C language syllabus

The C language syllabus can vary depending on the course or institution, but a general syllabus covers the following topics:

1. Introduction to C

• History and Features of C

• Structure of a C Program

• Compiling and Executing a C Program

2. Basics of C

• Keywords and Identifiers

• Constants, Variables, and Data Types

• Operators and Expressions

• Input and Output Functions (printf, scanf)

3. Control Statements

• Decision Making (if, if-else, switch-case)

• Looping (for, while, do-while)

• Jump Statements (break, continue, goto)

4. Functions in C

• Function Definition, Declaration, and Call

• Recursion

• Storage Classes (auto, static, extern, register)

5. Arrays and Strings

• One-Dimensional and Multi-Dimensional Arrays

• String Handling (strlen, strcpy, strcmp, etc.)

6. Pointers

• Basics of Pointers

• Pointer Arithmetic

• Pointers and Arrays

• Pointers to Functions

7. Structures and Unions

• Defining and Using Structures

• Arrays of Structures

• Nested Structures

• Unions

8. File Handling

• File Operations (fopen, fclose, fread, fwrite, etc.)

• File Pointers

• Error Handling in File Operations

9. Dynamic Memory Allocation

• malloc(), calloc(), realloc(), free()

10. Preprocessor Directives

• Macros and #define

• Header Files

• Conditional Compilation

11. Advanced Topics (Optional)

• Bitwise Operators

• Command Line Arguments

• Linked Lists

• Data Structures (Stacks, Queues, Trees)