DISTANCE EDUCATION
B.C.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2016.
C PROGRAMMING
(2003 onwards)
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
Answer any FIVE questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
20 100)
1. Write a detailed note on modularity in program
development.
Discuss about basics of sorting and text processing.

2. Describe two different ways that floating point
constant can be written. What are special rules that
apply in each case?
Write a note on type conversions in expressions.
3. Demonstrate the usage of a switch statement with
an example.
Explain two dimension array with an example.
4. How is call-by-value method of function invoking
different from call-by-reference method?
What is the relationship between an array name
and a pointer? How is an array name interpreted
when it appears as an argument to a function?
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5. Write a C program to copy the content of one file to
another file. Explain.
Give short note on conditional substitution.
6. What is a Macro? Why do we use macros in
C program? Explain with suitable example.
Define dynamic memory allocation. How does it
help in developing complex program?
7. Write a C program to print whether the given string
is Palindrome.
Write a note on operators in C with suitable
example.
8. Discuss about the scope and lifetime of variables in
functions.
Define structure and union. Explain the way of
declaring and accessing them.