GE2112 FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTING AND PROGRAMMING SYLLABUS|ANNA UNIVERSITY FIRST SEMESTER SYLLABUS

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GE2112 FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTING AND PROGRAMMING SYLLABUS|ANNA UNIVERSITY FIRST SEMESTER SYLLABUS 
BELOW IS THE ANNA UNIVERSITY FIRST SEMESTER BE/BTECH SYLLABUS IT IS APPLICABLE FOR ALL STUDENTS ADMITTED IN THE YEAR 2011-2012(ANNA UNIVERSITY CHENNAI,TRICHY,MADURAI,TIRUNELVELI,COIMBATORE), 2008 REGULATION OF ANNA UNIVERSITY CHENNAI AND STUDENTS ADMITTED IN ANNA UNIVERSITY CHENNAI DURING 2009.
GE2112 FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTING AND PROGRAMMING L T P C 3 0 0 3
AIM :
To provide an awareness to Computing and Programming
OBJECTIVES :
• To enable the student to learn the major components of a computer system
• To know the correct and efficient ways of solving problems
• To learn to use office automation tools
• To learn to program in C
UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS 9
Introduction – Characteristics of Computers – Evolution of Computers - Computer
Generations – Classification of Computers – Basic Computer organization – Number
Systems
UNIT II COMPUTER SOFTWARE 9
Computer Software –Types of Software – Software Development Steps – Internet
Evolution - Basic Internet Terminology – Getting connected to Internet Applications.
UNIT III PROBLEM SOLVING AND OFFICE APPLICATION SOFTWARE 9
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 9
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
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
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”, 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).