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Code No.: 22CSC01N
CHAITANYA BHARATHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Autonomous)
B.E / B.Tech I Sem (Main) Examination January 2025
Problem Solving and Programming using C
(Common to CSE, CSM, CIC, IT & AI&DS)
Time: 3 Hours Max Marks: 60
Note: Answer ALL questions from Part-A at one place in the same order and Part–B
(Internal Choice)
Part - A
(5Q X 2M = 10 Marks)
M CO BT
1 List out the precedence rules while evaluating expression. (2) 1 1
2 Define,Declare and Initialize an Array. (2) 2 1
3 What is the scope and life time of static int? (2) 3 2
4 How to declare a pointer to pointer? (2) 4 2
5 How Structures are different from Unions? (2) 5 1
Part - B
(5Q X 10M = 50 Marks)
M CO BT
6 (a) List the different data types along with example program. (5) 1 2
(b) What are the symbols used in flowchart and draw the flowchart for the (5) 1 4
above problem
(OR)
7 (a) Develop an algorithm for checking whether the given number is a (5) 1 4
Armstrong number or Not?
(b) Distinguish between operator precedence and Associativity with (5) 1 1
example.
8 (a) Write a program for matrix multiplication. (5) 2 1
(b) Explain about the ternary operator with an example of finding the biggest (5) 2 2
number among 3 numbers.
(OR)
9 (a) Write a C program to print the following pattern (5) 2 1
50
49 48
47 46 45
44 43 42 41
(b) What is an entry controlled loop? Explain any entry controlled loop with (5) 2 1
a suitable example.
10 (a) What is recursion? Explain with an example program (5) 3 1
(b) Write a program to search an element in an array using binary search with (5) 3 1
functions.
(OR)
11 (a) Explain about call by value and call by reference with examples? (5) 3 2
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(b) Explain the use of any 5 string handling functions in C. (5) 3 2
12 (a) What is a pointer variable? Write a C program to perform addition of 2 (5) 4 2
matrices using pointers?
(b) Discuss the bubble sort algorithm with an example (5) 4 1
(OR)
13 (a) Write a program to demonstrate the use of pointers to strings. (5) 4 1
(b) Define Dynamic memory allocation?Explain different dynamic memory (5) 4 2
allocation functions?
14 (a) Write a program to open, write to, and read from a text file in C. (5) 5 1
(b) Make use of enumeration types in C with an example of their usage. (5) 5 4
(OR)
15 (a) Write a C program to read N student records (number,name,marks of six (5) 5 1
subjects) and display average marks using array of structures.
(b) Illustrate random access file operations with examples? (5) 5 3
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