Fundamentals of Computing and Programming

"This book is about Computers : Introduction - Characteristics of computers - Evolution of computers - Computer generations - Classification of computers - Basic computer organization - Number systems. Computer Software Computer software - Types of software - Software development steps - Internet evolution - Basic Internet terminology - Getting connected to Internet applications. Problem Solving and Office Automation Planning the computer program - Purpose - Algorithm - Flow charts - Pseudocode - Application software packages - Introduction to office packages. Introduction to C Overview of C - Constants, Variables and data types - Operators and expressions - Managing input and output operators - Decision making - Branching and looping. Functions and Pointers Handling of character strings - User-defined functions - Definitions - Declarations - Call by reference - Call by value - Structures and Unions - Pointers - Arrays - The preprocessor - Developing a C Program : Some Guidelines."