Bharathiar University 2006 M.C.A PROBLEM SOLVING IN C - Question Paper

2209 [05 MCA 13]

(For the candidates adimtted from 2005 onwards)

M.C.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2006.

1st Semester

issue SILVING IN C
Time : 3 hours Maximum : 75 marks

ans ALL ques..

part A---(10 * one = 10 marks)

1.) what is a flow chart?
2.) What is a program?
3.) State any 1 difference ranging from float and double data kinds in C.
4.) elaborate strings? provide 1 example?
5.) describe recursion.
6.) elaborate enumerations?
7.) What is a pointer?
8.) Declare a 2 dimensional array in C language to store fifty integers in ten rows and 5 columns.
9.) Expand BIOS.
10.) What is an interrupt? provide 1 example.

part B--(5 * three =15 marks)

11.) (a) List the commonly occuring errors in programming issues.
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(b) Write down any 2 symblos used in flow chart and state their meaning.

12.) (a) discuss in brief the logical operators in C.
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(b) elaborate the formatted input and output statements in C? provide examples.

13.) (a) elaborate unions? provide the syntax of a union declaration in C.
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(b) elaborate function prototypes? Where do function prototypes appear in a C program?

14.) (a) If a pointer variable is declared as a structure member, how is it initialized and used in a C program?
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(b) Write the syntax of any 3 string functions in C.

15.) (a) Write a short note on C preprocessors.
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(b) Briefly discuss the use of part I/P functions.


part C---(5 * 10 =50 marks)

16.) (a) Expalin the classification of programming languages and explain the salient features of any 2 popular programming languages.
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(b) define the program development process with an illustrative example.

17.) (a) With syntax and examples.Explain the loop control structures in C language.
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(b) discuss the storage classes in C.

18.) (a) discuss the parameters passing methods used in writing C functions.
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(b) Expalin self referential structures with an example.

19.) (a) Write a C program to sort an array of ten integers in ascending order using pointers and arrays.
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(b) Expalin any 1 data structure and define how pointers are useful in handling data structures.

20.) (a) Expalin any 4 functions in C used for file processing.
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(b) Expalin the use of command line arguments in a C program.

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Earning:   Approval pending.