CSC1261 Computer Programming

INDICATIVE CONTENT

         :

• Introduction to the historical and social context of computing; Overview of computer science

as a discipline

• Data types, control structures, functions, arrays, files, and the mechanics of running, testing,

and debugging

• Fundamental programming constructs: Syntax and semantics of a higher-level language;

variables, types, expressions, and assignment; simple I/O; conditional and iterative control

structures; functions and parameter passing; structured decomposition

• Fundamental data structures: Primitive types; arrays; records; strings and string processing
• Advanced concepts in C- Pointers, Files, and Structure