Final Exam: C Programming Proficiency

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

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  Demonstrate writing, compiling, and running c code on mac and windows
  

  recall the compilation process of c
  

  run c code and view its results
  

  identify compiler and linker errors in c
  

  demonstrate variable conventions and syntax
  

  differentiate between signed and unsigned variables
  

  introduce variables in c
  

  demonstrate the use of ==, !=, <, > relational operators
  

  perform math operations on variables with assignment operators
  

  identify array datatypes in c
  

  print out floating-point types
  

  demonstrate the use of the scanf function
  

  demonstrate the use of if-else blocks
  

  demonstrate the use of basic if statements
  

  chain relational operators with logical operators
  

  demonstrate how to run code with switch statements
  

  demonstrate the use of switch statements in various scenarios
  

  demonstrate the use of nested if-else blocks
  

  illustrate the creation and use of variables of the boolean type in c
  

  create for loops in c
  

  demonstrate the effects of changes to the loop variable and update expression in for loops
  

  demonstrate how to create while loops
  

  demonstrate the use of do-while loops
  

  demonstrate how to create nested for loops
  

  return values and accept input arguments in functions
  

  demonstrate how to use different utility functions
  

  create user-defined functions
  

  redefine variables in different scopes
  

  use the static and extern keywords with functions
  

  differentiate between pass-by-value and pass-by-reference
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  work with unions
  

  create enums
  

  modify variables using pointers
  

  create pointers from other pointers
  

  access memory locations and the values stored in them
  

  work with the null type
  

  create an array and access it through its pointer
  

  pass pointers into functions
  

  distinguish the finer points of arrays and pointers
  

  view the address of elements in an array using pointer arithmetic
  

  contrast stack and heap memory
  

  create pointers on struct objects
  

  distinguish between dangling memory and memory leaks
  

  use the free() method to free stack memory that is not allocated
  

  write data out to a file
  

  read in strings to an array
  

  position a file pointer using the ftell() and fseek() functions
  

  move a file pointer using the fseek() and rewind() functions
  

  position a file pointer using the fseek() and ftell() functions
  

  read in data using r+, w+, and a+ modes
  

  write out binary data using fwrite()
  

  create macros which perform operations
  

  explore the #ifdef, #ifndef, and #undef preprocessor directives
  

  use pragmas to manage warnings
  

  utilize pragmas to manage warnings
  

  create shallow and deep copies of strings
  

  compare strings using strcmp() and strcasecmp()
  

  identify the results of performing explicit type conversions
  

  add guardrails against multiple inclusions for header files
  

  identify implicit type conversions