Syllabus FCPIT (B.tech -1st yr- CSE,EE,ECE)

BTCS 101 Fundamentals of Computer Programming and IT

Objective/s and Expected outcome:

To familiarize the students of all branches in engineering with computer organization,

operating systems, problem solving and programming in C++. After the students

have successfully completed the course, they shall have sufficient knowledge of the

basic computer operations and various programming techniques especially in C++.

PART A (Fundamentals of Computer and IT) (25%)

1. Introduction to Computers

Define a Computer System, Block diagram of a Computer System and its

working, associated peripherals, memories, RAM, ROM, secondary storage

devices, Computer Software and Hardware. (2)

2. Working Knowledge of Computer System

Introduction to the operating system, its functions and types, working

knowledge of GUI based operating system, introduction to word processors

and its features, creating, editing, printing and saving documents, spell check,

mail merge, creating power point presentations, creating spreadsheets and

simple graphs, evolution of Internet and its applications and services. (3)

3. Problem Solving & Program Planning

Need for problem solving and planning a program; program design tools –

algorithms, flow charts, and pseudocode; illustrative examples. (2)

PART B (Basics of Programming Using C++) (75%)

4. Overview of C++ Language

Introduction to C++ language, structure of a C++ program, concepts of

compiling and linking, IDE and its features; Basic terminology - Character set,

tokens, identifiers, keywords, fundamental data types, literal and symbolic

constants, declaring variables, initializing variables, type modifiers. (3)

5. Operators and expressions

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Operators in C++, precedence and associativity of operators, expressions and

their evaluation, type conversions. (2)

6. Beginning with C++ program

Input/output using extraction (>>) and insertion (<<) operators, writing simple

C++ programs, comments in C++, stages of program execution. (4)

7. Control Structures

Decision making statements: if, nested if, if – else. Else if ladder, switch,

Loops and iteration: while loop, for loop, do – while loop, nesting of loops,

break statement, continue statement, goto statement, use of control structures

through illustrative programming examples.(4)

8. Functions

Advantages of using functions, structure of a function, declaring and defining

functions, return statement, formal and actual arguments, const argument,

default arguments, concept of reference variable, call by value, call by

reference, library functions, recursion, storage classes. Use of functions

through illustrative programming examples.(4)

9. Arrays and Strings

Declaration of arrays, initialization of array, accessing elements of array, I/O

of arrays, passing arrays as arguments to a function, multidimensional arrays.

String as array of characters, initializing string variables, I / O of strings, string

manipulation functions (strlen, strcat, strcpy, strcmp), passing strings to a

function. Use of arrays and strings through illustrative programming examples.(4)

10. Concepts of Object Oriented Programming

Introduction to Classes, Objects, Data abstraction, Data encapsulation,

inheritance and polymorphis. (2)

11. Classes and Objects

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Defining classes and declaring objects, public and private keywords,

constructors and destructors, defining member functions inside and outside of

a class, accessing members of a class, friend function. Use of classes and

objects through illustrative programming examples. (4)

12. Basics of File Handling

Opening, reading, and writing of files, error handling during files operation. (2)

Suggested Readings/ Books

1. E. Balagurusamy, Object-Oriented Programming with C++, Tata McGraw Hill.

2. P. K. Sinha and Priti Sinha, Computer Fundamentals, BPB Publications.

3. Lafore R., Object Oriented Programming in C++, Waite Group.

4. Bjarne Stroustrup, The C++ Programming Language, Addison Wesley.

5. Lippman F. B, C++ Primer, Addison Wesley.

6. R. S. Salaria, Computer Concepts and Programming in C++, Salaria Publishing House.

7. Gurvinder Singh, Krishan Saluja, Fundamentals of Computer Programming & IT, Kalyani

Publishers.

8. R. S. Salaria, Fundamentals of Computers, Salaria Publishing House