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Introduction to Computer Programming

6 Questions
#1Asked in 14 Exam Sessions[8 Marks]Introduction to Computer Programming
Explain the basic structure of a FORTRAN program. What are the fundamental data types in FORTRAN? Write a FORTRAN program to read and sort 10 integers entered by the user in ascending order.
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#2Asked in 7 Exam Sessions[4 Marks]Introduction to Computer Programming
Explain in brief the steps involved during the compilation process in C along with a suitable block diagram showing the roles of the preprocessor, compiler, assembler, and linker.
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#3Repeated 5 Times[6 Marks]Introduction to Computer Programming
Write a program in FORTRAN to read a positive integer from the user and check whether it is a prime number or not using a DO loop and IF condition.
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#4Repeated 2 Times[6 Marks]Introduction to Computer Programming
What is an algorithm and a flowchart? Draw a flowchart and write an algorithm to find the largest of three numbers entered by the user.
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#5Repeated 2 Times[6 Marks]Introduction to Computer Programming
Differentiate between compiler, interpreter, and assembler. Explain the steps of the program compilation process in C.
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#6Repeated 2 Times[8 Marks]Introduction to Computer Programming
Explain how Arithmetic IF and Logical IF statements work in FORTRAN. Write a FORTRAN program to find the roots of a quadratic equation $ax^2 + bx + c = 0$.
Appeared in:2081 Bhadra2082 Baishakh

Operators and Expressions

3 Questions
#1Repeated 5 Times[6 Marks]Operators and Expressions
Define precedence and associativity of operators with examples. Differentiate between formatted and unformatted input/output functions (printf/scanf vs gets/puts/getchar/putchar) in C.
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#2Repeated 2 Times[6 Marks]Operators and Expressions
Explain formatted and unformatted I/O functions in C with examples. Differentiate between `getch()`, `getche()`, and `getchar()`.
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#3Repeated 2 Times[6 Marks]Operators and Expressions
Explain operator precedence and associativity in C. What is type casting? Explain implicit and explicit type casting with suitable code snippets.
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Control Structures

5 Questions
#1Asked in 12 Exam Sessions[4 Marks]Control Structures
Write a program in C to check whether a number entered by the user is prime or composite. Also draw a flowchart for the algorithm.
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#2Repeated 6 Times[4 Marks]Control Structures
Compare nested if with else if ladder structure along with their flowcharts. Write a program to determine the largest among three numbers using nested if-else.
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#3Repeated 5 Times[5 Marks]Control Structures
Write a program to check whether a given N-digit positive integer is an Armstrong number or not. (Hint: A number equal to the sum of its own digits each raised to the power of the number of digits, e.g. 1634 = 1^4 + 6^4 + 3^4 + 4^4).
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#4Repeated 2 Times[8 Marks]Control Structures
Differentiate between `while` and `do-while` loops in C. Write a program to check whether a given integer number is an Armstrong number or not.
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#5Repeated 2 Times[8 Marks]Control Structures
Explain the `switch-case` statement with syntax and flow diagram. Write a menu-driven C program to perform basic calculator operations (+, -, *, /) using switch-case.
Appeared in:2082 Baishakh2080 Bhadra

Array and Pointer

6 Questions
#1Asked in 9 Exam Sessions[8 Marks]Array and Pointer
Define pointer. List down the importance of pointer in C programming. Describe the relationship between 1D array and pointer with a suitable code example.
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#2Asked in 7 Exam Sessions[8 Marks]Array and Pointer
Define 1D and 2D arrays. Write a program in C to read an m x n matrix from the user, pass it to a user-defined function, and calculate and display the transpose of the matrix.
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#3Repeated 5 Times[4 Marks]Array and Pointer
Write a program in C to reverse a string without using any string handling library function (e.g. strrev()). Also explain how to find the length of a string without using strlen().
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#4Repeated 2 Times[8 Marks]Array and Pointer
Explain how a 2D array can be passed to a function. Write a C program to multiply two $3 \times 3$ matrices using user-defined functions.
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#5Repeated 2 Times[8 Marks]Array and Pointer
What is pointer arithmetic? Write a program in C to illustrate the concept of pointer arithmetic and swap two variables using pointers (call by reference).
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#6Repeated 2 Times[8 Marks]Array and Pointer
Explain dynamic memory allocation functions in C (`malloc()`, `calloc()`, `realloc()`, and `free()`). Write a program to dynamically allocate memory for $N$ integers, sort them in ascending order, and free the memory.
Appeared in:2082 Shrawan2078 Bhadra

User-defined Functions

4 Questions
#1Asked in 8 Exam Sessions[6 Marks]User-defined Functions
Write a program in C to display the nth term of a Fibonacci sequence using a recursive function. The value of n is entered by the user.
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#2Asked in 7 Exam Sessions[4 Marks]User-defined Functions
What do you mean by 'call by value and call by reference'? Explain the differences with suitable examples and memory diagrams.
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#3Repeated 4 Times[4 Marks]User-defined Functions
Write a program to calculate the factorial of an integer entered by the user using the concept of a recursive function. Explain how memory is allocated on the call stack during recursive execution.
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#4Repeated 2 Times[6 Marks]User-defined Functions
What is function prototyping and function recursion? Write a recursive C program to calculate the factorial of a given positive integer.
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Structures

4 Questions
#1Repeated 6 Times[6 Marks]Structures
Write a program to define a structure named 'person' with members Name, Address, Salary, and Phone Number. Input details of 100 persons and display the entered information in descending order of salary.
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#2Repeated 5 Times[8 Marks]Structures
What is a structure? Why is it necessary? Write a program to add two distances given in feet and inches using a user-defined structure.
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#3Repeated 2 Times[8 Marks]Structures
What do you mean by nested structure? Write a C program to input roll, name, and address (city, street, ward) of 50 students using nested structures and display them.
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#4Repeated 2 Times[6 Marks]Structures
Differentiate between structure and union with memory layout diagrams. Write a program to demonstrate the size difference between a structure and a union containing identical members.
Appeared in:2082 Shrawan2079 Bhadra

File Management

2 Questions
#1Asked in 8 Exam Sessions[8 Marks]File Management
How is a binary file different from a text file? Write the syntax and use of fseek() and rewind() functions in C. Write a C program to write records of N students (Name, Roll, Marks) into a data file and display students scoring above 40.
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#2Repeated 2 Times[8 Marks]File Management
Differentiate between text and binary files. Write a C program to write student records (roll, name, marks) into a binary file `student.dat` and read them back to display students who scored greater than 60 marks.
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Curriculum Syllabus & Course Topics

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Chapter-wise Units & Micro-Syllabus Topics (10 Units)

  1. 1. Introduction to Computer Programming

    • 1.1Definition of a computer program and programming language
    • 1.2Types and generations of programming languages
    • 1.3Problem-solving using a computer
    • 1.3.1Problem analysis
    • 1.3.2Algorithm and flowchart
    • 1.3.3Programming
    • 1.3.4Compilation, linking and execution
    • 1.3.5Debugging and testing
    • 1.3.6Documentation

  2. 2. Overview of C Programming

    • 2.1Introduction to C programming
    • 2.2History and importance of C
    • 2.3C headers and library functions
    • 2.4Basic structure of a C program
    • 2.5Preprocessor directives
    • 2.6Tokens in C (Character set, keywords and identifiers)
    • 2.7Type casting (Implicit and explicit)
    • 2.8Data types, variables and constants
    • 2.9Compiler and IDE for C programming

  3. 3. Operators and Expressions

    • 3.1Introduction to operators and expressions
    • 3.2Arithmetic, relational and logical operators
    • 3.3Assignment, increment and decrement operators
    • 3.4Conditional, bitwise and special operators
    • 3.5Comma operator, size of operator
    • 3.6Evaluation and type conversion in expressions
    • 3.7Operator precedence and associativity

  4. 4. Input and Output

    • 4.1Introduction to data I/O in C
    • 4.2Unformatted I/O
    • 4.2.1Character I/O
    • 4.2.2String I/O
    • 4.3Formatted I/O
    • 4.3.1Control string (Flags, field width, precision, and specifier)
    • 4.3.2Formatted I/O (scanf(), printf())

  5. 5. Control Structures

    • 5.1Introduction to simple and compound statement
    • 5.2Sequential statement
    • 5.3Branching statement
    • 5.3.1Simple if statement
    • 5.3.2if-else statement
    • 5.3.3Nested if-else statement
    • 5.3.4else-if ladder
    • 5.3.5switch statement
    • 5.3.6go to statement
    • 5.4Looping statement
    • 5.4.1for loop
    • 5.4.2while loop
    • 5.4.3do while
    • 5.4.4Nested loop
    • 5.5Loop interruption
    • 5.5.1break
    • 5.5.2continue

  6. 6. Array and Pointer

    • 6.1Introduction to an array
    • 6.2One-dimensional array
    • 6.3Two-dimensional array
    • 6.4Multidimensional array
    • 6.5Introduction to string
    • 6.6String handling functions
    • 6.7Definition of a pointer
    • 6.8Pointer declaration
    • 6.9Pointer arithmetic
    • 6.10Relationship between pointer and arrays

  7. 7. User-defined Functions

    • 7.1Introduction to function
    • 7.2Advantages of function
    • 7.3Elements of user-defined function
    • 7.3.1Function definition
    • 7.3.2Function prototype
    • 7.3.3Function parameters
    • 7.4Storage class
    • 7.5Scope rules
    • 7.6Category of functions
    • 7.6.1Functions with no arguments and no return values
    • 7.6.2Functions with arguments and no return values
    • 7.6.3Functions with arguments and return values
    • 7.6.4Functions with no arguments and return values
    • 7.7Recursive functions
    • 7.8Function call by values and reference
    • 7.9Passing array and string to function

  8. 8. Structures

    • 8.1Defining a structure
    • 8.2Declaring and accessing structure elements
    • 8.3Initializing structure
    • 8.4Array of structure
    • 8.5Array as member to structure
    • 8.6Pointer as member to structure
    • 8.7Structure as a member to structure
    • 8.8Passing and returning structures to/from function

  9. 9. File Management

    • 9.1Introduction
    • 9.2Binary and text file in C
    • 9.3File opening modes
    • 9.4Defining, opening and closing file
    • 9.5Input-output operations on files
    • 9.5.1Character I/O (fputc(), fgetc())
    • 9.5.2String I/O (fgets(), fputs())
    • 9.5.3Formatted I/O (fscanf(), fprintf())
    • 9.5.4Record I/O (fwrite(), fread())
    • 9.6Overview of random file access
    • 9.7Error handling

  10. 10. Recent Trends in Programming

    • 10.1Introduction to object oriented programming (OOP)
    • 10.2Definitions of class, method and object in OOP
    • 10.3Difference between procedure oriented and OOP
    • 10.4Overview of other high level programming languages Practic al , (45 hours) 1. Lab 1: Introduction and demonstrations of projects written in C 2. Lab 2: Formatted and unformatted Input/output in C 3. Lab 3: Branching in control structure 4. Lab 4: Looping in control structure 5. Lab 5: Array in C 6. Lab 6: String in C 7. Lab 7: Pointers in C 8. Lab 8: User defined functions in C 9. Lab 9: Structure in C 10. Lab 10: File handling in C 11. Group project on C maximum 4 students in a group at the end of the course. Reference 1. Lafore, R. (1993). The Waite Group's C programming using Turbo C++ (1st ed.). SAMS Publishing. 2. Balagurusamy, E. (2019). Programming in ANSI C (8th ed.). McGraw Hill Education. 3. Gottfried, B. S. (2010). Programming with C (3rd ed.). McGraw Hill Education.

Examination Scheme & Marks Distribution

Evaluation Structure

  • Final Board Theory Exam: 60 Marks (Pass mark: 24)
  • Internal Assessment: 40 Marks (Pass mark: 16)
  • Practical / Lab Exam: 25 or 50 Marks (Continuous lab evaluation + viva, where applicable)

* This is the general current IOE 60/40 scheme; verify course-specific details in the syllabus above.

Exam Preparation Guidelines

  • Review the available past examination paper to understand question styling, typical derivation topics, and marks allocation.
  • Practice writing clean algorithms and code implementations, tracing dry runs with sample inputs, and explaining complexity trade-offs.
  • Structure answers with labeled diagrams, concise bullet points, and highlight final answers in numerical solutions.

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