GE2112-FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTING AND PROGRAMMING
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS
Introduction – Characteristics of Computers – Evolution of
Computers - Computer Generations – Classification of Computers – Basic Computer
organization – Number Systems.
COMPUTER SOFTWARE
Computer Software –Types of Software – Software Development
Steps – Internet Evolution - Basic Internet Terminology – Getting connected to
Internet Applications.
PROBLEM SOLVING AND OFFICE AUTOMATION
Planning the Computer Program – Purpose – Algorithm – Flow
Charts – Pseudocode -Application Software Packages- Introduction to Office
Packages (not detailed commands for examination).
INTRODUCTION TO C
Overview of C – Constants, Variables and Data Types –
Operators and Expressions – Managing Input and Output operators – Decision
Making - Branching and Looping.
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
REFERENCE
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).
Reference Books
1.Pradip Dey, Manas Ghoush, “Programming in C”, Oxford
University Press. (2007).
2.Byron Gottfried, “Programming with C”, 2 nd 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).
