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MCA (Revised)

Term-End Examination
December, 2011
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MCS-011 : PROBLEM SOLVING AND
PROGRAMMING
Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100
(Weightage 75%)

Note : Question number 1 is compulsory. Answer any three

qu. estions from the rest.

1. (a) What are different basic data types in C ? 10

Explain the need of different numeric data
types with example of each.

(b) Given the sizes of three different sides, write

a C program to find whether a triangle can
be formed or not.

(c) What are the logical operators in C ? 5

Explain how they can be used for
constructing the logical expressions ?

(d) What is an array ? Write a C program using 5

array to find largest and smallest number
from a list of 100 given numbers.

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(e) Write a C program using switch to 5

determine, whether the root of a quadratic
equation is real or not.
(f) Differentiate between call by value and call 10
by reference using example program.

2. (a) Write a function subs(s, n) in C, which 5

prints the first n-characters of the string s
provided n is less than the length of the
string.

(b) Write a program in C to display the string 5
"ARRAY" in the following format :
A
AR
ARR
ARRA
ARRAY
(c) What is union ? How it is different from 10
structure ? Explain. How a union is
declared in C ? Also write a program in C
to show use of union.

3. (a) Explain the differences between static and

auto variables, with example of each.
(b) Write a C program using pointer to reverse 10
a given string.

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 (c) Explain the syntax of do-while statement.
Also differentiate do-while from while
statement.

4. (s) What is recursion ? Write a C program 10

using recursion to print the Fibonacci series
upto a given number.

(b) Write a C program using array to find the 10

average price of apples and oranges, in ten
cities in the country.

5. (a) Write a C program to store string "This is 10

my file" in a file.

(b) What is pointer to pointer ? Explain need 10

of pointer to pointer with an example. Also
show how address of variable in this case is
calculated/ determined ?

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MCA (Revised)
N Term-End Examination
C
December, 2012

MCS-011 : PROBLEM SOLVING AND

PROGRAMMING
Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100
(Weigh take 75% )

Note : Question number 1 is compulsory. Attempt any three

questions from the rest.

1. (a) Draw a flowchart and then develop an 10

interactive 'C' program which finds whether
a given integer number is prime or not.
Make the use of a function subprogram.
(b) Differentiate between various storage 5
classes in 'C'.
(c) Write down a recursive function in 'C' to 5
calculate the factorial of a given number.
(d) Explain the concept of pointer to an array. 10
Write a program in 'C' to copy the contents
of an array to another array using pointers.
(e) Write a 'C' program that will enter a line of 10
text, store it in an array and then display
backwards. The length of the line should
be undefined (being terminated by ENTER
key), but less than 80 characters.

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2. (a) Explain null pointer assignment. Also give 4
an example of use of null pointer.
(b) Write a macro for the following : 2x3=6
(i) to find square of a given number.
(ii) to find smallest of 3 given number.
(c) Write a program in 'C' to enter two 4 x 4 10
matrices and to display the product of these
matrices. Explain and give suitable
documentation.

3. (a) Write a program and flowchart to display 8

the following :
A
BAB
CBA BC
BAB
A
(b) Give the syntax of getch( ) and gets( ). Give 4
examples also.
(c) Explain the action of do-while statement. 3
With an example.
(d) What is the difference between a call by 5
value and call by reference? Explain with
examples.
4. (a) Write a C program to create a file and copy 8
the contents of another given file into this
newly created file.
(b) What is # ifdef ? Give an example to explain 4
use of # ifdef.

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 (c) Differentiate between a structure and a 8
union. Write a structure for a student and
write a 'C' program to display the marks of
the student for five subjects and also
calculate the percentage of marks obtained.

5. (a) Give the syntax and examples of usage of 4

scarf() and printf( ).
(b) Give 5 distinctive features of 'C' which states 6
it to be a structured programming. What
are the differences between a low level, a
middle level and a high level language. Give
examples.
(c) Write a program to display the following 5
patterns :
1 2 3 4 5
2 3 4 5
3 4 5
4 5
5
(d) What is array of pointers to string? Declare 5
an array of pointers to string having names
of your five friends.

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MCA (Revised)
Term-End Examination
December, 2013
-710
MCS-011 : PROBLEM SOLVING AND
PROGRAMMING

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

(Weightage 75%)
Note : Question number 1 is compulsory. Answer any three
questions from the rest.

1. (a) Explain comma and conditional operator in 6

C language with examples.
(b) Write an algorithm to calculate the factorial 5
of a given number.
(c) Write a program to add 2 matrices A and B 6
of order 3 x 3.
(d) Name different categories of constants in C 3
language.
(e) Write a program segment to generate the 6
following pattern using for loop and while
loop.
1
12
123
1234

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 Explain the concept of Top Down Design 4
Technique.
Give the C expression for following algebraic 6
expression

(a +b)\ 4 c2 —dxe
(i)
m+n

(ii) ab + (e —
)

(h) What is a runtime error ? Explain with an 4

example.

2. (a) What is an union ? Explain how a union is 10

declared in C. Explain with an example how
members of a union are accessed. Also,
state the difference between an union and
a structure.
(b) Explain syntax of Array declaration write 10
a C program in C to multiply two matrices
of 3 x 3 using arrays.

3. (a) Differentiate between macros and 4

functions. Explain a situation when macro
should be preferred over function.

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 (b) Write a macro to the display string INDIA 6
in following pattern :
I
IN
IND
INDI
INDIA
INDI
IND
IN
I
(c) What is a string ? Write a function in C to 10
find a string length without using strlen( ).
4. (a) What are array of pointers ? How they are 10
declared and initialised ? Using pointers
write a program to read and display list of
names of students.
(b) What is the purpose of using header files in 10
C. Explain functions that are used in C for
reading and writing of characters. Also,
explain string input and output function in
C.
5. (a) Explain shift operators with examples. 4
(b) Explain Random and Sequential Access 4
Files.
(c) Explain the use of following functions
in C : 6x2=12
(i) malloc( ) (ii) fopen( )
(iii) fgets( ) (iv) strcat( )
(v) fputc( ) (vi) fclose( )

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MCA (Revised) / BCA (Revised)

Term-End Examination
07 464 December, 2014

MCS-011 : PROBLEM SOLVING AND

PROGRAMMING

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

(Weightage 75%)
Note : Question number 1 is compulsory. Answer any
three questions from the rest.

1. (a) Design an algorithm and draw a

corresponding flow chart and write a
C program to divide two numbers. 10
(b) What are the rules for naming variables in
C? 5
(c) Write a program to search in an already
created file "xyz.dat" which contains
students' data and update it.
Hint : Use file handling concept. 10
(d) Write a program to calculate the first
smallest divisor of a number using break
statement. 5
(e) Write a program in C to swap the values of
two variables using pointers concept. 10

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2. (a) Write a program that initialises 3 names in
an array of strings and displays them. 5
(b) What is call by value ? Give example. 5
(c) Explain recursion program with a suitable
example. 10

3. (a) Write a program to print first 10 even

numbers using goto statement.
(b) Explain Function Prototypes with an
example for each. 10
(c) Write a program to perform the
comparison of two strings (use string
function). 5

4. (a) Write a program in C to sort list of n

integers, using any of the sorting
algorithms. 10
(b) Write a program to test whether the given
string is a palindrome or not. 10

5. (a) Write a macro to demonstrate #define, #if,

#else preprocessor commands. 10
(b) Write a C program using fread() and
fwrite() to create a file of records and then
read and print the same file. 10

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MCA (Revised) / BCA (Revised)
Term-End Examination
December, 2015

MCS-011 : PROBLEM SOLVING AND

PROGRAMMING

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

(Weightage 75%)

Note : Question number .1 is compulsory. Answer any

three questions from the rest.

1. (a) Draw a flowchart and write a program in

`C' to implement binary search in a given
list of numbers. 10

(b) Explain the concept of dynamic memory

allocation with an example. 10

(c) Write a program in 'C' to find all

Armstrong numbers in the range of 0 and
999. 10

Hint : An Armstrong number is an integer

such that the sum of the cube of its digits is
equal to the number itself, e.g. 153 is an
Armstrong number.

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 (d) Explain the use of the following data types
with an example for each : 10
(i) enumerated data type
(ii) type def

2. (a) Without using the `strcpy' function write a

program to copy the contents of string 2 to
string 1, and find the length of the copied
string using pointers. 10

(b) Explain the relational operators in 'C' with

an example for each. 5

(c) What is type conversion ? What are the

different ways of type conversion ? Explain
with an example for each. 5

3. (a) Explain the use of the following statements

with an example for each : 10
(i) Goto
(ii) Break
(iii) Exit.
(iv) Continue

(b) Design an algorithm and draw a

corresponding flowchart to convert a
decimal number into an octal number
equivalent. 10

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4. (a) Write a program in 'C' to display the
following output : 10
1
2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3 3
2 2 2
1

(b) Explain the following with examples : 4x2 1 =10

2
(i) Unary operators in 'C'
(ii) Multidimensional Array
(iii) Syntax and Semantic errors
(iv) Size operator

5. (a) Write a program in 'C' to copy the content

from one file to another file. 10
(b) What is pointer-to-pointer ? Explain the
need of pointer-to-pointer with an example.
Also show how the address of variable in
this case is calculated and determined. 10

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MCA (Revised) / BCA (Revised)
Term-End Examination
December, 2016

MCS-011 : PROBLEM SOLVING AND

PROGRAMMING

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

(Weightage 75%)
Note : Question no. 1 is compulsory. Attempt any
three questions from the rest.

1. (a) Give the structure of a C program. Develop

an algorithm, a flow chart and a program to
add "n" numbers and find their average. 10
(b) Write a C program to illustrate how the
marks of 10 students are read in an array
and then used to find the maximum marks
obtained by a student in the class. 10
(c) Using pointers, write a C program to find
out the position and address of the first
occurrence of any character given as input
in a string. 10
(d) Write a program, using files, to copy the
contents of one file to another with a
different file name. 10
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2. (a) Write a program to initialize 3 names in an
array of strings and display them. 5

(b) What is Call By Value ? Give an example. 5

(c) Explain function prototypes with an

example for each. 10

3. (a) Write a program to print the first 10 even

numbers using "goto" statement. 10

(b) Write a program to read two strings and

append the second string to the first string,
using arrays. 10

4. (a) Write a program to swap the values using

the Pass by Value and Pass by Reference
methods, separately. 10

(b) Write a program to test whether the given

string is a palindrome or not. 10

5. (a) What is a macro ? Write a macro to

demonstrate #define, #if, #else preprocessor
commands. 10

(b) Write a program using fread( ) and fwrite( )

to create a file of records and then read and
print the same file. 10

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MCA (Revised) / BCA (Revised)

Term-End Examination
December, 2016

MCS-011(S) : PROBLEM SOLVING AND

PROGRAMMING

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

(Weightage : 75%)
Note : Question no. 1 is compulsory. Attempt any
three questions from the rest.

1. (a) Design a flow chart and write an algorithm

to calculate the sum of all the digits of a
4-digit number. 10
(b) Write a C program to find the largest and
the smallest numbers in a given single
dimensional array of "n" numerical values. 10
(c) Write a C program to compute the age of a
person by taking the current date and the
date_of birth as inputs. 10
(d) Write macro definitions for the following : 10
(i) To find the AREA of a circle (pi x r2
wherpi=3.14)
(ii) To find the PERIMETER of a
rectangle (2 length + 2 breadth)
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 (iii) To find the AREA of a rectangle
(length x breadth)

(iv) To find the PERIMETER of a square

(4 x side)
(v) To find the AREA of a square
(side x side)

2. (a) What is the use of malloc ( ) function ?

Illustrate it with the help of a program
segment. 4

(b) Write any four string functions and explain

their usage with example program
segments. 8

(c) Write a C program to read formatted data

(Act_No,- CName, Balance) from a file and
print the information of all the customers
whose balance is equal to and more than
1,000. 8

3. (a) In C programming, what is the use of

switch-case statement ? What are the rules
associated with it ? Give the complete
syntax and illustrate it with an example
program segment. 10

(b) Write a function in C to sort an array of

integers in ascending order. 10
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4. (a) Using pointers, write a C program to test
whether the given string is a palindrome or
not. 10

(b) Define recursion. Write a C program to

find the factorial of a given number using
recursion. 10

5. (a) Summarize the purpose of the format

strings "%f, %s, %d, %c", which are
commonly used with the printf and scanf
functions with the help of an example for
each. 10

(b) When can we find the product of

2 matrices ? Also, write a program in C to
find the product of 2 matrices (A, B) and
store the result in matrix C. 10

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MCA (Revised) / BCA (Revised)

Term-End Examination
December, 2017
04770
1VICS-011 : PROBLEM SOLVING AND
PROGRAMMING

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

(Weightage : 75%)
Note : Question no. 1 is compulsory. Answer any
three questions from the rest.

1. (a) Write an algorithm and draw

corresponding flow chart to check whether
the given number is prime or not. 10
(b) Write a program to search an element in a
given list of elements using linear search. 10
(c) Differentiate between a macro and a
function. To illustrate, write a macro and a
function to swap values of 2 variables x
and y. 10
(d) Write a program to read a file and count
the number of lines in the file. 10
Note : Should not use an in-built function.
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2. (a) What are Linker errors ? Also explain
Logical and Runtime errors. 10

(b) Using structures, write a C program to

calculate the Gross salary and Net salary,
if Basic, Grade Pay, TA and DA are given.
Deductions like Loans, Tax, LIC, etc. need
to be considered, if any. 10

Note : Assumptions can be made wherever

necessary and list them.

3. (a) Explain For loop and Do loop control

statements with an example for each. 10

(b) Explain any four string functions with an

example for each. 10

4. (a) Explain the categories of functions. Also

illustrate a "function with arguments and
has no return value". 10

(b) What is Recursion ? Write a program to

find the factorial of a number. 10

5. (a) What are Unions ? Give an example code

segment to initiate a union and to access a
member of a union. 10

(b) Write a program to test whether the given

string is a number palindrome or not. 10

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MCA (Revised) / BCA (Revised)

Term-End Examination
December, 2018
CI 73;

MCS-011 : PROBLEM SOLVING AND

PROGRAMMING

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

(Weightage : 75%)

Note : Question no. 1 is compulsory. Attempt any three

questions from the rest.

1. (a) Write an algorithm to find the highest

marks obtained by student(s) in
"C programming" in a batch of 10 students.
Also draw flow chart for this algorithm. 10
(b) Write a C program which takes a string as
input and displays its length. (Do not use
built-in strlen function). 10

(c) Write a program to swap the values of two

variables using 10
(i) Pass by value method, and
(ii) Pass by reference method.
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 (d) What is the difference between a structure
and a union ? Write the syntax for
declaration of a union, initializing the
elements of union and also accessing its
members in the program. 10

2. (a) Write a C program to copy the contents of a

file into a newly created file (Use file
handling concept). 10

(b) Write a C program using recursive function

to find the factorial of a given number. 10

3. (a) Write a C program to add two matrices of

size 3 x 3. 10

(b) What is a pointer ? With the help of a

program to find the square of a number,
explain how a function returns a pointer. 10

4. (a) Write a macro to evaluate fix) = 2x 2 + 3x + 5. 5

(b) Write a program to take two strings as

input and append the second string to the
first string using array. 10

(c) Explain the use of malloc(), calloc() and

realloc() and write their syntax. 5

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5. (a) Using structures, write a C program to
calculate the Gross salary and Net salary,
if Basic pay, Grade pay, TA and DA and
other allowances and deductions are given
as inputs. 10

(b) Explain the following with the help of a

suitable example for each : 4x2 — =10
2
(i) if statement
(ii) nested if statement
(iii) switch statement
(iv) for loop

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MCA (Revised)

O Term-End Examination
O June, 2010
O
MCS-011 : PROBLEM SOLVING AND
PROGRAMMING
Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100
(Weightage 75%)

Note : Question Number 1 is compulsory. Attempt any three

questions from the rest.

1. (a) Write a program in C to search a record in 10

an existing file and to update it.
Explain the concept of array of pointers. 10
Using pointers write a program to test
whether the given string is a palindrome or
not.
Differentiate between
Various storage classes 6
Structure and union 4
(d) Why C is called a middle level language ? 10
Give a flowchart to explain the program
execution process. Explain each step in
detail.

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2. (a) Write a program to search an element in a 8

given list of elements using linear search.
Write a recursive program to calculate the 8
factorial of a given number.
Give an example to explain null pointer 4
assignment.

3. (a) Write a program in C to find the 5

multiplication of 2 matrices of size (3 x 3).
(b) Write a macro for the following : 4x2=8
to find largest number among 3 given
numbers.
to find cube of a given number.
(c) Write a program in C, using structures to 7
generate a report for students which
displays Roll No. and Name of student, total
marks obtained by the student. Assumptions
can be made wherever necessary.

4. (a) Write a program and flowchart to display 8
the following pattern :
H
He
HeL
HeLL
HeLLO
HeLL
HeL
He
H

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Write a macro to demonstrate : 6
#define, #if, #else
preprocessor commands.

Write a program in 'C' to find 6
12 +32+ 52+ 72 +92+ +N2

5. (a) Write a program to append the contents of 7

second file to the contents of first file.
Explain the difference between a top-down 5
approach and a bottom-up approach in
programming.
What do you understand by a decision- 8
control statement ? Give an example of
each.
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MCA (Revised)

O Term-End Examination
O June, 2010
O
MCS-011 : PROBLEM SOLVING AND
PROGRAMMING
Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100
(Weightage 75%)

Note : Question Number 1 is compulsory. Attempt any three

questions from the rest.

1. (a) Write a program in C to search a record in 10

an existing file and to update it.
Explain the concept of array of pointers. 10
Using pointers write a program to test
whether the given string is a palindrome or
not.
Differentiate between
Various storage classes 6
Structure and union 4
(d) Why C is called a middle level language ? 10
Give a flowchart to explain the program
execution process. Explain each step in
detail.

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2. (a) Write a program to search an element in a 8

given list of elements using linear search.
Write a recursive program to calculate the 8
factorial of a given number.
Give an example to explain null pointer 4
assignment.

3. (a) Write a program in C to find the 5

multiplication of 2 matrices of size (3 x 3).
(b) Write a macro for the following : 4x2=8
to find largest number among 3 given
numbers.
to find cube of a given number.
(c) Write a program in C, using structures to 7
generate a report for students which
displays Roll No. and Name of student, total
marks obtained by the student. Assumptions
can be made wherever necessary.

4. (a) Write a program and flowchart to display 8
the following pattern :
H
He
HeL
HeLL
HeLLO
HeLL
HeL
He
H

MCS-011 2

Write a macro to demonstrate : 6
#define, #if, #else
preprocessor commands.

Write a program in 'C' to find 6
12 +32+ 52+ 72 +92+ +N2

5. (a) Write a program to append the contents of 7

second file to the contents of first file.
Explain the difference between a top-down 5
approach and a bottom-up approach in
programming.
What do you understand by a decision- 8
control statement ? Give an example of
each.
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MCA (Revised)
Term-End Examination
June, 2011

MCS-011 : PROBLEM SOLVING AND

PROGRAMMING

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

(Weightage 75%)

Note : Question number 1 is compulsory. Answer any three

questions from the rest.

1. (a) What is an algorithm ? Explain basic 5

features of an algorithm.
(b) Write a C program to check whether a 10
given string is a palindrome or not.
(c) Consider the following program segment in 6
programming language C :

sum = 0;
for(i=1; i <10; i++)
sum + = i;
Write an equivalent program segment using
(i) do - while
(ii) while

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 (d) What is a syntax - error ? Give an example
of syntax error in a C - program.

(e) Explain different arithmetical and logical 10

operators available in C, with the help of
examples.

(f) Explain the use of malloc function in 5

C programming.

2. (a) What is an array ? Write a C program to 10

add two matrices of 3 x 3 using arrays.

(b) What is the scope of a variable ? Explain 10

difference between global and local variable
with example program.

3. (a) What is a string ? Write a function in C for 10

string concatenation. Without the use of
inbuilt string function.

(b) What is a macro ? Explain how a macro is 10

defined in C. Also explain major differences
between a macro and a function. Explain a
situation when macro should be prefered
over function with an example.

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4. (a) What is a file in C programming ? Explain 10
the use of fopen function in file handling.
Explain different mode in which a file can
be opened.
(b) What is a pointer ? Write a C program 10
using pointer to print the name and price
of the items sold in a retail shop on a specific
date.

5. (a) What is a structure ? Explain how a 10

structure is declared in C. Write a program
in C using structure to store records of
students in a class of 20 students.
(b) Write a C program to demonstrate the use 5
of switch - case statement.
(c) What is recursion ? Write a recursive 5
C program to find the factorial of a given
number.

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MCA (Revised)
Term-End Examination
June, 2011

MCS-011 : PROBLEM SOLVING AND

PROGRAMMING

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

(Weightage 75%)

Note : Question number 1 is compulsory. Answer any three

questions from the rest.

1. (a) What is an algorithm ? Explain basic 5

features of an algorithm.
(b) Write a C program to check whether a 10
given string is a palindrome or not.
(c) Consider the following program segment in 6
programming language C :

sum = 0;
for(i=1; i <10; i++)
sum + = i;
Write an equivalent program segment using
(i) do - while
(ii) while

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 (d) What is a syntax - error ? Give an example
of syntax error in a C - program.

(e) Explain different arithmetical and logical 10

operators available in C, with the help of
examples.

(f) Explain the use of malloc function in 5

C programming.

2. (a) What is an array ? Write a C program to 10

add two matrices of 3 x 3 using arrays.

(b) What is the scope of a variable ? Explain 10

difference between global and local variable
with example program.

3. (a) What is a string ? Write a function in C for 10

string concatenation. Without the use of
inbuilt string function.

(b) What is a macro ? Explain how a macro is 10

defined in C. Also explain major differences
between a macro and a function. Explain a
situation when macro should be prefered
over function with an example.

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4. (a) What is a file in C programming ? Explain 10
the use of fopen function in file handling.
Explain different mode in which a file can
be opened.
(b) What is a pointer ? Write a C program 10
using pointer to print the name and price
of the items sold in a retail shop on a specific
date.

5. (a) What is a structure ? Explain how a 10

structure is declared in C. Write a program
in C using structure to store records of
students in a class of 20 students.
(b) Write a C program to demonstrate the use 5
of switch - case statement.
(c) What is recursion ? Write a recursive 5
C program to find the factorial of a given
number.

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MCA (Revised)

Term-End Examination
June, 2012
fl
MCS-011 : PROBLEM SOLVING AND
PROGRAMMING

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

(Weightage 75%)

Note : Question number 1 is compulsory.

Attempt any three questions from the rest.

1. (a) It is said that 'C' is a middle level language. 10

Mention those features of 'C' which enables
this description. Give a short note on the
'compilation process in 'C'.

(b) Develop a flowchart and then write a 10

program in 'C' to sort strings passed to the
program through command line arguments.
Also display the sorted strings.

(c) Define 'pointers' in C. How is a Pointer 10

variable declared ? Give examples and
explain. Enumerate the utility of Pointer
variables, with an example.

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 (d) Differentiate between : 21/2x2=5
(i) Function and sub routine
(ii) Structure and Union with examples
of each.
(e) Give the precedence chart for the operator
in 'C'.
(a) Differentiate between an execution error 4
and a syntax error. Give examples of
execution and syntax errors.
(b) Write and explain the action of 'WHILE' 8
statement. Develop a program to compute
the average of every 3rd integer lying
between 1 and 100.
(c) Write a program in 'C' to copy the contents 8
of one file to another file.
3. (a) Write a program in 'C' to compute the 5
series :
(x) + (x + n) + (x + n2) + (x + n3) +

for a total of m terms.

Where m, n and x are to be accepted by the
user.
(b) Differentiate between goto statement, break 4
and continue.
(c) What is an assignment operator ? Give 3
example of its usage.

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 (d) What is a pointer to an array? Differentiate 8
it from an array of pointers. Write a
program using pointer to array to calculate
the sum of n given numbers.

4. (a) Implement Binary search in 'C' language. 8

(b) With every use of a memory allocation 4
function, what function must be used to
release allocated memory which is no longer
used ? Give syntax also.
(c) Write a recursive function in 'C' to count 8
the number of nodes in a singly linked list.

5. (a) How are arrays processed in 'C' ? Illustrate 6

with the help of 2-D arrays as examples.
(b) Give syntax of gets ( ) and getch ( ) ? 6
Also give examples of usage of scanf ( ) and
printf O.
(c) A program in 'C' language contains the 8
following declaration :
Static int x[8] = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8};
What is the meaning of :
(i) x?
(x + 2) ?
(iii) *x?
(iv) *(x + 2) ? Explain the results.

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MCA (Revised)

Term-End Examination
June, 2013

MCS-011 : PROBLEM SOLVING AND

PROGRAMMING
Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100
(Weightage 75%)

Note : Question number 1 is compulsory. Attempt any three

questions from the rest.

1. (a) Explain type cast and size of operator in C 6

language with example.

(b) Write an algorithm to check whether the 5

given number is prime or not.

(c) What is the difference between High level 6

language and low level language ? Why C
is referred as middle level language ?

(d) How many bytes are assigned to store for 3

following :

(i) Double

(ii) Unsigned char

(iii) Unsigned integer

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 (e) Write a program segment to generate the ' 6
following pattern using "for" and
"while loop"

*
**
***
****

Explain the concept of stepwise refinement 4

technique.
Give the C expression for the following 6
algebraic expression :

ab4c2 — d
(i) m—n

(ii) ab — [(e + f)9 /c]

(h) What is a logical error ? Give an example 4

of logical error in C.

2. (a) What is a structure ? How structures are 10

passed as function arguments ? Explain
with an example.
(b) What is an array ? How arrays are declared 10
and initialized ? Write a C program to add
two matrices of 3 x 3 using arrays.

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3. (a) Write a program to find out square and cube 6
of given number using macros.
(b) What is # define preprocessor in C. How it 4
is implemented and used in C ?
(c) What is a string ? Write a function in C to 10
convert lower case letters to upper case
letters in a given string without using
strupp ?

4. (a) What are address and indirection operators 10

in C ? How strings are declared through
pointers ? Write a program that test a string
for a palindrome using pointer notation.
(b) Give the types of file supported in C. 10
Explain formulated Input/Output functions
as well as string Input/Output functions.

5. (a) Explain the use of following functions in 10

C:
(i) Calloc function
(ii) realloc function
(iii) fseek ( )
(iv) f tell ( )
(v) str cpy ( )
(b) Differentiate Sequential and Random Access 4
files.
(c) Explain briefly null pointer assignment. 6
Write a program in C to illustrate this
concept.

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MCA (Revised)/BCA (Revised)

a
Term-End Examination
June, 2014

MCS-011 : PROBLEM SOLVING AND

PROGRAMMING

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

(Weightage 75%)
Note : Question Number 1 is compulsory. Answer any three
questions from the rest.

1. (a) Write an algorithm and draw 10

corresponding flowchart to calculate the
factorial of a given number.
(b) Using recursion, generate 'n' terms of 10
fibonacci series (n > 0).
(c) Using file handling, create a file, insert some 10
characters and count them.
(d) Using pointers concept, reverse a given 10
string.

2. (a) Write a program to find the string length 10

without using strlen 0 function.
(b) Write a program using C to calculate the 10
Net salary if the basic, TA, DA, allowances
and deductions are given, using structures
concept.

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3. (a) What is the use of continue statement ? 5
Explain with an example.
(b) Explain any four string functions with 10
example for each.
(c) How will you write a function with no 5
arguments and with return value ? Give an
example.

4. (a) Write a program to swap two values, using 10

cell-by-value method.
(b) Write a program in C to multiply two 10
matrices A and B.

5. (a) Write a macro to display the string COBOL 10

in the following pattern.
C
CO
COB
COBO
COBOL
(b) Define a macro to find maximum among of 10
3 given numbers using # ifdef, # else.

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MCA (Revised) I BCA (Revised)
Term-End Examination
June, 2015
02493
mcs-011: PROBLEM SOLVING AND
PROGRAMMING

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

(Weightage 75%)

Note : Question number 1 is compulsory. Answer any

three questions from the rest.

1. (a) Explain the different storage classes in 'C'

programming language. 5

(b) What is the difference between "while-do"

and "do-while" loop ? 5

(c) Design a flowchart and then write a

program in 'C' to convert a given complete
string to upper case. 10

(d) What do you mean by "array of pointers" ?

Write a program in 'C' to calculate the sum
of the corresponding elements of two
arrays of integers of same size. 10

MC S-011 P.T.O.
 (e) List and explain the precedence of
Arithmetic, Logical and Relational
operators in 'C'. 10

2. (a) What is the difference between '&' an d '&&'

in 'C' ? Explain with an example. 5

(b) Write a loop that calculates the sum of n

elements of the following series :
1 + 4 + 7 + 10 + 13 ....
Use the loop during programming in the
following two different ways : 10
(i) Using while loop
(ii) Using do-while loop

(c) What do you mean by scope of a variable ?

Differentiate between global and local
variables giving an example of each. 5

3. (a) Write a program in 'C', using structures to

generate a report for n students which
displays the Roll No., Class, Subjects,
Marks, Tc•tal, Grade, etc. Assumptions can
be made wherever necessary. 10

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 (b) Write a program in 'C' to print the
following output 'n' rows. For example, if
n = 3, the following should be output by the
program : 10
1
1 2 1
1 2 3 2 1
1 2 1
1

4. (a) Explain the meaning and usage of each of

the following function prototypes : 5x2=10
(i) getch( )
(ii) strcmp())
(iii) getchar())
(iv) gets( )
(v) puts( )
(b) Write a program to multiply 2 matrices of
size 3 x 3. 10

5. (a) A 'C' program contains the following

declaration :
int arr [3] [2] = {{3, 1}, { 4, 1}, {3, 2));
What is the meaning of the following : 1x5=5
(i) * (arr + 1)
(ii) * (* (arr) + 2) +1
(iii) * (* (arr) + 1)
(iv) arr
(v) (* (arr) + 1) + 1

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 (b) Write a recursive program in 'C' to check
whether a given string is a palindrome or
not. 10

(c) Explain the syntax of switch case

statement in 'C' language. Also compare
the performance of switch case with if else
statement. 5

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MCA (Revised) / BCA (Revised)

Term-End Examination
June, 2016
1 2 106
MCS-011 : PROBLEM SOLVING AND
PROGRAMMING

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

(Weightage 75%)
Note : Question no. 1 is compulsory. Attempt any
three questions from the rest.

1. (a) Explain how you will analyse the efficiency

of an algorithm. 10
(b) Design a flow chart and write an algorithm
to calculate the factorial of a given number
using recursion. 10
(c) Explain the concept of pointer to an array.
Using this write an interactive program in
"C" to find out the string length of a given
string, as input. 10
(d) Write a program in "C", using structures,
to calculate the Gross income and Net
income if the Attendance, Basic pay, Grade
pay, Deductions and Allowances are given
as input. 10
MCS-011 1 P.T.O.
2. (a) Write a program to read the full-name from
the keyboard and display its corresponding
short name. 10
Ex : I/P : ANIL KUMAR GULATI
0/P : A K GULATI

(b) Write a program to display the string

"UNIX" in the following format : 10

U
UN
UNI
UNIX
UNIX
UNI
UN
U

3. (a) What is the use of "continue" statement

and explain it with the help of an example ? 5

(b) Explain any four string functions with an

example for each. 10

(c) How will you write a function with no

arguments and with return value ? Also,
write an example function — definition for
this.

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 . (a) Write a program to swap two values of
variables, using pointers. 10
(b) Write a program, using structures to read
and display data for 10 students. 10
Hint : Assumptions can be made wherever
necessary.

5. (a) Write a macro to display the string

"COBOL" in the following format : 10
C
CO
COB
COBO
COBOL
COBOL
COBO
COB
CO
C

(b) Write a program to multiply two matrices

of size M x N and N x P respectively. 10

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MCA (Revised) / BCA (Revised)
Term-End Examination
1 1 C120 June, 2017

MCS-011 : PROBLEM SOLVING AND

PROGRAMMING

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

(Weightage 75%)
Note : Question no. 1 is compulsory. Attempt any
three questions from the rest.

1. (a) Design an algorithm and draw a

corresponding flow chart to convert a
decimal number to its binary equivalent. 10

(b) Write a C program (use a switch statement

for selection) to add or subtract 2 matrices
having order 3 x 3, depending upon the
choice made by the user. 10

(c) Write and explain the following types of

functions with the help of an example
program for each : 10
(i) Function with no arguments and no
return value.
(ii) Function with arguments and no
return value.
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 (d) Using pointers, write a C program to swap
the values of two variables.

(e) Mention the rules for using the Big-0

notation.

2. (a) Without using the inbuilt string functions

like strcat( ) and strlen( ), write C programs
for the following : 10

(i) To concatenate 2 strings

(ii) To find the length of any given string

(b) Define the term 'variable'. What are the

rules to be followed to name a variable in
"C" ? Write the syntax to declare a variable
and also mention how to assign values to it
(initialize them). 10

3. (a) Write a program in "C", using structures, to

find the sum of the Assignment and Term
End Exam marks (for IGNOU MCA or BCA
first semester courses) for 5 students. 10
(b) Explain the concept of "file handling" in
C programming. Explain the use of fopen( )
and fclose( ) functions associated with it.
Also mention various modes in which a file
can be allowed to open with an example for
each. 10
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 4. (a) Explain different arithmetic, logical and
relational operators in C, with the help of
examples. 10

(b) Write and explain the use of the following

in C programming, with an example for
each : /0
(i) Break statement
(ii) Continue statement
malloc( )
(iv) void

5. Explain the following with the help of suitable

example for each : 4x5=20

(a) Automatic Variables

(b) Global Variables

(c) Static Variables

(d) Register Variables

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MCA (Revised) / BCA (Revised)

Term-End Examination
n:7-5.15 June, 2018

MCS-011 : PROBLEM SOLVING AND

PROGRAMMING

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

(Weightage : 75%)

Note : Question no. 1 is compulsory. Answer any

three questions from the rest.

1. (a) Write an algorithin and draw the

corresponding flowchart to calculate the
factorial of a given number. 10

(b) Write a program to find the maximum

marks among the given marks df
10 students. 10

MCS-011 P.T.O.
 (c) Write a macro to display string "Cobol" in
the following pattern : 10
C
C
C0B
COBOL
C0BOL
COBOL
C 0 B Of
C 0B
CO
C
(d) Write a program to copy the file contents of
filel to another file, filet. Write the
complete program using files concept of
C programming. 10

2. (a) Define a pointer. How is a pointer variable

different from an array ? Illustrate the
pointers concept with the help of a program
in C. 10
(b) Write a program to calculate an air ticket
fare after discount, given the following
conditions :
If passenger is
(i) below 14 years then there is 50%
discount on fare.
(ii) above 50 years, 20% discount.
(iii) above 14 and below 50 then 10%
discount only. 10
Note : Assumptions can be made wherever
necessary and list them.

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3. (a) Explain GOTO, BREAK and CONTINUE
statements with an example for each. 10

(b) Write a program to find the string length

without using strlen( ), function. 10

4. (a) Explain function call by reference. What

are the advantages and disadvantages of
it ? illustrate with the help of a code
segment written in C. 10

(b) Write a proffam in C to take the marks of

4 courses (TEE and Assignments
individually for each) and calculate the
Total, Percentage and Grade. 10

Note : 40% is the pass marks for each

component (TEE and Assignments)
of a course.

Grade : A — Distinction — More than 75%

B — Very Good — 60% to 74.9%
C — Good — 50% to 59.9%
D — Average — 40% to 49.9%
E — Unsuccessful — Less than 40%
MCS-0 1 1 3 P.T.O.
 . (a) Write a program in C language to multiply
two matrices A and B of size 3 x 3. 10

(b) Differentiate between sequential and

random access files. 5

(c) Write short notes on the following : 2x2 — =5

2
(i) 3-dimensional arrays and their
significance.
(ii) Ternary operator with an illustration.

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