CPA (Diploma Electronics & Communication Engineering 3rd)

1. Algorithm and Program Development (8 hrs)

1.1 Steps in development of a program.

1.2 Flow-charts, algorithm development.

1.3 Introduction to various computer languages.

1.4 Concept of interpreter, compiler, high level language(HLL), machine language

(ML) and Assembly Language.

2. Program Structure (C Programming) (30 hrs)

2.1 History of ‘C’, data types, input output statements, arithmetic and logical

operations, data assignments, precedence and associatively.

2.2 I/O statements: Assignment, Variables, arithmetic operation- their precedence,

data types standard I/O function, formulated I/O.

2.3 Control Statements: Logical and relational operators; if-else, while, do- while, for

loops, breaks, switch statements.

2.4 Functions: Function declaration, parameter passing- by value, storage classes

(Local, Global and Static variables, standard library functions.

2.5 Arrays: Single and multi-dimensional arrays, character arrays.

2.6 Pointers: To various data types, pointers in parameters passing, pointers to

function.

2.7 Structures: Definition of a structure, pointer to structure, union and array of

structure.

2.8 Strings: String processing, functions and standard library function.

2.9 Data files: File handling and manipulation, file reading and writing.

3. Software Applications in Electronics Engineering (10 hrs)

Computer application overview through various applications software related to

Electronics Engineering branch viz: ORCAD, H spice, KEIL, Circuit Maker,

MATLAB, Electronic Workbench, etc