C Programming Fundamentals Certification

Module 1: Introduction to C Programming

• C language overview
• Features of C
• Applications of C
• Program development process
• Compilers
• Basic C program structure

Module 2: Setting Up the C Environment

• Development tools
• Source files
• Compilation
• Executing programs
• Compiler errors
• First C program

Module 3: Variables & Data Types

• Variables
• Constants
• Integer types
• Floating-point types
• Character type
• Type modifiers

Module 4: Operators & Expressions

• Arithmetic operators
• Relational operators
• Logical operators
• Assignment operators
• Increment and decrement
• Operator precedence

Module 5: Input & Output

• Standard input and output
• printf()
• scanf()
• Format specifiers
• Character input and output
• Formatted data

Module 6: Conditional Statements

• if statements
• if-else
• Nested conditions
• else-if ladder
• switch statements
• Conditional operator

Module 7: Loops

• for loop
• while loop
• do-while loop
• Nested loops
• break
• continue

Module 8: Functions

• Function concepts
• Function declaration
• Function definition
• Parameters
• Return values
• Function calls

Module 9: Scope & Storage Concepts

• Local variables
• Global variables
• Variable scope
• Variable lifetime
• Storage classes
• Static variables

Module 10: Arrays

• Array declaration
• Array initialisation
• Accessing elements
• One-dimensional arrays
• Multidimensional arrays
• Array processing

Module 11: Strings

• Character arrays
• String input and output
• String functions
• String comparison
• String manipulation
• Common string operations

Module 12: Pointers

• Pointer fundamentals
• Memory addresses
• Pointer declaration
• Dereferencing
• Pointers and variables
• Pointer arithmetic

Module 13: Pointers, Arrays & Functions

• Arrays and pointers
• Passing pointers to functions
• Passing arrays to functions
• Pointer parameters
• Reference-style modification
• Practical pointer usage

Module 14: Structures, Unions & Enumerations

• Structures
• Structure members
• Arrays of structures
• Nested structures
• Unions
• Enumerations

Module 15: Dynamic Memory Management

• Memory allocation concepts
• malloc()
• calloc()
• realloc()
• free()
• Memory management practices

Module 16: File Handling, Debugging & Problem-Solving

• Opening and closing files
• Reading files
• Writing files
• File modes
• Debugging common errors
• Structured programming problems