Modify a Value in Memory
• Using Functions in the Checkbook Program
• The C Standard Library Functions

Arrays, Pointers, and Strings

• Arrays
• Pointers
• Strings
• Using Arrays, Strings, and Pointers in the Checkbook Program

Structures and Dynamic Memory Allocation

• Structures
• Arrays of Structures
• Passing Structures to Functions
• Nesting Structures
• Dynamic Memory Allocation

The Preprocessor and Multiple-file Compilation

• The C Preprocessor and the #include and #define directives
• The Conditional Compilation Directives
• Global Variables and Variable Storage Classes
• Program Organization and Multi-file Compilation

File Input/Output

• Command-line Arguments
• File Input and Output