What you'll learn
A Diploma in C/C++ Programming is an educational program designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the C and C++ programming languages, which are fundamental in software development. These diplomas typically cater to beginners, students, aspiring software developers, and professionals seeking to strengthen their programming foundations.
Key aspects of a Diploma in C/C++ Programming often include:
- Core Concepts: Introduction to programming, basics of computer programming, importance and applications of C and C++.
- C Programming Fundamentals: Tokens, input/output handling, operators, conditional statements, loops, data structures, functions, memory management.
- C++ and Object-Oriented Programming (OOP): Classes, objects, inheritance, polymorphism, constructors, destructors, references, pointers to objects, virtual functions, abstract classes, friend functions, inline functions.
- Advanced C++ Topics: Namespaces, preprocessor directives, standard template library (STL), advanced algorithms, memory management, key programming patterns, error handling, file operations.
- Practical Application: Emphasis on hands-on coding practice, developing applications, and understanding core programming logic.
- Career Relevance: Prepares learners for roles such as Programmer, Embedded Programmer, System Engineer, Network Security Engineer, and Game Programmer.
- Certification: Many diploma programs offer or lead to recognized certifications, such as those from the C++ Institute (CPA, CPP), which validate proficiency in C and C++.
Learning methodologies can vary, but often focus on practical, work-centric education, where knowledge is derived from practical application and then applied to enhance skills.
Examples of institutions offering such programs include the National Council of Training Academy (NCTA) with their Certificate in C & C++ Programming (CCCP), and various other institutes and online platforms like Alison and Coursera that offer diplomas or certifications in C and C++ programming
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Course Syllabus
C Programming Fundamentals:
- Introduction to Programming: Concepts of programs, programming languages, types of software, operating systems, compilers, interpreters, linkers, and loaders.
- C Language Basics: Keywords, variables, data types, declaration and initialization of variables, operators, expressions, comments, and the basic structure of a C program.
- Control Flow Statements: Conditional statements (if-else, switch), looping statements (for, while, do-while), and jump statements (break, continue, goto).
- Functions: Function declaration, definition, calling, types of functions, recursion, and parameter passing mechanisms.
- Arrays and Pointers: One-dimensional and multi-dimensional arrays, pointers, pointer arithmetic, pointers to arrays, arrays of pointers, and dynamic memory allocation using
malloc(), calloc(), realloc(), and free(). - Strings: String manipulation functions, string arrays, and pointers to strings.
- Structures and Unions: Defining and using structures and unions, nested structures, and pointers to structures.
- File Handling: Input/output operations on files using functions like
fopen(), fclose(), fprintf(), fscanf(), fread(), fwrite(), etc. - Preprocessor Directives: Macros, conditional compilation.
C++ Programming - Object-Oriented Concepts:
- Introduction to OOP: Concepts of object-oriented programming, classes, objects, encapsulation, abstraction, inheritance, and polymorphism.
- Classes and Objects: Defining classes, creating objects, member variables, member functions, access specifiers (public, private, protected), constructors, destructors, and friend functions/classes.
- Inheritance: Types of inheritance (single, multiple, multilevel, hierarchical, hybrid), virtual base classes, and constructors in derived classes.
- Polymorphism: Function overloading, operator overloading, virtual functions, and pure virtual functions.
- Pointers and References: Pointers to objects,
this pointer, pointers to derived classes, references, and dynamic memory allocation using new and delete. - Exception Handling:
try, catch, throw mechanisms for handling runtime errors. - Templates: Function templates and class templates for generic programming.
- Standard Template Library (STL): Introduction to containers (vectors, lists, maps), algorithms, and iterators.
- File Handling in C++: Input/output operations using
fstream classes (ifstream, ofstream, fstream)
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