Programming in C, Question Paper of MCA Semester 1, Download Question Paper 7

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Total No. of Questions: 09

Paper ID [B0102]

MCA (Sem.-1^st)

PROGRAMMING IN C (MCA-102)

Time: 3 Hrs.                                                                           Max. Marks: 60

Instruction to Candidates:

1. Attempt any one question from each Sections A, B, C & D.

2. Section-E is Compulsory.

3. Use of Non-programmable Scientific Calculator is allowed.

SECTION-A

1.       (a) Explain the structure of a C program.

(b) What is the difference between Flowchart and Algorithm.

2.       What are the various control statements available in C.

SECTION-B

3.       What is a Function? How can functions be classified? Explain.

4.       (a) Name the storage class specifications included in C.

(b) What is the difference between Array definition and Array declaration.

SECTION-C

5.       Write a program min C to sort list of strings using pointers.

6.       (A) What is a structure? How can entire structure be passed to a function.

(b) What is a void “pointer. What is its use.

SECTION-D

7. (a) What is the Primary advantage of using a data file.

(b) Write a program in C To read all characters till the ‘\n’ character is entered and put that character in a file, then print the characters on the screen.

8. Write a program that sorts an array using bubble sort method.

SECTION-E

9.       (a) What is formatted and unformatted I/O functions.

(b) How will you print the Output “ I said, Lets do C!”

(c) What is Top Down Programming?

(d) What is difference between linker error and run time error?

(e) If recursive function calls are not executed immediately, then where they are stored?

(f) When should we use conditional operator?

(g) Define operator, Why a++ executes faster than a+1?

(h) What conditions must be satisfied by all of the elements of any given array?

(i) Is it essential for strings to be end with ‘\0”?

(j) Write two  uses of pointer.