KLiC C Programming

1) Getting Started

• Brief Introduction
• Programming Language
• About C Programming
• C Character Set
• Constants, Variables & Keywords
• Constants in C
• Variables in C
• Writing a C Program
• Instructions and Assignments
• Basic Operators in C Programming

2) The Decision Control Structure

• Decisions Control Structure & the If Statement
• The if-else Statement
• Use of Logical Operators
• Different types of Operators
• Points to remember

3) Loop Control Structure

• Loops and the While loop
• While Loop
• For Loop
• Operators in Loop
• The Odd Loop
• Break Statement
• Continue Statement
• Do-while loop
• Tips to remember

4) Case Control Structure

• Decisions using switch
• The Tips and Traps
• Switch versus if-else Ladder
• The goto keyword

5) Functions and Pointers

• About Functions
• Passing Values between Functions
• Scope Rule of Functions
• Calling Convention
• One Dicey Issue
• Advanced Features of Functions
• Function Declaration and Prototypes
• Call by Value or Call by Reference
• An Introduction to Pointers
• Pointer Notation
• Function Calls
• Basics of Call by value and call by reference
• Conclusions
• Recursion
• Recursion and Stack
• Adding Functions to the Library

6) Data Types Revisited

• Data type
• Integer number variables
• Integers, signed and unsigned
• Chars, signed and unsigned
• Floats and Doubles
• Issues related to Data types
• Storage Classes in C
• Automatic Storage Class
• Register Storage Class
• Static Storage Class
• External Storage Class
• To study the Ground rules for the Storage Class

7) The C Preprocessor

• Features of C Preprocessor
• Preprocessor and Macro Directives
• Macros with Arguments and Macros versus Functions
• Various Directives

8) Arrays

• What are Arrays?
• Usage of Arrays
• Pointers and Arrays
• Passing an Entire Array to a Function
• Two Dimensional Arrays
• Initializing a 2-Dimensional Array
• Memory Map of a 2-Dimensional Array
• Pointers and 2-Dimensional Arrays
• Pointer to an Array 295
• Passing 2-D array to a Function
• Array of Pointers
• Three Dimensional Array

9) Pupating on Strings

• What are Strings?
• Pointers and Strings
• Standard Library String Functions
• Two-Dimensional Array of Characters
• Array of Pointers to Strings
• Limitations of Array of Pointers to Strings

10) Structures

• Why Use Structures?
• Declaring a Structure
• Accessing Structure Elements
• Array of Structures
• Additional Features of Structures
• Uses of Structures

11) Console Input/output

• Types of I/O
• Formatted Console I/O Functions
• sprintf( ) and sscanf( ) Functions
• Unformatted Console I/O Functions

12) File Input/Output

• Data Organization
• File Operations
• Opening a File
• Reading from a File
• Trouble in Opening a File
• Closing the File
• Counting Characters, Tabs, Spaces
• A File-copy Program
• Writing to a File
• File Opening Modes
• String (line) I/O in Files
• The Awkward Newline
• Record I/O inFiles
• Text Files and Binary Files
• Record I/O Revisited
• Database Management
• Low Level Disk I/O
• A Low Level File-copy Program
• I/O Under Windows

13) More Issues in Input/output

• Using argc and argv
• Detecting Errors in Reading/Writing
• Explanation
• Standard I/O Devices
• I/O Redirection
• Redirecting the Output
• Redirecting the Input & Both Ways at Once

14) Operations on Bits

• Binay System & Bitwise Operators
• Bitwise AND Operator
• Bitwise OR Operator
• Bitwise XOR Operator
• One's Complement Operator
• Shift Operator
• The showbits( ) Function

15) Miscellaneous Features

• Enumerated Data Type and its uses
• Understanding with a Program
• Renaming Data Types with typedef
• Typecasting
• Bit Fields
• Pointers to Functions
• Functions Returning Pointers
• Functions with Variable Number of Arguments
• Unions & Union of Structure

16) Under Windows 535

• Uses of Windows
• Integers
• The Use of typedef
• Pointers in the 32-bit World
• Memory Management & Device Access
• DOS Programming Model
• Windows Programming Model
• Event Driven Model & Windows programming
• The First Windows Program
• Hungarian Notation

17) Windows Programming

• The Role of a Message Box
• Here Comes the windows
• More Windows
• A Real-World Window
• Creation and Displaying of Window
• Interaction with Window
• Reacting to Messages
• Program Instances

18) Graphics under Windows

• Graphics fundamentals
• Device Independent Drawing
• Hello Windows program
• Drawing Shapes
• Types of Pens
• Types of Brushes
• Code and Resources
• Freehand Drawing, the Paintbrush Style
• Capturing the Mouse
• Device Context, a Closer Look
• Displaying a Bitmap
• Animation at Work
• WM_CREATE and On Create( )
• WM_TIMER and On Timer( )
• Points to remember

19) Interaction with Hardware

• Hardware Interaction
• Hardware Interaction, DOS Perspective
• Hardware Interaction, Windows Perspective
• Communication with Storage Devices
• The Read Sector( ) Function
• Accessing Other Storage Devices
• Communication with Keyboard
• Dynamic Linking
• Windows Hooks
• Caps Locked, Permanently
• Mangling Keys
• Key Logger

20) Under Linux

• What is Linux
• C Programming Under Linux
• The ‘Hello Linux’ Program
• Processes
• Parent and Child Processes
• More Processes
• Zombies and Orphans

21) More Linux Programming

• Communication using Signals
• Handling Multiple Signals
• Registering a Common Handler
• Blocking Signals
• Event Driven Programming

22) Memory Mapping

• Introduction to Memory Map
• Memory Organization
• Segmentation
• Loading OS & Booting Process
• The resident and transient memory area
• Program memory area at run time
• Memory representation of data & function objects

23) C Traps & Pitfall

• Introduction
• Lexical pitfalls
• Exceptions, String & characters
• Understanding Declaration
• Exceptions in Operators' precedence
• Use of Semicolons
• The Switch statement
• Calling functions
• The Dangling else problem
• Linkages
• External Types
• Expression evaluation sequence
• Issues related to actual parameters
• Eshew Synecdoche
• Library Function
• Preprocessor
• Portability pitfalls
• Signed & Unsigned characters
• Random numbers
• Portability problems

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