C Programming

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Computer Fundamentals and Brief Information on C

CHAPTER OUTLINE

1.1 Components of a Computer

1.2 Latest Computers

1.3 Algorithm

1.4 Sequence, Selection and Iteration

1.5 Flowcharts

1.6 An Overview of Compilers and Interpreters

1.7 Structure of a C Program

1.8 C Programming Rules

1.9 Executing the Program

1.10 An Example of a C Program

1.1 COMPONENTS OF A COMPUTER

A computer is a programmable electronic machine that accepts instructions and data through input devices, manipulates data according to instructions and provides the final result through the output device. Figure 1.1, a conventional block diagram, shows the components of a conventional computer.

Figure 1.2 shows a computer. In brief, the various blocks/components of a computer ...