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
 About C Programming
 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

 About Array
 Usage of Arras
 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