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C Programming

Overview

The aims of this course are to introduce newcomers to programming the C language. The course covers all of the fundamental aspects of the C programming language. The emphasis is a hands on practical approach with plenty of examples and user interaction.

By the end of the course participants will be able to create and compile portable C programs to perform a wide variety of programming problems and become familiar with most aspects of the C programming language.

The course takes a hands-on practical approach to the development of programming skills which will enable the trainee to build useful applications by the end of the course.View the certification path

Learn To

Create programs using the C programming language
Work with boolean operators
Understand pointers, arrays and structures
Create and edit make files
Handle command line arguments in C

… and much more

Course Content

Characteristics of C and UNIX
C Language Syntax
Declaring variables
Built in variable types
Constants
Compiling and linking a file
Header files
Program project or make files
Boolean operators
Truth tables AND, OR and NOT operators
Type modifiers
Standard I/O Library
scanf, printf, getchar
Storage classes
Casting
Conditional expressions
IF and SWITCH statements
Loops Parts of a of loop
FOR and WHILE statements
Functions
Recursive functions
Parameter passing
Return valuesVOID functions
External functions
The Switch statement
Break and continue
Single dimensional arrays
Introduction to Pointers
Pointers as function parameters
Arrays vs. Pointers

Objectives

To learn how to understand, modify and develop ANSI C programs in an efficient and re-usable way. To make full use of C’s powerful structured programming features and to be able to write complex data-structure definitions. To be able to develop programs using standard library functions and to be able to use the software tools necessary for C development.

Audience

New programmers who would like to get up to speed quickly in this powerful and versatile language.

Duration

3 Days / 8 Evenings