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Can you provide me the syllabus of PGDCA-Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application Course (1 year) - two semester offered by Himachal Pradesh University?

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The syllabus of PGDCA-Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application Course (1 year) - two semesters offered by Himachal Pradesh University is as follows:

DCS – 101 Fundamentals of Programming Using C

PART–A

Programming Tools: Problem analysis, Program constructs (sequential, decision, loops), Algorithm, Flowchart, Pseudo code, Decision table, Modular programming, Top Down and Bottom up approaches, Concept of High Level Languages, Low Level Languages, Assembly Languages, Compiler, Interpreter, Type of errors.
Overview of C: General structure of C Program.
Data types, Operators and expressions: Constants and Variables, Data types, Declaring Variables, Storage Classes, Different types of expressions and their Evaluation, Conditional Expression, Assignment statement, Enumerated data type, Redefining/ Creating data types, Library functions, Type casting.
Input/Output: Unformatted and formatted I/O Functions (Character and strings
I/O, Scanf ( ), Printf ( ) )
Control Statements: Decision making using if, if-else, else if and switch statements, Looping using for, while and do-while statements, Transferring Program controlling break and continue statements, Programming examples to illustrate the use of these control statements.

PART-B
Pointers: Definition, Need of pointers, declaring Pointers, Accessing Values via Pointers, Pointer arithmetic, Types of pointers. Array & strings: Introduction to arrays, Declaring arrays, Initializing arrays, Processing arrays, Pointers to arrays, Passing arrays as arguments to functions, Introduction to strings, Pointers to strings, Passing strings and Arrays of strings as arguments to a function, Programming examples to illustrate the use of arrays and strings.
Functions: Defining a function, Local variables, return statement, invoking a Function, specifying and passing arguments to a function, Functions returning non Integer, External, static, and register variable, block structure, initialization and recursion.
Structures: Declaring a structure type, Declaring Variables of structure type, Initializing Structures, Accessing Elements of structures, arrays of structures, nested structures, Pointers to structures.

Text Books:
1. Mullis Cooper: Spirit of C: Jacob Publications
2. Yashwant Kanetkar: Let us C: BPB

Reference Books:
1. Kerninghan B.W. & Ritchie D. M.: The C Programming Language: PHI
2. Yashwant Kanetkar: Pointers in C: BPB
3. Gotterfied B.: Programming in C: Tata McGraw Hill

Note:
1. Each theory paper shall be of 3 hours duration and shall carry 100 marks (75 marks for written semester examination and 25 for internal assessment).
2. In all 8 question will be set three from PART -A and four from PART - B of the syllabus. Question no. 8 will be compulsory covering the entire syllabus of at least 5 parts.
3. Examinees will attempt five questions in all. Two each from PART-A and PART-B. Question no. 8 will be compulsory