Important Questions ||PPS (KCS-101/KCS201)

1. What is the need of an operating system? List and explain functions of operating System.
2. Explain the working of all components of digital computer (Processor, Memory, Input Device, Output
Device and storage) with proper diagram. Also explain the memory hierarchy of a computer system.
3. Explain the following-a) Interpreter b) Compiler c)Assembler d)Linker e) Loader f)Software
g)Assembly language h)Machine Language
4. Why we make algorithm and draw flowchart? Differentiate between pseudo code and algorithm. Write the
characteristics of an algorithm.
5. Explain the following-a)Keyword b)Identifier c) Qualifier d)Token e)Ternary operator
6. Explain all the primary data types in terms of their declaration, size and range.
7. What are the different types of operators in C language? Explain with example. Discuss the significance of
each. What do you mean by precedence and associativity of operators?
8. Write about the formatted and unformatted Input / Output functions in 'C’
9. Explain storage classes in detail.
10. Explain the structure of C program. Also explain the types of errors occurred in any program.
11. Write a C program to
a. Swap two numbers using third variable.
b. Calculate roots of a quadratic equation
c. Check a year is leap or not
d. Compare three numbers and print the largest.
12. Write a C program to
a. Calculate factorial
b. Check a number is prime or not
c. Reverse given Number
13. What are iterative control statements? Explain the difference between while loop and do-while loop.
14. Explain call by value and call by reference method of function calling with example,
15. What is recursion? Write Recursive program for factorial and Fibonacci series.
16. What is array? Explain two dimensional arrays.
17. Explain structure, union and enum with example?
18. Explain complexity.(Time and space)
19. Explain Dynamic memory allocation functions .
20. Explain linked list.
21. Explain pre processor directives and Macros.
22. Write C program for Matrix multiplication.
23. Write C program for Searching and sorting(Bubble and selection sorting)
24. Write file handling program to read and write into a file.
25. Explain string functions with examples.